Although many of you have hadThe New Camp Cookbookin your hands for a few weeks now , today makes it official in the publishing world : My unexampled book is free , and I ’m delirious to partake some sneak peeks with you !
This was an absolute dream undertaking for me ( and Will , who photographed it ) because as you know from the web log , we ’re avid outdoorspeople . tramp , climbing , kayaking , surfriding , snowboarding , you name it — but specially camping , which we ’ve combined with surf tripper , road trip , backcountry adventures ( likethisandthis ) , and kayak field day ( likethisandthis ) .
We ’ve camp all over the American West , a few spots in the Rockies and Great Plains , and even in Hawaii , but no issue where we ’ve set up our tent , one thing has remain constant : our love of intellectual nourishment and cooking it outside .
We are the type of people who fill up our coolers with bum of craftsmanship beer , land reflect spiciness for our vino , marinate kernel for the next night ’s dinner , and end the evening with a Dutch oven - baked sweet . We bonk the sound and smells of steak and vegetables sizzling on the grillwork , and we care for the memories we ’ve made in myriad campground , clinking derriere and cup with our friends and deal a invigorated , red-hot meal around a blast .
As I say in the leger …
Camping brings us out of doors , but food brings us together .
And that ’s incisively what I hopeThe New Camp Cookbookwill do for you this summer !
at heart , you ’ll find pages packed with data on set up your camp kitchen and planning your menu , from my tried - and - true tools and essential pantry provision to the better agency to pack a cooler and organize your food .
You ’ll learn the two most usual ways to build and maintain a flame , tip and antic for mastering the grill , and how to fake with foil pouch for a no - mass meal . I break down the basics of Dutch oven preparation and check heatwithoutcounting coal .
I also cover some safety issues , such as precautions to take when camping and cooking in bear nation , proper intellectual nourishment permissive waste disposal , dishwashing techniques , and maintain cleanliness in a campsite .
The 100 - plus recipes are divided by type of meal : breakfast , dejeuner , snack , dinner party , drinkable , and dessert ( along with more recipe for staple fiber and accompaniments like compound butters , sauces , and zest mix ) . Each formula is further mark with an icon that indicates the specific technique required , such as make on a camp stove or prepare on a grillwork . ( I ’ve even include several no - Captain James Cook recipes ! )
There is something for everyone in this book , whether your mouthful lead simple or swank . diehard will treasure myDutch Oven Old - School LasagnaandFive - Alarm Three - Bean Chili , while more adventurous eater may want to try myGrilled Watermelon with Gorgonzola and Pistachio CrumblesandVietnamese Pork Tacos with Pickled Carrots and Daikon .
gang - pleasers includeBreakfast Burritos and Lox , Chipotle Cheddar grill Cheese with Mashed Avocado , One - Pan Chicken Fajita Pasta , Cuban Rice with Chicken(another one - pot meal),Mimosa Sangria , andApplelicious Dutch Baby .
All the recipes have been streamlined to apply the same received set of cookware ( which I cut through in the volume ) and I even give baksheesh throughout for making the most of what you ’ve bring , whether it ’s adding that last bit of tomato paste to another recipe , or using up the rest of the coriander plant in three other formula you could make the same weekend . ( ThoseUse It Upsidebars are fundamental to reducing spoilage and restrict waste when you ’re manipulate in the wild ! )
But one of my preferred features of the playscript , which makes me dream of desolate getaways and crepitate campfires when I ’m supposed to be , hem , work , is the vivid array of icon that Will shot as we drove through California , Utah , Colorado , Wyoming , Montana , and Oregon last summer . The landscapes he captured , and the computer memory they spark , whisk me away to those moments of exemption and spontaneity , when our biggest worries were whether we needed more ice for the cooler and where we should pitch our collapsible shelter for the night . Take me back , please .
I could go on and on in my flare-up of passion for this book , but I ’ll lease my medium friend tell you more about it . Here ’s whatOutside Magazine(who call me the Chaco Camptessa … ha!),Time Magazine , Food52,Gear Junkie , andPureWowhave to say aboutThe New Camp Cookbook .
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