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Back Country KitchenThe Back-Country Kitchen Camp Cooking For Canoeists, Hikers, And Anglers - by Teresa Marrone
The Back-Country Kitchen features complete, easy-to-follow cooking instructions, and home drying instructions as well! Includes over 150 unique, tested, delicious recipes for any outdoors person. From Whole-Wheat Biscuit Mix and Pasta Carbonara to Herbed Fish and Carrots in Foil and Wilderness Paradell, each recipe is a mouthwatering dish that will tempt any outdoor appetite.

Old-Fashioned Dutch Oven CookbookThe Old-Fashioned Dutch Oven Cookbook - by Don Holm
Complete With Authentic Sourdough Baking, Smoking Fish and Game, Making Jerky, Pemmican, and Other Lost Campfire Arts -- First of its kind in print, this book specializes in old-fashioned Dutch oven cookery and sourdough recipes. The book explains how to build the right kind of fire, for the best results with a minimum of time and effort. Tempting recipes for hungry fishermen and hunters include pot roasts, mulligan stews, and dishes made from fish of various kinds, bear meat, buffalo, venison, upland game birds, rabbit, woodchuck, and many more. One chapter features the favorite recipes of some other Pacific Northwest writers. Sourdough recipes include "starters," flapjacks, and several kinds of biscuits. Don Holm explains about jerky (dried meat) one of the most concentrated edibles known to man. He tells how jerky can be made into pemmican, the perfect outdoor food for the trail.

Cee Dub's Dutch Oven and Other Camp CookinCee Dub's Dutch Oven and Other Camp Cookin' and More Cee Dub's Dutch Oven and Other Camp Cookin' - by C. W. "Butch" Welch
You'll love the stories as much as the recipes in these two excellent recipe books by C. W. "Butch" Welch. One radio interviewer reported "...he's one colorful character with a trunkful of downright funny stories to tell..." A reader wrote "Never have I laughed so much as I did reading this cookbook. The stories are great and the recipes are even better." So if you're looking for a terrific read AND some super recipes, you'll love both of these books!

Recipes for Roughing It Easy - by Dian Thomas
From high-energy breakfasts to delicious deserts and everything in between! These are some of the best recipes you'll find anywhere for outdoor and campfire eating fun. Unique ideas are a bonus - like wheelbarrow barbecues, or barbecue chicken in a backpack, or bread on a stick. Any of her recipes could be cooked indoors or outdoors on a grill or on your stove.

Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (And Not So Wild Places) - by Steve Brill, Evelyn Dean
Using line drawings for each plant, this book provides excellent information on finding, identifying, harvesting, preparing, and uses of edible wild plants. Includes thorough information on poisonous plants to avoid and poisonous "look-alikes" to beware of. "Steve "Wildman" Brill leads the field in combining an herbal and edible plant field guide, which is readable, comprehensive, and most important ACCURATE. His final chapter of recipes will make most readers want to head into the backcountry just to find the proper edibles."

Magazines

Backpacker
Stuffed as full as a 50-pound rucksack, Backpacker regularly includes helpful tips on everything from lightening your load to finding the tastiest dehydrated foods.

FamilyFun
Not really specific to camping, but an excellent companion for indoor and outdoor activities for children and family. Following the birth of my son, this is one of the few magazines I actually keep... Stuffed with excellent games, outdoor activities, and projects for kids, it also brings a delightful section on fun recipes the entire family can enjoy preparing and/or eating. Indoors or outdoors, no matter what the season, you'll find something for the whole family to enjoy in every issue. (And the articles are both informative and comforting for parents too!)

For The Grill

Cooking On The Grill - If it's an outdoor barbecue or indoor grill you're using for you're next feast, you will find some excellent books on the subject in our "Cooking On The Grill" section.

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Trail Food: Drying and Cooking Food for Backpacking and Paddling - by Alan S. Kesselheim
Healthy and nutritious food for backpackers, paddlers, and adventurers. The outdoors person's complete guide to drying, preserving and preparing lightweight foods. Over 50 field-tested recipes emphasize fresh, healthful, and delicious dishes that can be prepared quickly and easily.

Lovin' Dutch Ovens : A Cook Book for the Dutch Oven Enthusiast - by Joan S. Larsen
"After purchasing several books on Dutch Oven cooking this one gave the best descriptions on temperature control methods." An excellent book if you just got (or are interested in getting) your first or a new dutch oven. Includes information on "seasoning" your oven, temperature controls, and some great fail-proof recipes.

Wilderness Cuisine : How to Prepare and Enjoy Fine Food on the Trail and in Camp - by Carole Latimer
Half the book is dedicated to valuable information on grocery shopping, food preparation, meal planning, equipment, cooking techniques, etc. The author shares 20 years of professional experience cooking for people on wilderness trips. With this book you'll learn how to prepare nutritious, delicious foods in the backcountry.

Campground Cookery - by Brenda Kulibert
The basics for several different outdoor cooking techniques are covered in this book by Brenda Kulibert. With great tips and techniques, it's a good, well-rounded resource for the outdoor enthusiast.

The Happy Camper's Cookbook : Eating Well Is Portable - by Marilyn Abraham, Sandy MacGregor
From grilling and smoking equipment and techniques to packing the portable pantry, you'll find valuable information in this well laid-out cookbook. Even the "leftovers" taste surprisingly good. Whether at home or at camp, on an indoor grill or on the bbq, tastey treats are in store for you here.

Backyard Roughing It Easy : Unique Recipes for Outdoor Cooking, Plus Great Ideas for Creative Family Fun-All Just Steps from Your Back Door - by Dian Thomas
"Backyard Roughing It Easy is packed with creative ideas for sharing quality time outdoors with loved ones, plus marvelous recipes and simple ways to turn ordinary household items into usable outdoor gear." Ever thought of using a hair dryer to start that grill? Ever thought of using a flower pot FOR a grill? Packed with so many ideas you're sure to be the top host or hostess of any backyard party. Oh - and don't forget the delicious recipes too!

Mostly Recipes

Backcountry Cooking : From Pack to Plate in 10 Minutes - by Dorcas S. Miller
Includes over 144 recipes, along with expert, trail-tested advice on how to plan and pack simple, delicious meals, plus culinary tips from trail veterans. Each meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.) has its own chapter. Recipes include a wide range from no-cook meals to fresh baked bread on the trail. Not a lot of recipes but all of them are tested, delicious, and easy to prepare.

Good Food for Camp and Trail : All-Natural Recipes for Delicious Meals Outdoors - by Dorcas S. Miller
Good Food For Camp & Trail is a complete meal-planner, nutrition guide, and recipe book for outdoor enthusiasts who want to enjoy healthful, natural, delicious food on the trail. Includes helpful cooking charts, information on dehydrating food at home, and ratings of commonly available prepared trail food.

Lipsmackin' Backpackin' : Lightweight, Trail-Tested Recipes for Backcountry Trips - by Tim Conners, Christine Conners
You will need a dehydrator for many of the tastey recipes in this book. Every recipe includes per-serving packable weight, key nutrition info, and, of course, instructions segregated for both phases of preparation: at home and on the trail. Since you won't want to take the book along with you, a condensed, tear-out section of trail-side preparation instructions is included in the back of the book.

The Outdoor Dutch Oven Cookbook - by Sheila Mills
The Outdoor Dutch Oven Cookbook offers 225 creative, delicious, and original recipes for Dutch oven cookery ญญ each of which has been prepared, tested, and refined by one of America's finest outdoor cooks.


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