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 Cookbookis 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 familywhen you don’t have the comforts of a full kitchen.
Start out by learning how to
build a fire easilyat 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 classicsand
dishes you’d never have thought to cook at camp. Cooking techniques range from
live-fire roasting and foil-pack cookingto 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:
- Breakfastscover 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.
- 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.
- Dinners: Ah, the main event after a hard day of hiking, paddling, or whatever else floats your b