Easy, delicious, family-friendly recipes to cook at your next
campout--whether that's in the woods or in your own backyard!
The Family Camp Cookbook is a book for everyone who enjoys cooking
and eating outdoors. Whether you need to learn how to pack your first
cooler or you're looking for kid-friendly recipes to enjoy after a day
spent outdoors, you'll learn how to plan, prep, and cook as a family
when you don't have the comforts of a full kitchen.
Start out by learning how to build a fire easily at your
campsite, or use the "sure-fire" guides for mastering any grill.
With planning lists and prep steps for the recipes, you'll quickly go
from unpacking to firing up your first meal. The recipes inside
include a wide variety of updated camp classics and dishes you'd
never have thought to cook at camp. Cooking techniques range from
live-fire roasting and foil-pack cooking to family-style dinners in
the Dutch oven. (Yes, you can almost "set it and forget it" like a
slow cooker if you know what you're doing!) Chapters and recipes
include:
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Breakfasts cover a whole range of options to start the day right,
like Make-Ahead Granola, The Best Fluffy Pancakes (with topping bar!),
Dutch Oven Coffee Cake, Skillet Biscuits, kid-friendly Frittata,
Chilaquiles, and a Hash Brown Breakfast Burrito.
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Lunches and packables: If you're camping, chances are the mid-day
meal is fuel away from the campsite. (These ideas are also great for
day trips and picnics!). Recipes feature a variety of handhelds such
as Farmer's Lunch Sandwiches and Chickpea Salad with Pitas as well as
easy-to-eat salads and soups and a few trail mixes and snacks to eat
by the handful.
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Dinners: Ah, the main event after a hard day of hiking, paddling,
or whatever else floats your boat (or inner tube). Settle in with DIY
Ramen Bowls, One-Pan Picadillo, Naan Pizzas, Italian Sausage Burgers,
loaded Foil-Baked Sweet Potatoes, or a Skillet "Lasagna," among other
options.
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Treats: Break out the S'mores Galores, but don't stop there! Build
a Banana Boat, fire up a Dutch Oven Strawberry Cake, or treat everyone
to a Campfire Cobbler or Cracker Crust Pudding Pie.
Of course, there's nothing quite like waking up in the woods...unless
you don't know how to make camp coffee. Not to worry: tasty (and
essential) beverages are included as well, from that rustic cowboy cup
of caffeine to restorative fruit punches. There are even a few
cocktails for the adults to enjoy by the fire a little later in the
evening. No matter the size of your group or the time you have to spare,
make your next adventure a delicious one!
