The New Camp Cookbook: Gourmet Grub for Campers, Road Trippers, and Adventurers (Great Outdoor Cooking)

My daughter wanted to go camping for her birthday, and my husband wanted to go hiking, so I thought we could make a nice twofer out of it. We’re all foodies. Adding birthdays on top of that, I really wanted to make lovely campfire fare, so I grabbed this book. It’s very cool. You will not be bored with the same old campsite (or backyard!) meals. The author’s intent is that you do all the prep right at the campsite. Measuring and dicing out in the woods, where I have no desire to have a full pantry or fridge to work out of, sounded pretty bad. I prefer to keep things as simple as possible out in the woods, so that we can concentrate on hiking, canoeing, and chillaxing, so I did all the prep work at home, and even froze what parts would freeze well to double as ice packs in our cooler. It worked out so well, and I couldn’t be happier with the book. My thoughts and pics on the dishes we tried: 1) Blueberry Skillet Scones with Lemon Glaze – p 42. These were divine. They are rich, fragrant, and not overly sweet. I prepped the dough and icing in advance and put them in separate sealed bags. 2-5) Savory Oatmeal with Bacon, Cheddar, and Fried Egg – p 49. Delicious. This was everyone’s favorite breakfast. I cooked and crumbled the bacon and toasted the oatmeal in advance. Then I measured and separately bagged the bacon, oatmeal, cheese, and chopped onion. I measured ice water into a mason jar (they have measurement lines on the side), so that it would double as an icepack and a drinking jar, too. 6) Foil Pack Salmon with Pineapple Salsa – p 101. Fabulous dinner. The sweet, savory, and spicy salsa complements the rich fish perfectly. I washed the fish, seasoned it, and topped it with lime slices and bagged that in advance. And I made another sealed bag of the salsa in advance. This was supposed to be done in foil, which I forgot at home, so I just used my Dutch oven with a lid, and it worked perfectly. Our lantern was dead, so this photo taken with a pocket flashlight will have to do. 7-11) Dutch Oven Old-School Lasagna – p 179. All the yes! Lasagna and potstickers are my kiddos favorite foods, so I was thrilled to see one of them in the book for her birthday dinner. This works perfectly in the Dutch oven with coals. Everyone loved it. I made the meat sauce and combined the cheese mixture ahead of time, and separately bagged and froze those. Then I made a little bag of the topping cheese. There was supposed to be spinach in this, but I forgot it at home. 12) Mimosa Sangria – p 190. This was a lovely fireside sipper. I put the measured fruit, orange liqueur, and fruit juice in one mason jar ahead of time. When we were ready to drink it, I divided it between this and the other mason jar that the measured water had been in for the oatmeal that was now empty, and my hubby topped them both up with champagne. How’s that for glamping?! 13-15) Camp Chai – p 202. I made the chai concentrate ahead of time. Next time, I’ll make two batches because the kids loved this in the morning while they sat around the fire waiting for their breakfasts. It’s a total mug of coziness. 16-17) Campfire S’Mores, 6 Ways – p 209. My daughter chose a mash-up of two as her birthday cake. Chocolate graham crackers, Nutella, salted caramel, and toasted marshmallows. They thought they were way better than the standard deal. Next time, I’ll chill the Nutella and caramel so that it’ll stand up better to the molten marshmallow. One of my kids is a marshmallow igniter. Some others I have flagged to try: Peanut Butter-Stuffed French Toast with Honeyed Blackberries – p 56 * Bacon-Wrapped Potatoes with Blue Cheese – p 62 * Egg-in-a-Hole Grilled Cheese – p 68 * Pile of Grilled Vegetables with Herbed Toasts – p 79 * Grilled Grape and Gorgonzola Pita Pizzas – p 92 * Vietnamese Pork Tacos with Pickled Carrots and Daikon – p 95 * Bacon-Wrapped Dates – p 115 * Grilled Corn on the Cob, 4 Ways – p 120 * Charred Romaine Salad with Lemon-Anchovy Dressing – p 127 * Peak-of-Summer Peach Caprese Salad – p 130 * Five-Alarm Three-Bean Chili – p 142 * Summer Vegetable and Salmon Packets – p 153 * Tin Foil Seafood Boil – p 157 * Grilled Flank Steak and Fingerling Potatoes with Chimichurri – p 162 * Dutch Oven-Baked Buttermilk Chicken with Kale and Apple Slaw – p 182 * Grilled Pears with Honey-Cinnamon Crème Fraiche – p 214 * Dutch Oven Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler – p 215 I’ll update this after we try more dishes on our next camping trip! 

