If you’re like me, pudgie pies are the best camping food there is. There’s nothing quite like cooking a delicious pudgie pie over a campfire. The only thing better is eating it. Pudgie pies aren’t just for enjoying in the evening. There’s lots of tasty ways to enjoy them for breakfast too. Here’s a great omelet recipe.
Pudgie Pie Omelets
Ingredients for each pudgie pie:
butter
1 beaten egg
salt and pepper to taste
plus your choice of any or all of the following:
grated cheese
cooked or canned potato slices
chopped onion
chopped green pepper (red, yellow, and orange are good too)
chopped tomato
thinly sliced mushrooms
bacon bits
chopped ham
Directions:
Generously butter the inside of the pie iron on both sides. Put a layer of potatoes on one side (if using). Sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Pour the beaten egg over the potato and sprinkle whatever other ingredients you are using (cheese, onion, green pepper, etc.)
Close the pie iron and carefully place on top of the hot coals or wood in your campfire (a pie iron doesn’t seal completely so you need to keep it level long enough for the egg to set up). The cooking time will vary with how hot the fire is. Check the eggs after a minute to see if they have set up. When they have, flip the pie iron over to cook the other side through - about another minute or two.
Enjoy your breakfast!
Are you part of a couple that’s getting married or celebrating a big event that is going to include receiving gifts? Do you think the perfect present is some new outdoor or camping gear and that picking out a china pattern is a bore?
Then you may want to check out the gift registry at REI.com. You can easily register for that new tent, sleeping bag, backpack, pair of binoculars, lantern, camp stove, bike, kayak - almost anything a person could want or need for their outdoor adventures.
If the people who are shopping for you aren’t Interenet savy, they can order something you registered for by calling the company or visiting a local REI store (you can register that way too if you prefer)
Anyone can shop at REI, but people who become members and pay a one time membership fee get additional perks including an annual purchase refund of up to 10%.
Another great thing about REI is their commitment to protecting and restoring the environment. A portion of their profits (in 2007 it is expected to be over 3.5 million dollars) is donated to various environmental groups and projects. Some of the past recipients of funds include: Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona, the Milwaukee Urban Ecology Center, EarthCorps, and the Carolina Climbers Coalition.
So, instead of heading to the local department store to pick out that china pattern, stemware, and linens, register at REI and get what you really want!
Did you know that since 2004, June has been designated, by Presidential designation, as the “Great Outdoors Month.” What does that mean? It’s really just a reminder to encourage people to get outside more and enjoy outdoor activites.
Why June? The warm summertime weather all around the country is the main reason. June is already an active recreational time for Americans with several official days and weeks related to outdoor activites.
Americans celebrate National Trails Day the first Saturday of June (June 2, 2007).
National Boating and Fishing Week is the first full week of June (June 2-10, 2007).
National Family Recreation Week is June 1-7 every year.
National Clean Beaches week is the last week of June (starting June 29 in 2007).
There’s lots of organized activities to participate in during the month of June plus lots of ways to just get outside and have some fun. Camping is the perfect way enjoy the outdoors, enjoy the fresh air and sunshine, and hopefully get some good heart pumping physical activity in too.
Make it your own personal proclamation this year to get outside more during the month of June, and all summer long, to enjoy yourself.
