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Loaded, layered nachos built in a cast iron skillet or sheet pan and finished over the grill or an open fire — a snack hearty enough to become dinner.

Three ways to melt raclette by the fire — the traditional Swiss half-wheel, individual barbeclettes, and a fast griddle — plus what to build around it and how to serve it.

Papas arrugadas from the Canary Islands: salty, wrinkled-skin potatoes cooked in one pan over the fire, served with mojo rojo and mojo verde for dipping.

Not a recipe. The sound a cold can makes at the exact moment the preparation is finished and the evening turns from work into sitting by the fire.