Camp Cooking - (The Great Cooking Outdoors) by Editors Of the Harvard Common Press (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Camp Cooking is a delicious, concise, portable, and idea-packed introduction to open-air cooking for backpackers, car campers, RV and trailer travelers, and anyone who owns or rents a summer cottage or cabin"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

Elevate your campsite cuisine with outstanding, amazingly delicious recipes anyone can master.

Camp Cooking offers ideas for all types of outdoor cooking: directly over an open fire or its embers; cooking on a grill grate; cooking with a Dutch oven, a skillet, or a griddle; or cooking with a propane-fueled camp stove. Enjoy these recipes while car-, trailer-, or RV-camping or as a backpacker on a tough hike. You can even use these ideas for picnicking during an easygoing day hike. This inventive and expertly curated book includes:

• Tips and tricks for planning, outfitting, and packing to ensure optimally successful cooking at your campsite
• Fire-building guidance for all kinds of environments
• Lots of foil-pack recipes, such as Foil-Pack Pears
• Snacks and quick lunches from Maple-Blueberry Fruit Leather to Curried Tuna Salad
• Hearty open-air breakfasts to start the day, including Just-Add-Water Pancakes and Chilaquiles
• Dinnertime feasts, such as Grilled Chicken Fajita Kebabs and Cod Wrapped in Bacon
• Drinks and desserts, like Flask Old-Fashioned and Campfire Bananas Foster

Featuring a compact, portable format, a color photo for every recipe, and plenty of recipe ideas both for camp-cooking rookies as well as for cooking-under-the-stars veterans, this is a fun and inspiring companion for whenever and wherever you cook outdoors.

About the Author

The Editors of the Harvard Common Press, and of the Quarto Publishing Group of which the press is an imprint, have decades of experience creating exciting, practical, and best-selling books on foods and beverages for hobbyists and everyday home cooks.