Campfire Shrimp n Grits

I'm thinking that when I die, I want this to be my last meal. :)  I love shrimp n cheesy grits but cooked over an open fire takes the flavor to the next level.

This was one of the breakfasts I made while camping. To make the cook easier on me (wasn't awake enough to cook) I fried the bacon the day before and saved the drippin's.

I've just recently been introduced to Conecuh sausage and really love the stuff. I used the spicy kind in this cook.
Also some peppers, garlic and onions.

Started the grits first. One cup of grits, three cups of water...then added two cups of heavy cream at the end. (also cheese)

I cooked the sliced sausage in bacon drippings...

gave the grits a stir every so often...

removed the browned sausage and added the peppers, onions and garlic to the skillet..

when the veggies were tender I added a couple TBS of flour and about 1 cup of chicken stock...

I let this thicken and returned the cooked sausage to the pan....

I had some peeled shrimp tossed with oil, sprinkled with cayenne and salt.

Threw them on the fire ( they cooked fast)

Tossed the grilled shrimp into the skillet....

Added cheese to the grits...

Topped the skillet of shrimp and sausage with crisp bacon and called er good.

This was one of those meals that makes a small whimper come out of my mouth and my eyes roll back when I take a bite. Just love the stuff!

Now that I'm back home, eating popcorn for supper, I sure wish I were back at the lake!

Thanks for looking.. 

Elk Chili

Giving this a try. I'm still having blogger/photobucket problems.

Had the chance to go camping last month. First campout of the year. Really enjoyed it even though the weather was a bit cool! :)

I brought along some ground elk meat for a pot of chili. It was a cold rainy day so I used my little charcoal cooker instead of the tractor tire rim.

The water logged tractor rim...

I sauteed some onions, garlic and peppers first, then added the elk meat to brown...

The little cooker works great but the lid doesn't close all the way with this pot inside. I need to make a new pot.

added some tomatoes, jalapenos, chili powder, seasonings and beer, then let her simmer all day...

I gave it a stir every once in awhile and added more beer when needed. It smelled soooo good!

heated a few tortillas...
I like them hot and slathered in butter. :)

That was it....hot elk chili on a cold rainy day. :)

It was one of my favorite meals while camping. I went for 8 days so I have a lot of cookin' pictures to post. Keeping my fingers crossed that I can. lol

Hope everyone is having a great spring so far!