AJ 26 • Three Square

Three Square

Three camp-ready meals for the golden-orange bounty of autumn

Pumpkin French toast ingredients
Megan McDuffie & Michael Van Vliet
Recipes and Photos by Megan McDuffie and Michael Van Vliet

Autumn is a spectacular season to be outdoors, a time of bright days and crisp evenings, of long leaf-shuffling hikes and warm campfire meals. It’s the harvest season of good things that take their sweet time, a golden-orange bounty that gives fall a culinary charm all its own, exemplified in these three camp-ready meals.

Pumpkin French toast on a blue plate

Pumpkin French Toast

It can’t really be autumn without the taste of pumpkin, right? It’s the quintessential flavor that marks the start of the new season. And while the seasonal pumpkinification of foods can be taken to excess, if done tastefully a touch of pumpkin can add a delightful autumnal twist. Case in point: pumpkin French toast. French toast is a great camping breakfast: It’s easy to make and uses

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