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Camping is one of the best ways to spend time together as a family.  I often will go out with my extended family, friends and pretty much anyone who has a tent that I like. However, I always hear, “Kathey Raskin, I just don’t have time to make food.” Well, here at Kathey Jo’s Kitchen, I can help you make easy, fun, and fulfilling recipes to take on your next family adventure. With a plethora of little mouths to feed all wanting the same thing at once, I figured out that this year that there had to be a better way to feed everyone at once.

Ingredients

1 loaf of bread of choice

1 carton of Burnbrae Farms Toast Egg Creations

¼ cup sliced almonds

1 container of fresh strawberries

Confectioner’s sugar

1 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Nutella (optional)

Syrup

Instructions

Wash strawb...

When I decide to strike out into the wilderness, for a weekend, it usually means that there’s running water, a car and coolers and ice. It’s not really roughing it, but when Kathey Raskin camps, you will not be upset with the food that I bring. Here at Kathey Jo’s Kitchen, you will have the incredible head start that I will provide. You will be sitting down to a dinner of ember-kissed steaks or hot off the grill flatbreads while soaking up the glow of a setting sun.

Breakfast

Who doesn’t like getting up early, seeing the sun rise on a nice quiet morning? The first meal of the day is the most important and some of my favorites are tried and true recipes that I have developed just for breakfast. Options include Biscuits and Gravy, fresh fruit, granola and milk or yogurt and my person...

In the middle of the desert, you see shining cities, beautiful cacti and abundant choices for food. Phoenix, Tucson and Scottsdale are some of the biggest foodie draws in the west. I am Kathleen Raskin, and here at Kathy Jo’s Kitchen, I know exactly what you need to know about the Grand Canyon state and their eating habits. There are many celebrities who have gotten their start, take a day and drive the Apache Trail Scenic Drive into the Superstition Mountains. Enjoy the history behind the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine on the way to visiting Tortilla Flat. Eating locally is a tasty proposition. Chiles, dates, and citrus all grow in abundance.

Mesquite Beans

Now there are some more interesting foods that you may not have heard about made from not quite normal ingredients...

My name is Kathleen Raskin, and as a kid, I can remember learning about vegetables, fruits and other edible things. Orange was not only a fruit but the color of it. Potatoes are brown, and everything else you learn in kindergarten. There comes a point in life, however, that you learn that everything isn’t inside of a neat little box. Apples can be green and red. Grapes can be purple, red or green. It doesn’t quite destroy your world view, but it definitely turns your world upside down. I remember when my mom fed me my first blood orange. I was very confused, but then I took out some books in the library. I was amazed and I want to share some of my favorite ones with you.

Vegetables and Starches

One of my now favorites that I have discovered is purple potatoes...

As I’ve mentioned before, dear reader, I don’t know a whole lot about cooking thanks to my family surroundings. “Kathleen Jo Raskin, this is wonderful. How did you do it?” is always heard around the dinners I cook for our gatherings. Contrary to what people tell you, cooking is more than just following a recipe. I remember some of my first failures to this affect involving too much salt and inedible chicken. It’s a devastating blow to have to order pizza when a meal doesn’t work out, but you just must jump back up on the saddle and try again.

Find a recipe at your skill level

Let us assume that you have never made a dessert before in your life. Making the Arc De Triomphe out of nothing but sugar is probably not the best way to keep yourself from failing...