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NOLS Backcountry Cooking: Creative Menu Planning for Short Trips

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NOLS knows backcountry cooking! 5 out of 5 stars.
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If you have ever taken a NOLS course out of the Rocky Mountain branch, then you've most likely experienced the privilege of working with Claudia and the wonderful staff at The Gulch, who are extremely wise in the realm of nutrition, and very experienced with helping students. I really learned to eat in style while backpacking - and more importantly, how to supply myself with the proper amount of fuel for physically arduous expeditions.

During my Outdoor Educator Semester, we lived out of the Nols Cookery (National Outdoor Leadership School) - a wonderful book filled with recipes and strategies for bulk ration meals, a staple of the NOLS philosophy and the foundation of the best eating that I've ever done in the wilderness. Having had to return to the harsh reality of life outside of NOLS, I constantly found myself wondering how to adapt the skills I acquired to shorter trips, while maintaining the high quality of the food I cooked.

This book was made exactly for that purpose; imagine my delight! Repackaged in a convenient smaller size, easy to take with you, and filled with wisdom and some of the finer and more simply prepared recipes that NOLS has to offer. For baking, you'll want to acquire the NOLS Cookery (I made some WICKED pizza in the canyons of Southeast Utah, along with some death-by-peanut-butter-brownies,) but for delicious meals like the Gado-Gado spaghetti or cheesy hash browns, this book has you covered.

My recommendation? Get both the Cookery (write some of the recipes down) and this book, and take this one in your pack with your recipe notes. My thanks to Claudia, Joanne, Pat, and the rest of the amazing support staff who made this book and all the expeditions out of the RMB possible!

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NOLS Backcountry Cooking provides sample menus and packing tips for tasty meals, snacks, and beverages to prepare during short wilderness excursions. Recipes include Tabouli Salad, Vegetarian Meatballs, Cowboy Coffee, and No-Bake Eskimo Cookies.

Camp Cookery

Horace Kephart

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Camp Cookery - Outdoor Cooking Secrets From 1910. By Horace Kephart. Originally published in 1910, this early outdoor cookery book gives recipes for outdoor delicacies such as Lungwort bread and dried beans. Written by Horace Kephart a renowned outdoorsman of his time, this delightful and fully illustrated cookbook contains, in addition to recipes, a wealth of advice and comments on camping and life in general. "The knack of camp outfitting consists in getting the best kit in the least weight and bulk. Wise campers prefer to go light, doing without most of the appliances of domestic life. It follows that camp cookery is an art distinct from the cuisine of kitchens. Originally published in 1910, this is a comprehensive presentation of all that is needed to set-up a successful camp kitchen; from provisions and utensils, to dressing and keeping game and fish, building of fires, proper utensils, and preparation with various recipes." Contents include: Provisions - Utensils - Fires - Dressing and keeping game and fish - Meat - Game - Fish and shellfish - Cured meats etc eggs -Breadstuffs and cereals - Vegetables, soups - Beverages and desserts Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Hungry Hiker's Book of Good Cooking

Gretchen Mchugh

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Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

The Best Advice and Meals for the Trail! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Gretchen McHugh provides practical advice and guidelines on dehydration, equipment and meals for the backpacker who enjoys eating. The instructions and recipes are clear and easy to follow. Best of all, the results are very tasty! As a Trail Coordinator and Section Leader for the Florida Trail (alton2@mediaone.net), I highly recommend this book.

Good grub 5 out of 5 stars.
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My sisters and I have used this as our bible for the last 15 years or so when we head to the Boundary Waters or the Quetico for a week of wilderness canoeing. "Superb meals" are indeed what you get! A couple of our favorites are the Spaghetti Carbonara and the Vegetable and Ground Beef Stew, but there are lots of other recipes to suit every taste. Although several of us have invested in dehydrators now, the directions for drying food using the oven are really good too. The jerky recipe could use a little more seasoning, but as with all cookbooks, one's own taste eventually dictates minor alterations. This is a great book for anyone who wants to lighten their load on the trail without sacrificing quality and taste. I'm so glad it was reprinted in 2002!

