If you grill it, they will come

A day at the beach doesn't have to end with charred weenies on a stick. Some planning, some simple accessories, our easy recipes and voila - a beach banquet.

We're not talking backpacking; these recipes are designed to make the most of a couple of time-honored kitchen-on-the-range tools: a cast-iron skillet and a Dutch oven. But you don't have to bring along the kitchen sink. The camp cook's keys to success are smart planning and on-the-spot ingenuity.

The full story, from our fab food section, is here.

--Veronique de Turenne

Photo: Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times