Easy Campfire Cooking

Book excerpt: Over two hundred easy, family recipes you can make over an outdoor fire, whether you’re camping out in the woods, or in your own backyard. Whether you are heading out on a camping trip or simply enjoying a backyard bonfire, this book will satisfy your appetite. You’ll find many recipes for a variety of fun cooking methods like cooking on a stick, in a foil packet, with a Dutch oven, in a skillet, with a pie iron, and more. Great for scouting groups, Easy Campfire Cooking is filled with tips, campfire safety, and techniques on how to build the perfect cooking fire. From breakfast treats, to hot dogs, to s’mores and more—you’ll find recipes the whole family will love. Best of all, cooking over a fire brings together family and friends to enjoy food and fun in a relaxing atmosphere. Inside Easy Campfire Cooking, you’ll find recipes for: Stick ‘Taters, page 21 Tropical Seafood Skewers, page 30 Honey Mustard Chicken Packets, page 50 Hashbrown Pie, page 66 Kayak Tuna Mac, page 91 Starry Night Chili, page 106 Fireside Pizza, page 117 “Full of handy how-tos, tips, and recipes, Easy Campfire Cooking is accessible to everyone, no matter how strapped to city life you are. It is a reminder that the simplicity of campfire cooking is satisfying not only because we are “going back,” but because we are gathering together around the fire among friends.” —Georgia Pellegrini, author of Food Heroes