I have not found a cookbook that says it is simple and is... Also the amount of ingredients for most recepies seem like a listing of thousands of items that I will never buy. However I away hoped a camping cookbook would finally be the answer. No again! Yike; Who is going camping. But finally "this cookbook" is everything I ever wanted. Simple, tasty, easy to prepare and not a lot of ingrediants. Thankfull this will be my at home cookbook. Of course, this would also we good for all busy, I don't cook single ladies at home also. Everyone could use it as a camping cookbook.

We haven’t cooked anything out of it yet, but the recipes sound delicious and pretty easy! We camp a bit, so was looking to try a few new things. As a relatively seasoned camp cook (Ha, ha) these recipes will work. Also, this is a GREAT book for novice campers, if only for the “how to” info on outdoor cooking and setup. Smart and practical tips. Looking forward to using it this summer.

I can’t rave enough about this cookbook! We purchased a pop up camper and are newbies to camping for the most part. Loved her information on setting up the camp kitchen, cooking in bear country, beginner advice on cast iron camp cooking etc. Information was there but brief and inclusive of what you need. The book visually is beautiful and well organized. She has “use it up” tips on ingredients which is helpful. The recipes themselves seem very doable and not so “gourmet” that everyone wouldn’t like them. We aren’t meat eaters and there were many veg recipes in the book (or ones easy to modify.) I recognized her from her Garden Betty website and took a chance on this book. My only complaint can’t really be helped and it’s that the book is large and a bit heavy.

Hands down the best book I’ve read on outdoor cooking!! Good all around techniques and great recipes to take your camping experience to the next level. We have been camping and cooking for over 15 years and mainly have done the basics plus some experimenting with Dutch oven. This book made us rethink how to make great food even while camping. Easy to follow and contains lists of what ingredients to pack and what supplies to collect and bring for what you want to do. Contains recipes for breakfast, lunch, supper as well as snacks!

I am loving my new camp cookbook by Linda Ly! She's inspired me to branch out and try new recipes while either camping in the great outdoors, or grilling in our own backyard!! So many fabulous recipes - I can't stop my mouth from watering with each turn of the page!!! Great work, beautiful book and photos with loads of valuable knowledge and delicious inspiration around the outdoor kitchen. Thank you, Linda!!! :)

We purchase this book for our last camping trip and fell in love with it instantly. My Husband and I do a lot of car camping (borderline glamping) and it was a nice addition to our camp menu. Some of the recipes are slightly involved (I can’t imagine only cooking from this for our entire trip) but it was fun to substitute a few special meals. Easy to follow instructions and helpful tips. One tip is make sure you prep as much as you can before you leave for your trip. If you are looking to make something a little more than hot dogs, biscuits and jerky this book is for you.

There are lots of good recipes with photos to entice your preparation. Notes at the end of the recipe links to other recipes using similar ingredients so that you can pack less and use up all your supplies to make a variety of meals.

I will use this for at home cooking too! Simple yet tasty recipes. Just the inspiration I needed to get away from cold hot dogs and burnt marshmallows!

Very helpful book with well categorized content and interesting different types of foods to make.

I bought this as a birthday present for a friend who loves camping and he was very pleased with it. It hasn't been used yet as it's mid winter but, apparently, there are lots of recipes in it he's keen to try out!

Because of Summer and lock down we haven't been able to use the book.

Oh wow... this is a realllly nice cookbook. I am planning my next camping trip meal plan with this book and I am so excited to try everything. My camp meals, while yummy, we’re getting a bit predictable. Update: I’ve now tried a bunch of the recipes... all a major hit. This is by far my favourite camp cookbook.