The Complete Trail Food Cookbook: Over 300 Recipes for Campers, Canoeists and Backpackers

by Jennifer MacKenzie, Jay Nutt, Don Mercer

Appetizing, energizing and easy-to-prepare recipes to enjoy on the go. These outstanding recipes meet the needs of wilderness and camping enthusiasts and provide tasty homemade meals. Trail food made by combining wholesome foods dried at home with nutritious store-bought ingredients is more economical than commercially prepared packaged food, and it can be customized to suit individual tastes and to avoid preservatives. This wide array of recipes, from the everyday to the gourmet, includes breakfasts, main courses, side dishes, breads, high-energy snacks, desserts and hot and cold beverages. Many recipes are "just add water," and some require no cooking at all. Recipes such as these are so good they could be enjoyed every day, not just on the

Genres: Cookbooks, Food

264 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2010

Reviews

[Desiree · Rating 4 out of 5]

A useful resource book for dehydrating food and making meals for the trail/camping. Even for car road trips to have picnics that do not need to be kept cold.
Good companion books to help round out missing information:
The Dehydrator Bible: Includes Over 400 Recipes by Jennifer MacKenzie (some information is repeated)
The Ultimate Dehydrator Cookbook: The Complete Guide to Drying Food, Plus 398 Recipes, Including Making Jerky, Fruit Leather & Just-Add-Water Meals by Tammy Gangloff

[Tamara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not at all what I expected. Most of the book is devoted to dehydrating and then re-hydrating food. I don't have the desire to buy a dehydrator, but if I did I would definitely try out some of these recipes.

The two recipes that I thought would be doable for me were "Bird Seed Squares" (kinda like granola bars) and Banana Peanut Butter Smores. Why oh why have I never thought of this???