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Here are some shots from our nature walk this past Sunday at Teatown Lake Reservation . Amazing how a forty-five minute amble through the woods with your kids can be the highlight of an entire week. Is the  Hudson River School  of artists still accepting applications? Up the path From the middle of a mostly dried-up brook A little bushwhacking is good for the soul ... and the appetite! The meadow - full of grasshoppers and crickets Our walk spills out into a wide open meadow, full of grasshoppers and crickets. You can't tell from the picture, but they were zigging and zagging every which way - some even seemed to have propellers! Where do they go in the winter? Any ideas? You may also enjoy: Nature Walk 10/2/11 Nature Walk 10/9/11 10 Fun Camping Games for Kids

Our kids like rice, so we often put on a pot when we're camping, and we never throw out the leftovers. (Or any leftovers, truth be told.) And though I'm sometimes teased about how often I use bacon in my recipes, in my defense I would point out that bacon is a great salesman of new foods to kids. So while this food has a grownup attitude, kids may be drawn to it's bacon-y goodness. Serves: 4 Ingredients: 4 eggs 4 strips of bacon ½ medium onion, chopped ¼ green pepper, chopped 3 c. leftover cooked rice (white or brown) 1 handful of cilantro, well washed and chopped (wash it at home) butter or olive oil salt & pepper and hot sauce Preparation: 1. Chop the bacon and fry it in a skillet. Remove the bacon and drain it on a paper towel, leaving the bacon fat in the pan. 2. Wipe out all but 2 t. of the bacon fat with a paper towel. Add a little butter or olive oil and sauté the chopped onion and green pepper until soft. 3. Add the rice and bacon and heat through. 4. Move...

Kids love food wrapped in tortillas! Banana tacos make a yummy grab-and-go breakfast for early morning hikers or kayakers, or for campers who don't use a camp stove and would rather not start a fire first thing in the morning. More fun than granola! Banana Tacos Serves: 1 Ingredients: 1 soft flour tortilla 1 banana peanut butter chocolate chips (optional, but extremely desirable) Preparation: 1. Spread the tortilla with peanut butter. 2. Peel the banana and place it on top of the peanut butter in the tortilla. 3. Roll it up. 4. Buen Provecho! Variation: • This is also yummy with Nutella. But what isn't? “Never interrupt me when I'm eating a banana.” - Ryan Stiles You may also like: Classic Camping Recipe: Monkey Bread S'Mores 10 Ways Spider Dogs