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DESSERT

At the end of each day camping—that space between dinner and wait- to do, and really fun if you have young ones,” says Bates. He even
ing for the last coals to die out—is when most people break out the admitted to me that he’s made these on all grown-up trips and had a
camping favorite: s’mores. Don’t get me wrong, s’mores are the per- great time.
fect dessert sandwiches, but if you’re looking for something different
to make your camping dessert fun and interesting, The Bella Union’s Like the other recipes, it’s a simple concept that makes a treat for the
Co-Owner and Chef Tom Bates has just the thing. palate in many ways because of its simplicity. Like Chavez and Hite,
Bates believes that cooking when you’re camping should be easy and
His recipe for Brownie Stuffed Oranges is a dessert favorite of this approachable. His recipe is also playful and fun, and almost borders
33-year resident of Southern Oregon for a couple of reasons. “It’s easy on an “end of the day family project.”

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