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A cookbook that tells you how to prepare your own delicious fresh foods ahead of time at home and then cook them outdoors over a camp stove or fire. Over 135 recipes.

The Great American Camping Cookbook

Scott Cookman

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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Bad cooking ruins more camping trips—America’s most popular outdoor vacation activity—than anything else except rain. The Great American Camping Cookbook offers the delectable remedy: a camp cook’s guide to the fresh, natural “comfort foods” of the good old days. Whether your camp is a civilized weekend cottage, a rustic hunting or fishing cabin, or a primitive canoeing or backpacking bivouac, this book can help anyone make meals as vibrant as the outdoors itself.

Start the day with Wild Rice Pancakes or fresh-baked Cornmeal Blueberry Biscuits. Sit down to a classic shore lunch of Beer-Battered Smallmouth, Campfire Potatoes and Hush Puppies, or simple sorrel-stuffed trout. On rainy days, simmer up a pot of real Corn Chowder or Camp-Style Bean Soup. For memorable main courses, serve up a substantial Modernized Brunswick Stew, Blackened Yellow Perch, or Sautéed Walleye with wild rice and mushrooms. For side dishes, try fresh Camp-Baked Beans, spit-roasted Acorn Squash, or Sand-Baked Potatoes. Then savor a legendary Hot Buttered Rum or Camp Old-Fashioned as a nightcap.

In addition to recipes, The Great American Camping Cookbook offers a wealth of easy-to-follow advice on making perfect camp coffee and camp breads, calculating food portions, and composing provisions lists to assure variety and avoid forgotten essentials. The colorful history of American camp food and cooking—from the Jamestown settlement, Lewis and Clark, and Daniel Boone to Ernest Hemingway and John McPhee—adds fascinating lore to this essential guide to eating well in the great outdoors.

Cooking Wild in Kate's Camp

Kate Fiduccia

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Recipes use basic ingredients and short, simple preparations.-- Second book, authored by Kate Fiduccia, co-host and executive producer of the TV program Woods N' Water.

Camper's Guide to Outdoor Cooking: Everything from Fires to Fixin's (Camper's Guides)

John G. Ragsdale

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Good stuff! 5 out of 5 stars.
43 of 43 people found this review helpful.

I have quite a few cookbooks, and even more camping books. I would rate this as one of the better books I have read about cooking in the woods. The instructions are easy to follow and the recipes are delicious. There are about 200 tasty recipes total, and he uses camp stoves, dutch ovens, reflector ovens, and the fire itself. The book has advice on pans and what to pack. He shows you how to cook the meals for big groups and small alike. And there are plenty of fun recipes for kids and scouts in here as well. He shows you how to cook in foil to cut down on dishes and pans, and other timesavers.

He also shows you differnet methods to build fires, and how to make a few home-made grills and stoves economically.
If you only buy one camp cook book, this would be a good choice.

If you buy this title buy the one with the 2nd edition marker on it, it is much improved.

Basic and Boring 2 out of 5 stars.
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The information in this book is accurate and presented clearly, but the techniques and recipes are extremely basic and boring. I won't need to refer to it for reference and thus won't be keeping my copy. Incidentally, no guidelines or plans are given for anything like the stone stove shown in the cover photo. Since that's such an attractive set-up, I think it's misleading to not include info on it in the book.

Skillet Cooking for Camp and Kitchen: More than 101 Modern and Old-Time Recipes for Jackleg Cooks and Practical Housewives

A. D. Livingston

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Modern and old time recipes for jackleg cooks and practical housewives 5 out of 5 stars.
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Reviewed by Kelli Glesige for Reader Views (7/06)

If you have always wanted to learn about skillet cooking, this is the book for you. A wealth of information is included on all aspects of skillet cooking from shaking the skillet, features of a good skillet, to sweetening the skillet. And I never knew there were so many skillet cooking techniques, but they are all explained here. Common terms are described as well as other not so familiar terms including sweating, trying out and parboiling. After reading this cookbook, I realized how much I did not know about skillet cooking.

