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Oh, also, Tiff's Treats! Warm cookies...yum!

Sorry Kerry.......I loved your story & your directions were very exacting.....great quality when relaying a recipe. However, in the end this was a whole lot of work for what turned out to be dry, so-so flavored Madeleines. I guess I just prefer them buttery/vanilla tasting. Thank-you for inspiring me to get that plaque back out............I will make Madeleines again soon with my old recipe.

Kerry: I'm absolutely going to try this. I love corn muffins. I have made madeleines. My husband (of 50 years) was from Brittany and I'm familiar with lots of French goodies and lived with French cuisine all these years. Thanks again. surrah

can no one give me any hints on how to improve my dismal outing with this dish? THANKS!

Well I don't live in NYC or Paris... but made this in Kansas City last night and it was tasty. Kerry, I just randomly found you on the internet and promise to be an avid follower from now on. Keep up the great work!

We usually roast our bananas with brown sugar and honey... also with chocolate chips. :-)

For car camping I par-boil some ribs and keep them in the cooler. Then all you have to do is throw them down on an oiled grill to finish them off! They go great with potatoes and other vegies!

And I must confess that I am a fan of the Batter Blaster pancakes when camping. Sooo much easier and less mess than mixing, but a little on the spendy side.

Oatmeal for breakfast. Always. We usually will pick up some wild blueberries at a roadside stand in the summer to go in the oats.

not a food per-se but i do remember several camping trips with popcorn made in a skillet over coals.... MMM! or jiffy pop, also over coals.

pork loin, chicken cordon bleu, fresh trout with jacket potatoes, hamburgers, chicken stew, and lots of fresh corn and salads. At least that was the menu on our last trip. I'm hoping the next one is to the shore and we can add grilled mussels.

Ahh, the fond memories of archery and food by the fire when we went as a school each year for 1 week (1st - 3rd grade). The food, on the other hand, wasn't very memorable except for marshmallows and hot dogs...maybe that's all we ate! I used to bring puffed sweet rice as a snack.

If I could go camping, I would definitely bring beef jerky, potatoes, tomatoes, fresh fruits, and a lot of herbs (for cooking!) for the fish or game caught. Chili does sound mighty good.

Hi all,

First time posting to these forums - didn't see anyplace to introduce myself, so I thought I'd siddle up to the campfire where I usually feel right at home.

When in the States we camp quite a bit with my dad and he prepares the most incredible gourmet meals. Starts about four in the afternoon with his first beer as he preps a few veggies We don't actually get around to eating until about midnight and having drank at least one bottle of amazing wine (served in metal Sierra cups - gotta change that - I usually manage to find at least a plastic cup). Anyway I'm just advising that this isn't the way to do things if you value such things as efficiency and hygeine. Things wrapped in foil sounds good.

I'd recommend a French press coffee maker for the morning. Try this trick: make the coffee double strength, then add very hot water whenever you or anyone else is ready for a hot cup.

Have fun camping!

my favorite things to make are mountain pies... ... we make pizza, taco, apple, and cherry pies.. nothing fancy but really, its camping...

not really much of a recipe, just throw two slices of white bread with whatever filling you want inside the pie iron... my fav. is the "pizza"
just let it cool before you try and put the molten cheese in your mouth ;)

Your writing was amazing and I had this dish on my mind for a while before getting to make it. It smelled awesome, I used a Cotes du Rhone (we're in France), salted the water/wine (2 bottles of each) with a handful of kosher salt and followed the directions to a T, EXCEPT we didn't have parsley. It was just so-so, and I was really disappointed! We needed to add salt and parmesan because it was pretty bland. Part of me wants to try it again with a different wine to see if that helps. My husband, not so much.

But BRAVO for your writing- honestly I have had this on my mind for a week because of your description! I think that if I could taste it 'for real' I may be able to pinpoint why mine was so blah and boring...