Campfire Cuisine Cookbook
My wife has been using a cookbook called Campfire Cuisine on our recent trips. We both really like the "easy" recipes. She put a review up on our blog if you are interested.
Forum Discussion
SWMO wrote:
So are these basically recipes using minimal cookware and ingredients?
Depends on what you mean by "minimal". It's definitely not for backpackers or back country camping. But the author tent camps so the recipes are pretty simple. Many use Ziploc bags for prep and/or aluminum foil or skewers for cooking. Cooked dishes give instructions for cooking over the grill and the camp stove, as well as a regular stove or oven. Many can be prepped or partially prepped ahead of time. There are several easy sauces, dressings, salsas, marinades, rubs and compound butters which you can use for a variety of different meals.
I love the fact that the recipes use lots of fresh, healthful ingredients and a minimal amount of processed food. Many are a cut above the typical camping fare. There are several vegetable recipes, and a multi-purpose baking mix that you make ahead, then use for various pancake, scone, biscuit and dumpling recipes scattered throughout the book.
The first 30 pages or so has info for beginners -- everything from food storage, to meal planning, cooler packing, how to light a campfire or a BBQ grill, etc. The whole book is only 100 pages, but has well over 100 recipes. I was just browsing library ebooks when I happened to run across it, but (for $10) I'll probably buy it for my tablet, since I always have it with me when I'm camping.
