Shopping to feed my Addiction

OK, I think this new hobby is turning into an obsession! I've been shopping! We've been planning on adding a second Dutch Oven but what to buy? We were thinking a 12 inch shallow (6 quarts). I've seen the Lodge at a few different stores- $60 at Gander Mountain, $53 at Tractor supply, $48 at Wal-Mart. Then at Dick's Sporting Goods I found a Camp Chef Lewis and Clark 10 inch - also 6 quarts. Price $19.97 and it comes with a pretty nice lid lifter. So, at less than half the price for the same number of quarts, how could I resist??
I also found a fire place shovel for shoveling the coals (moving those coals one at a time with the tongs is a real pain in the you know what!). Actually it's a set with stand, log lifter, poker, and of course the shovel! I don't have a fireplace but they will come in handy around the campfire and they were on sale! Regular $14.99 for $5.00! Now I'll just give my husband the job of drilling the holes for the ash to fall through. So as you can see it has begun. I wonder when it will end ;D (Is there a treatment program for castironitis?)

New Table, New Recipe, (new diet?)

Well I've taken the next step - I'm up off the ground! I used my Gander Mountain $10 off coupon to purchase a Camp Chef table. So much nicer then bending over! So of course we had to try it out Tuesday night.
We used another recipe from the Southern California Chapter of the IDOS - Sharing Our Favorites Cook Book. This time one submitted by Mark Wilkins (director of Arizona Chapter)
HASH BROWN CASSEROLE
2 lb. pkg. frozen hash browns
16 oz. sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 stick butter
1/2 cup green onions chopped
2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded

Place potatoes in a greased 12-inch Dutch oven. Season with salt and pepper.
Melt butter (or at least cut into pads), combine with onions, sour cream and soup. Mix together well. Pour over potatoes and sprinkle with cheese. Bake 45 minutes at 35o degrees until completely warm and cheese has melted. Use 8 to 9 coals on the bottom and 15 to 16 on top.
Options: Add some diced ham or Italian sausage.

My Notes: The problem with some recipes that have been around for a while is that they change the packaging of some ingredients. To fool the consumer into thinking the prices have not gone up that much, they decrease the size of the package. My 2 pound package of hash browns was only 1 pound, 14 ounces. I thought this recipe made a lot of sauce for the amount of hash browns but that could be due in part to those 2 missing ounces. It was pretty soupy when I served it up but if we had had a little patience it did thicken up upon sitting and cooling. But it was getting late and we were hungry and it had taken a little longer than they said and we were hungry and it was getting late and yeah, we had no patience! I did not add ham or sausage but I had a few slices of bacon left over from Sunday so I diced it up and just sprinkled a little on the bottom and then some on top.
Now we need to lay off a little or find some "healthy" recipes so we don't end up gaining 100 pounds! That sounds like a plan but what am I going to use that new 10-inch Camp Chef Lewis and Clark oven I just bought today for. $19.97- how could I resist??!