We haven't been to a real bonfire party in a very long time, but we're thinking it would be so fun to throw one for an outdoor get-together. There are plenty of foods that could be served that put the bonfire to use:
- Baking potatoes wrapped in foil.
- Along the same lines, we love simple bean and cheese burritos wrapped in foil. Just throw the foil-wrapped burrito into the fire and scoop it out in a minute: the tortilla will be toasty and the inside warm. So simple and good.
- Hot dogs or brats are at their best over an open fire.
- Roast skewered veggies for a vegetarian alternative.
- End with s'mores, of course!
- And for a sweet alternative to s'mores, try grilled bananas. Cut slits in a banana (peel and all), insert chocolate pieces, wrap in foil, and roast on the fire. Peel it open in a few minutes for a warm, roasted banana with gooey chocolate inside!
While the bonfires we have attended have not been particularly food-oriented, we're really excited to try a bonfire menu for some outdoor eating on a cool night.
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(Images: from Hot Buttered Rum for Bonfire Night at Channel 4, FatFree Vegan Kitchen, Elizabeth Passarella, This Mama Cooks)
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Comments (8)
Okay, I guess I don't get out much — I thought that was some sort of disaster fire photo and thought "how odd, why would they show a house burning down"...I'll have to add "bonfire" to my bucket list...
That looks like a pretty toxic bonfire...?
terrifying photo aside, hotdogs on a bonfire are THE BEST.
Banana Boats! Slit your banana skin and stuff with chocolate and *marshmallows*! Wrap in tinfoil and stuff in coals.
Looks like an inferno of a collapsed building or a post game fraternity celebration that's out of control, scary, and not at all enticing on a day of triple digit heat and humidity. One of the strangest posts ever. I think you want a campfire, not a bonfire.
That looks like a November 5th Guy Fawkes bonfire to me - minus the eery sillhouette of a guy on the top... Bonfires are more of an autumnal thing surely - when the warmth and light of the bonfire is actually a welcome attraction? A mug of pumpkin soup and a jacket potato with some thick slices of cheddar shoved in to melt is a bonus then!
Tinfoil dinners! Those things are popular around here. Don't be shy with just potatoes. Chicken, beef, carrots, zucchini, onions, mushrooms, whatever! Then sprinkle some cheese on when you take it off the coals. Go crazy!
I had a campfire dinner (big campfire, but definitely not bonfire-level) and we did skewers of things that are safe to eat uncooked: mushroom, pepper, pieces of precooked sausage, and a few other things. That way, everybody can cook it as much as they like and nobody's going to die.