Cookout!

Last weekend some friends came over and we had a cookout and campfire!

It was easy to prepare for and a lot of fun. Try it out. Make s'mores, mountain pies, foil packs, and hotdogs. It is a guarenteed good time.

Here's a recipe for pizza moutain pies incase you have never had the chance to have one. Great for picky eaters.

Sliced Sandwich Bread

Shredded Cheese

Pepperoni or preferred meat

Pizza Toppings of Choice

Pizza Sauce

Cooking Spray

Take your pie iron and take it apart and spray both with cooking spray. On a plate make your pizza sandwich with desired ingredients. Place pie on one side of the pie iron and close. Make sure it's secure don't want your delicious pizza sandwich to fall out! Place in top of hot coals checking every couple of minutes until desired toastiness. Be sure to let it cool for 5 minutes as it is very hot. Enjoy!

Red Velvet

Red velvet cake. Yumm. Its probably my favorite type of cake. EVER. Here's a little recipe for you to try out so that you too can enjoy this wonderful dessert.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 ounces red food coloring
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon white vinegar

1 cup milk
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Grease two 9 inch round pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Make a paste of cocoa and food coloring. Set aside.
Combine the buttermilk, salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the cocoa mixture. Beat in the buttermilk mixture alternately with the flour, mixing just until incorporated. Stir together baking soda and vinegar, then gently fold into the cake batter.
Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
To Make Icing: In a saucepan, combine the milk and 5 tablespoons flour. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Set aside to cool completely. Cream together butter, 1 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until light and fluffy, then stir in the cooled milk and flour mixture, beating until icing reaches spreading consistency.

Here is the website I found it on with user reccomendations to make this cake even better. Thanks allrecipes.com

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Red-Velvet-Cake-I/Detail.aspx