Proper utensils to incorporate with skillet cooking are covered, for every skillet chef needs a wooden spoon and at least one spatula. Different ways to move the skillet around while cooking to achieve different results such as swirling, flipping, tilting and tapping are also discussed. Several possible skillet oils and the uses of each are explained too.

A section I found most important was that of skillet safety. My own perception of skillet cooking has always been that it can be unsafe, dangerous and unhealthy. All the various possible injuries are covered along with the proper way to handle each situation. A word of warning--skillet cooking is a full-time job, especially one on high heat. And most of us have heard to never leave a skillet handle sticking over the edge of the stove, especially if children are on the floor in the vicinity.

Most of the recipes are short, easy, and can be prepared in camp or on a tailgate, as well as in the home kitchen. Success in skillet cooking is related more to technique than to a long list of special ingredients, for it is a hands-on type of cooking. You will find that by and large there is a great deal of repetition as far as ingredients are concerned, so mastering the technique is the challenge but definitely worthwhile and entirely possible.

Those who love to skillet cook should enjoy the variety of recipes included. If it can be prepared in a skillet, you will most likely find it here. The book claims to contain more than 101 modern and old-time recipes for jackleg cooks and practical housewives. How true! And for those wanting to learn to skillet cook, you should be able to obtain a good education on this type of cooking. I wholeheartedly recommend Skillet Cooking for Camp and Kitchen. I received my copy of the book with the intention of eventually handing it over to my husband and son who camp and cook often with the Boy Scouts. I may change my mind and add the cookbook to my recipe shelf!

Recipes for Roughing It Easy

Dian Thomas

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Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

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Hiking and camping take a lot of energy. Similarly, fresh air makes food taste better. To properly equip the outdoor enthusiast, here are the best recipes for eating on the trail and around the campfire. From simply delicious breakfasts to "to-die-for" desserts, Dian Thomas shows readers how to creatively meet the challenge of cooking fun, flavorful meals in the great outdoors. Readers will learn how to pack for, prepare and cook mouthwatering, crowd-pleasing, easy-to-fix meals using portable gas stoves, aluminum foil, barbecue grills and Dutch ovens. With over 100 recipes and 50 photos and illustrations, this book contains the best camp breakfasts, quick-and-easy lunches and tasty dinners. Novices will appreciate tips on packing food for camping, directions for when to freeze or thaw food, creating a portable pantry, cooking one-pot meals or making intentional leftovers. Experienced campers will relish Dian's favorite ideas for novelty cooking - for instance, cooking a chicken in a backpack while hiking, cooking eggs and bacon in a paper bag, and making ice-cream in the woods!

Backyard Roughing It Easy: Unique Recipes for Outdoor Cooking, Plus Great Ideas for Creative Family Fun-All Just Steps from Your Back Door

Dian Thomas

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One of the few down to earth fun camping/cooking books ever! 5 out of 5 stars.
19 of 21 people found this review helpful.

I have over 35 years experience in camping, hiking, survival training and having fun and a great experience in the back yard and the wilderness. This book offers a smile and easy fun for enjoying the rough aspects of the outdoors. I am sincerely disappointed that it is out of print. It must be that the publishers has his/her toenails done daily, because he/she has no clue as to what enjoyment this book can bring away from their overdomestication. I have worn out my first copy (the one with the colored pics), but smiled doing so.

Great ideas for novice and experienced outdoor cooks 5 out of 5 stars.
17 of 18 people found this review helpful.

As an outdoor trainer, I find this (and other Dian Thomas books) invaluable parts of my personal training library. She offers many simple yet intriguing ideas for outdoor cooking fun, suitable for novices or experienced cooks who want to add flair to their outdoor cooking experiences. My particular favorites are the wheelbarrow grills (great when the local ordinances will not allow us to build a fire on the ground) and the turkey cooked hung from a tripod (We fed 15 people with a "bird" done this way. It took a lot of work to set it up, but we were paid off in oohs & ahs for our inventiveness!)

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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. 50+ illustrations.

Basic Illustrated Cooking in the Outdoors (Basic Essentials Series)

Cliff Jacobson, Lon Levin

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An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran. Distills years of knowledge in an affordable and portable book.