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  • Some like it hot: cooking the perfect winter chili

    In today’s post, Chef Deb Rankine, a.k.a. The Fridge Whisperer, shares her favourite campfire chili recipes. Chili is perfect winter camping fare. Cook it low ’n slow in a cast iron Dutch oven set over smoldering embers, or on a gas barbecue over indirect heat with the lid down. Or — if you’re on a…

  • Master Chef: Ontario Parks backcountry edition

    Today’s post comes from Will Oades, Discovery Program Educator at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Eating in the backcountry should be no different than eating at home! Well-planned and prepared backcountry meals can taste amazing, satisfy your hunger, and foster conversations about your long day of hiking or paddling. Tasty outdoor meals are a simple comfort…

  • 5 ways to practice fall mindfulness

    Can you believe we’re already well into fall? If your day-to-day is anything like ours, your summer flew by, leaving you wondering where the time went. It’s amazing how quickly summer comes and goes, year after year. But that’s nothing to worry about — fall at Ontario Parks is a favourite time of year for many,…

  • Campfire safety: If you love Ontario Parks, don't burn them!

    Today’s post comes from Marketing and Communications summer student Mitch Jackson. His campfire talents include cooking stuffed peppers, grilling barbecue chicken, and always managing to forget to pack a lighter.  For many campers, a fire is a must. Gathering ’round the flames, sharing stories with friends and family, making s’mores, and burning marshmallows are all…

  • Backcountry basics: storing and disposing of food

    We don’t know about you, but when we pack food for our backcountry trip, we plan on eating it. That plan can go downhill quickly when raccoons, squirrels, and bears dip into your trail mix, or rain soaks through your pack, ruining your soft sausage buns. You want to see a grumpy bear? A weekend…

  • 4 tips for a bear-free campsite

    There’s nothing worse than coming back to your campsite after a day of fun and finding a bear has ransacked your cooler. Stop encouraging Yogi Bear’s pic-a-nic basket habit by keeping your campsite clean. Here are four ways to keep your campsite clean and bear-free:

  • Algonquin’s favourite cookie recipe

    Looking for a killer sweet treat this Halloween season? This cookie recipe comes straight from the staff at Algonquin Provincial Park! Round up your little goblins and ghouls and bake some delicious cookies to satisfy any sweet tooth.

  • Then and now: cooking in an RV

    This post was written by Deb Rankine, a.k.a. The Fridge Whisperer. For camping enthusiasts, there are lots of options of where to lay one’s head at the end of a day filled with adventurous hikes, exploratory canoeing, and refreshing swims. Your choice comes down to creature comfort must-haves. Today’s recreational vehicles do not disappoint! With Ontario…

  • Summer on hold

    In today’s post, Chef Deb Rankine, a.k.a. The Fridge Whisperer, shares two made-in-minutes warm dinner salads that are perfect fare for autumn around the campfire. Can it really be September? Here are two warm dinner salads to gently (and deliciously!) guide you into shorter days and cooler evenings around the campfire, keeping summer on hold…

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