Recipes for Roughing It Easy [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Dian Thomas (Author)

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Product Description
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!

About the Author
Dian Thomas is the author of the million-copy bestseller Roughing It Easy, a popular family how-to guide to camping.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Dian Thomas Co.; illustrated edition edition (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962125784
• ISBN-13: 978-0962125782
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #234,163 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a delightful book...from THE outdoor EXPERT!, July 18, 2001

By	Dr Pat...Pesonal Realationship Coach (WA USA) - See all my reviews

Whenever I used to go camping...the cooking and food was hotdogs and hamburgs.....no more.....

These recipes are fabulous...I couldn't wait to go to my favorite redwood grove....I just went out in the back yard, got out my dutch oven and fixed up a feast in no time. It was yummy. Dian has done it again....you can't go wrong with any of her books...if you only have one cookbook..this should be it....everything from simple to gourmet...any of her recipes could be cooked indoors...or outdoors...on a grill or on your stove...

Do yourself a favor...buy this book!!!!!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy Cooking for the Campground, July 9, 2001

By A Customer

This woman and her book are amazing! I have followed Dian's outdoor ideas before, but this book has some really innovative and very fun camp cooking ideas. These ideas seemed outlandish until we tried them at our boy scout summer camp-out. The kids went wild over cooking barbecue chicken in a backpack (it really works). The other (dutch oven) ideas we tried were Mixed Berry Crisp and Enchilada Pie. Both were delicious! This is a great book for camping, barbecuing even hiking.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book for the casual outdoorsman, December 1, 2001

By	W. Fish (Midwest United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a good compilation of some of the best of prior Dian Thomas books with a few new ideas. Her ideas like wheelbarrow barbecues and bread on a stick are always a big hit at our Cub Scout camp fires.