For me, Bananas Foster takes the cake-or should I say, the skillet. I first fell for this flambéed favorite as a kid during a family dinner at a New Orleans-inspired restaurant.

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Olsson offers families tips, checklists, recipes, and more to make any trip into the wild a success. In the following excerpt, she offers a quick and camp-ready bananas foster recipe.

Remove the pastry from the baking sheet and let cool completely on a wire rack. 4. Cut the bananas in half lengthwise then crosswise into slices. 5. Heat 1/2 cup brown sugar, the rum, butter ...