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:
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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!
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1
The Camping Kitchen
Let's Gear Up!
Camping Considerations
Stay Chill: Tips for Packing Your Cooler
Let's Cook with Fire!
Dutch Oven Primer
Planning Your Menus and Hitting the Road
Chapter 2
Breakfast
Cherry-Pecan Granola
Homemade Strawberries and C ream Instant Oatmeal
The Best Fluffy Pancakes
Cornmeal Chorizo Pancakes
Fresh Berry Quick Jam
Norwegian Pancakes, aka Pannekaker
Quick Rice Porridge
The Best Simple Egg Sandwiches, Two Ways
Hash Brown Breakfast Burritos
Dutch Oven Coffee Cake
Skillet Biscuits
Dutch Oven Sweet Rolls
Frittata
Chilaquiles
Eggs in Purgatory
Chapter 3
Lunches and Foods on the Go
Food To Take On Trail
Classic Camping Sandwich
Curried Tuna Salad
Norwegian Matpakke
Farmer's Lunch Sandwich
Smoked Salmon and Bagel Sandwich
Smiling Peanut Butter Rice Cakes
Rye Crisps with Hard -Boiled Egg
Turkey and Guacamole Wrap
Apricot-Cherry-Pistachio Bites
Homemade Granola Bars
Choose Your Own Adventure Trail Mix
Kind of Fancy Goldfish Snack Mix
Lunches to Enjoy at Your Campsite
Chickpea Salad with Pita
Black Bean and Avocado Quesadilla
Veggie Fried Rice
Quinoa, Corn, and Bacon Salad
"Meatball" and Vegetable Soup
Hearty Tomato Soup 101
Norwegian Stick Bread (Pinnebrød) with garlic butter
Chapter 4
Dinner
The Best Camp Macaroni and Cheese
Orzo with Kale, Tomato, and F eta
Skillet "Lasagna"
Pasta with Dilly Yogurt and Lamb
Stovetop Tuna Noodle "Casserole"
Camp Beef Stroganoff
Campfire Nachos
Fireside Queso
Choose Your Own Adventure Ramen Bowl
Widji's Meat and Cheese Board
Milena's Dried Wild Mushroom Risotto
Rice Bowls with Easy Peanut Sauce
Kebab Fajitas
Chickpeas and Couscous
Simple, Warming Dahl with No-Yeast Skillet Flatbread
Chili with Corn Bread Topping
One-Pan Picadillo
Beef and Dried Apricot Curry
Pita or Naan Pizzas
Italian Sausage Burgers with Grilled Veg
Foil-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Fillings
Squash and Apple F oil Packs
Chapter 5
Treats and Drinks
S'mores Galores!
Soft Chocolate Cookies
Banana Boats
Campfire Cobbler
Caramelized Apple C rumble
Cracker Crust Pudding Pie
Dutch Oven Strawberry Cake
Gooey Chocolate Dutch Oven Cake
Tea and Hot Chocolate Kit
DIY Hot Cocoa Mix
French Press Dirty Chai
Raspberry Apple Cider
Mulled Wine Concentrate
Fruit-Infused Water
Summer Fruit Cup
Pineapple Basil Gimlet
Northern Daiquiri
The New Old-Fashioned
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
Emily Vikre is a native Duluthian who holds a PhD in food policy and behavioral theory from Tufts University. She is co-founder and co-owner of Vikre Distillery, which has been named best craft spirits distillery by USA Today. They have also won a slew of technical awards: a gold and five silvers at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition; gold, silver, and bronze awards from the American Craft Distillers Association; silvers and bronze from the American Distilling Institute; and two Good Food awards in 2018. A nationally recognized food and drinks writer, Emily is the author of Camp Cocktails, The Family Camp Cookbook, and New Camp Cookbook Fireside Warmers. She was formerly a regular columnist for Food52 and has written for Lucky Peach, Minnesota Public Radio, and Norwegian American Weekly.
Harvard Common Press
Pub Date: April 12, 2022
0.8" H x 9.1" L x 9.1" W
192 Pages
Hardcover