The Back-Country Kitchen
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Beat the cost of freeze-dried meals, add taste to your trip!

The Back-Country Kitchen was written for campers and other outdoor enthusiasts who prepare meals in the wild. Recipes include camp breads, hearty chowders and soups, easy one-pot main dishes and international favorites that have been adapted for camping. Emphasis is on easy to pack, easy to prepare lightweight foods. Many recipes use dried foods that are readily available at grocery stores or camping stores; complete, easy to follow home drying instructions are also included. Cooking methods are explained thoroughly, so even the novice cook is assured of success. Below is a list of some of the recipes in the book.

A special chapter includes recipes for anglers and hunters. There's even a color photo sequence that shows how to quickly and easily field dress a trout.

  • Pack your own lightweight mixes from readily bought ingredients or from your own home-dried foods
  • Beat the cost of pre-packaged freeze-dried meals, add taste to your trip!
  • Over 150 unique, tested recipes...not the same recipes you've seen in other books
  • 208 pages, including 16 in full color
  • Softbound (perfect binding), featuring unique lay-flat binding
  • Includes easy instructions for home-drying over 50 foods vegetables, fruits, and meats...the most thorough instructions ever published in a camping cookbook!

Note: This book is not affiliated in any way with Country Kitchen Restaurants.
Wilderness campfire scene Here are just a few of the recipes in this unique book:
  • Main Dishes: Upside Down Sloppy Joes / Clam Sauce with Pasta / Chicken Chili / Mushroom Spaghetti / Sweet and Sour Chicken / Turkey Tetrazzini / Tamale Pie / Blackened Steak
  • Camp Breads: Beer-Rye Campfire Bannock / Italian Stick Bread / Chinese Scallion Bread / Skillet-Baked Biscuits / Campfire-Baked Yeast Bread / Simple Hot Rolls
  • Side Dishes: Hopping John / Tabouli Salad / Blue-Cheese Macaroni / Chili Mac / Pasta Carbonara / Minnesota Green Bean Casserole / Roasted Corn on the Cob / Carrot Apple Raisin Salad
  • Soups: Clam Chowder / Italian Pasta Soup / Chili Soup with Macaroni / Potato-Dill Chowder / Beef Barley Soup with Caraway Dumplings / Corn Chowder
  • Fish and Game: Northwoods Guide's Fish Fry / Easy Rack-Grilled Fish / Planked Fish / Cajun Venison Tenderloins / Tenderloin Diane / Grouse a la King / Pheasant Kabobs Hangover Style
  • International Favorites: Trail Kung Pao Chicken / Ratatouille / Garlic Chicken with Curry / Red Beans & Rice
  • Plus... Breakfasts, beverages, desserts, and miscellaneous!

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Author cooking at campsite

About the author...

Teresa Marrone is the primary author and/or consultant of numerous other outdoor cookbooks (click here for information on some of these other books), and has written for magazines including The Minnesota Conservation Volunteer, Outdoor Life and The Boundary Waters Journal. An outdoors enthusiast, Teresa spends many days cooking in the wild each year, from Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area to the high desert plains of Wyoming. She is a dedicated angler, and also enjoys gathering wild foods. Teresa has also instructed outdoor cooking for groups including Becoming An Outdoors-Woman and The National Wild Turkey Federation.

One of Teresa's newest books is Abundantly Wild; this book focuses on harvesting and preparing wild edibles in the Upper Midwest. Another popular book by the author is The Seasonal Cabin Cookbook, which features delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes that follow the seasons.