Cooking

author: Johnny Nix Pamela Alford asin: 0977055612 binding: Hardcover list price: $39.95 USD amazon price: $39.95

Over the Open Fire is dedicated to the enjoyment of open fire cooking as a family recreational activity. Written by Pamela Alford with Johnny Nix, host of TV's Campfire Cafe, this unique cookbook contains recipes with step-by-step instructions for open fire cooking, as well as kitchen directions. Beautiful full-color photos demonstrate recipe preparation.

author: Don Jacobson asin: 0071443177 binding: Paperback list price: $15.95 USD amazon price: $12.44 USD

How to prepare simple, delicious meals on the trail

If you think eating in the backcountry means either cooking out of your car trunk on a multiburner stove or subsisting on dried fruit and freeze-dried pouch food, think again. In the first case you’re not really in the backcountry, and in the second case, says Don Jacobson, you’re not really eating.

The One Pan Gourmet shows you how to enjoy Mother Nature and enjoy easy, tasty, and satisfying meals using fresh ingredients and only one pan, pot, or small oven.

author: Laurie Ann March asin: 0899974317 binding: Paperback list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $12.21 USD

A new cookbook, A Fork in the Trail, will forever change the way you eat on your outdoor adventures, whether backpacking in the wilderness, paddling, or even car camping. Inspired by foods from all over the world and the guiding principle of "if you wouldn't eat it at home, why eat it in the backcountry," Laurie Ann March has created 208 lightweight, mouth-watering recipes to turn an ordinary backcountry trip into a gourmet adventure.

Some recipes are cooked and dehydrated before the trip, a process that's surprisingly easy.

asin: 0811731081 binding: Paperback list price: $14.95 USD amazon price: $10.17 USD

Wilderness chefs looking to make their meals more nutritious and appealing need look no further than this newest edition of NOLS Cookery, the National Outdoor Leadership School's classic guide to backcountry cooking. From Cowboy Coffee to Darn Tootin' Black Beans to Scrambled Brownies, the book's recipes and culinary advice are guaranteed to please the palate and provide the energy needed for strenuous outdoor activity. Extensive revisions based on up-to-date research have been to made to the nutrition section, and nutrient analyses are given for all recipes.

author: Carole Latimer asin: 0899971148 binding: Paperback list price: $13.95 USD amazon price: $12.55 USD

How to Prepare and Enjoy Fine Food on the Trail and in Camp. The author shares 20 years of professional experience cooking for people on wilderness trips. With this book you'll learn how to prepare nutritious, delicious foods in the backcountry.

author: Dorcas Miller asin: 0898869005 binding: Paperback list price: $16.95 USD amazon price: $11.53 USD

How does ginger-cashew chicken and rice or sweet and sour pan-fried noodles with no-bake berry pie for dessert sound?

author: Teresa Marrone asin: 0965153509 binding: Paperback list price: $14.95 USD amazon price: $10.17 USD

The Back-Country Kitchen will appeal to all outdoor enthusaists who prepare meals in the wild. It contains over 150 tested, unique recipes including camp breads, hearty chowders, easy one-pot main dishes, and adaptations of international favorites as well as a special chapter on preparing fish and game at camp. Emphasis is on easy-to-pack, easy-to-prepare lightweight foods. Many recipes use dried foods that are readily available at grocery stores or camping stores; complete, easy instructions for home drying are also included.