Northern Trails Press

Quality cookbooks for outdoors enthusiasts
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• Gathering and cooking wild edibles •
• Camp and cabin cookbooks •

Abundantly Wild book coverAbundantly Wild
Collecting and Cooking Wild Edibles in the Upper Midwest

Wild edibles are everywhere--even in your own back yard. Accomplished outdoorswoman and chef, Teresa Marrone, shows you how to take advantage of the wild edibles that surround you. With her expert advice, you can...

  • Delight in finding new foods and saving money, too
  • Enjoy spending time outdoors with a new purpose
  • Eat more fresh, healthy, natural foods and reduce your intake of processed foods

440 pages, full-color photos throughout; softcover. Save $3.95 with our special price! See the detail page for ordering information.


The Forager's HarvestThe Forager's Harvest
A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting and Preparing Edible Wild Plants

This is the most in-depth and thorough book we've ever seen on identifying and harvesting selected wild plants. Drawing upon a lifetime of experience with wild plants, author Sam Thayer shares his in-depth knowledge of foraging with the authority, enthusiasm and humor that have captivated thousands. This book includes detailed preparation information, but does not feature recipes (see Abundantly Wild for recipes featuring wild foods).

  • More than 200 color photos, showing each edible part in the proper stage for harvest
  • Step-by-step tutorial to plant identification
  • Thorough discussion of how to identify, gather and use the plants

360 pages, full-color photos throughout; softcover. Save $2.95 off regular list price! See the detail page for ordering information.


The Back-Country KitchenThe Back-Country Kitchen
Camp Cooking for Canoeists, Hikers and Anglers

The premier cookbook for campers who want to travel light!Pack your own lightweight camping food mixes! Beat the cost of freeze-dried pre-packaged meals, add taste to your trip. Learn how to use grocery-store staples to make your own easy-to-cook mixes. Also features traditional camp favorites such as stick bread, roasted corn on the cob, fresh fish etc. Ideal for canoeists, hikers, and anyone who cooks in rustic settings. Includes full dehydrating instructions. 208 pages, including 16 in full color; softbound. Regular price $14.95; now just $10.00!



The Seasonal Cabin CookbookThe Seasonal Cabin Cookbook

The cabin is the place to kick back, enjoy the sunset and be in tune with the seasons. The Seasonal Cabin Cookbook celebrates the change of seasons and helps you enjoy delicious foods that are perfect for a cabin setting!

  • Dishes are easy to prepare in a basic kitchen set-up ... no fancy equipment needed!
  • Recipes use foods that are easy to find, even in small-town stores
  • Includes family favorites and kid-pleasing recipes, as well as easy yet elegant dishes
  • Best of all, these dishes are so good that you'll even want to cook them at home!

400 pages; softcover. Save $1.95 off regular list price! See the detail page for ordering information.

• Wild game and fish cookbooks •
• Dressing and preparing game and fish •

Slow Cookers Go Wild NEW!! Slow Cookers Go Wild! 100+ Recipes for Wild Game

Slow cookers are perfect for wild game, because the long, low-temperature cooking tenderizes wild game--and makes it melt-in-your-mouth delicious. This exciting new book was published in July 2006!

  • There's more to slow cooking than just cream of mushroom soup! Learn exciting new recipes for slow cooking wild game
  • Chapters include Breakfast and Brunch; Soups and Chili; Sandwiches and Such; Main Dishes; Party Time; and On the Side
  • Recipes feature venison, pheasants, ducks, geese, wild turkey, rabbits, squirrels...even wild boar!

Over 100 recipes, 128 pages. Hardcover; includes 16 pages of full-color photos. Save $5.95 with our special price! This is a great book for anyone who enjoys hunting or cooking wild game. Great for deer-camp cooking! See the the detail page for more information.


We are pleased to offer four titles from The Complete Hunter series on cooking wild game and freshwater fish:

4 hardcover cookbooks
  • Dressing & Cooking Wild Game: The original and still considered one of the best. Wild game from field to table!
  • America's Favorite Wild Game Recipes: Tested recipes from great cooks--home cooks and even restaurant chefs--all across America
  • Venison Cookery: Everything you wanted to know about preparing venison (deer, elk, moose etc.), including sausagemaking and smoking
  • Preparing Fish & Wild Game: A comprehensive reference that includes field dressing and portioning techniques for fish and game, as well as over 100 recipes

  • For fans of saltwater fish and seafood, we have this beautiful cookbook:

    The Saltwater Cookbook

    The Saltwater Cookbook
    Fish and Seafood from Ocean to Table

    Whether you buy your fish and seafood at the store, or venture out into the ocean to harvest your own, this book is for you. This exciting cookbook takes the mystery and worry out of seafood and fin fish cookery by explaining the preparation in simple, easy-to-follow recipes and instructions. Includes tips for handling your own saltwater catch, as well as what to look for when purchasing fish and seafood. Full nutritional analysis for each recipe included. Over 135 recipes, 128 pages. Hardbound; full color throughout. By Tim Lauer.

    Save $5.95 with our special price! This is a great book for anyone who enjoys fish and seafood. See the the detail page for more information.


    We also offer another beautiful, full-color wild game cookbook...

    A World of Game Cooking

    A World of Game Cooking

    This unique book features over 130 international-style recipes for wild game. Stunning, full-color photos throughout will make your mouth water.

    • Includes classic game recipes such as Small Birds Italian Country-Style, English Pub Pie with Game, and Hasenpfeffer (German marinated rabbit)
    • Recipes adapted for game include Goose Breast Wellington, Tandoori Pheasant and Venison Bourguignon

    160 pages; full-color photos throughout. Hardbound. Not available in stores. Save $6.95 with our special price! See the detail page for more information.


    About Northern Trails Press

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    Northern Trails Press
    5353 Oliver Avenue South - Minneapolis, MN 55419
    Fax: (612) 920-1784

    We regret that due to time constraints and copyright issues, we are unable to provide individual recipes from any of the books we sell.