Campfire Cooking: S'more of you to love

If there's s'more of you to love these days, who can blame you? People often lament their "winter weight" while waiting for the warmer months to do active things like running and biking and drinking on patios.

Oh, you don't think the last one is active? Then you're not doing it right.

Even though you may not be as tempted to cover all of your food with melted cheese during the Summer (though I don't think melted cheese ever made things worse), Summer brings all kinds of diet-spoiling delicacies to tempt you away from tofu.

The one that conjures the most memories of childhood vacations on the lake (no, not gin and tonic) is the s'more.

Like macaroons and cupcakes, though, we can't just leave well enough alone when there are variations to be had. The s'more has developed a cult following in gourmet shops, adding dark chocolate, matzoh cookies, gold flakes - you know, the things you have at normal BBQs. But if you don't want to pay premiums for what you can make at home, here are a few ways to up your game from the comfort of your own badminton court.

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Punch a star through the middle of your graham cracker to make it truly American. A gingham napkin never hurt anyone.

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Add variety to a triple-stacked s'more with chocolate graham crackers, peanut butter, peppermint patties, dark chocolate, butterscotch chips, or whatever your little heart desires and little hands can reach.

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Beat the heat by stacking a s'more on a scoop of your favorite ice cream. Keep it campy with some moose tracks.

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And finally, outsource the grocery shopping with this gourmet get-up from Dean & Deluca (THAT'S WHERE FELICITY WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!). Your fancy guests will love your labels.