Cooking the One Burner Way : Gourmet Cuisine for the Backcountry Chef

by Melissa Gray and Buck Tilton

• ISBN13: 9780762706709
• ISBN10: 0762706708
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

Cooking doesn't have to be bland if you learn how to prepare more than 150 meals - ranging from the simple to the elaborate - on top of your favourite compact one- burner stove.

Author Biography

For more than fifteen years Melissa Gray and Buck Tilton have been cooking up meals for bicyclists, paddlers, and backpackers across North and South America. Their recipes have been field tested on many hungry students of the National Outdoor Leadership School, Outward Bound, and the Wilderness Education Association.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Pretrip Planning
Nutrition: Body Fuel	1	(4)
Food and Menu Planning	5	(8)
Repackaging and Resupplying	13	(4)
Just Add Water: Freeze-Dried and Dehydrated Food	17	(4)
High-Energy Drinks and Bars	21	(4)
The Backcountry Kitchen
Setting Up the Outdoor Kitchen	25	(4)
Stoves and Fuel	29	(6)
Gear for the Outdoor Kitchen	35	(4)
Camp Kitchen Hygiene	39	(6)
Recipes and Secrets of Backcountry Cooking
Cooking Tips and Other Bits of Friendly Advice	45	(6)
Breakfasts	51	(16)
Munchables	67	(8)
Sauces	75	(6)
Soups	81	(2)
Entrees	83	(24)
Backcountry Baking	107	(14)
Desserts	121	(12)
Coffee and Other Addictions	133	(2)
Appendix
Cups per Pound of Commonly Packed Foods	135	(2)
Substitutions	137	(1)
Measurements	137	(1)
Calories per Pound of Commonly Used Foods	138	(1)
Sources of Food and Gear	139	(4)
Index	143