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Divine chocolate-mint cookies.

This recipe makes 3 dozen.

Easy and fun - once you get the basic recipe down you can experiment with other flavors.  This will become a campsite staple.

Finish off your delicious picnic meal with a sweet treat. Sometimes the simplest dessert can be the best, and for a picnic, simple is generally the best way to pack your basket. One of my favorite sweet treats is graham cracker and chocolate frosting sandwiches. All you need is a box of graham crackers and some frosting. You can use purchased frosting or you can make it yourself at home and bring it with you

Food always taste better at camp after a long day on the trail.  This is a super easy, tasty Mexican treat that everyone will love.  And you get to sneak in some veggies. 

Add left over chicken, pork or beef you can add it in step 3.

Or add scrambled eggs and cooked bacon for a  breakfast enchilada.

Hot, wholesome, and delicious. This is perfect for Thanksgiving or a winter supper

I grew up making quesadillas, the benefit of having a Hispanic mother who is a great cook. "Queso" is cheese in Spanish. And a quesadilla is a toasted tortilla with melted cheese inside. But in addition to cheese, you can put practically anything in a quesadilla. My favorites are mushrooms, olives, tomatoes, and onions. I don't cook these ingredients first, but it really is a matter of taste. You could if you wanted to.

I have a weakness for cookies of almost any type, but it is hard to beat a nice soft molasses cookie. These cookies have an amazing flavor, the combination of spicy and sweet is hard to beat.

Indulge in this elegant yet simple treat.

Indulge in this heavenly fudge - once you have the basic recipe down you can add endless variations by adding other flavors, nuts and fruit.

Lemonade is one of the classic summer drinks. The juxtaposition of tart and sweet gives this simple drink wonderfully complex flavor, adding fresh strawberries adds just enough flavor to make this an amazing cool summer drink.

Lemonade is one of the classic summer drinks. The juxtaposition of tart and sweet gives this simple drink wonderfully complex flavor. It is a great refreshing drink to pack up in your picnic basket.

Let everyone choose their favorite ingredients for these easy to make omelets.