Campfire Cuisine Cookbook

[livelylittlecam]

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.

[bcsdguy]

Sounds like a good book to have. I noticed that even the book is printed in China.:(

[SwanInWA]

SWMO wrote:

SwaninWA wrote:
Depends on what you mean by "minimal".

Basically I was thinking in terms of few probably more than minimal. I don't like to spend a lot of time cooking when we're camping and neither does the wife, but we don't want to eat out of cans either. I suppose for me I would lean towards dishes with 5 simple ingredients or so.
We do a lot of cooking on the grill or smoking in a short Brinkman. A complete foil pack is a good example of what I call super simple.

I couldn't agree with you more, SWMO -- we camp in a 19' Class B, have a very small kitchen, and cook almost exclusively out doors. Like you, I don't want to spend my time cooking, or (even worse) washing dishes. We LOVE making foil packet meals and I won't even bother with anything that takes more than one pot. But I also want healthy, fresh, organic food. I think you can see sample recipes in the link I provided. I actually work at the public library so I rarely buy books, but for me, this one might be worth the investment.

[SWMO]

SwaninWA wrote:
Depends on what you mean by "minimal".

Basically I was thinking in terms of few probably more than minimal in pots and pans, DO and a box of AL foil.:D I don't like to spend a lot of time cooking when we're camping and neither does the wife, but we don't want to eat out of cans either. I suppose for me I would lean towards dishes with 5 simple ingredients or so.
We do a lot of cooking on the grill or smoking in a short Brinkman. A complete foil pack is a good example of what I call super simple.

[SwanInWA]

The Dung Beetles wrote:

livelylittlecampers wrote:
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.

Who wrote it??

Thanks!!
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Camprife Cuisine by Robin Donovan

[The_Dung_Beetle]

livelylittlecampers wrote:
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.

Who wrote it??

Thanks!!
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Edited... nevvvvver mind. I just snagged it off the web used! Can't wait to see it.
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[SwanInWA]

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.

[SWMO]

So are these basically recipes using minimal cookware and ingredients?

[SwanInWA]

I downloaded this ebook from the library about a week ago and I can already see I'm going to have to buy it. This is exactly how we love to cook when we're camping. I'm really looking forward to trying out some recipes.