One-Pan Gourmet Fresh Food on the Trail 2/E: Fresh Food on the Trail

By Don Jacobson

Book Overview

How to prepare simple, delicious meals on the trail

If you think eating in the backcountry means either cooking out of your car trunk on a multiburner stove or subsisting on dried fruit and freeze-dried pouch food, think again. In the first case you're not really in the backcountry, and in the second case, says Don Jacobson, you're not really eating.

The One Pan Gourmet shows you how to enjoy Mother Nature and enjoy easy, tasty, and satisfying meals using fresh ingredients and only one pan, pot, or small oven.

Don has gathered and trail-tested all the recipes, and he's added some new favorites for this edition. He's also included up-to-date information on cookware, outdoor stoves, and water filtration, as well as: More than 175 recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessertVegetarian options and low-fat choicesProvisioning and packing adviceWeekend menu plans for pan, pot, and oven

"Will improve the eating habits of all hikers. Gives the overnighter a delightful (yet luxurious) addition of tasteful, well-devised meals that require only one pan, pot, or do-it-yourself stove."--Sierra Outdoors

"Jammed full of a wide variety of dishes."--Sea Kayaker

"Offers a unique perspective on using fresh foods in the wild."--American Hiker

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071443177
• ISBN13: 9780071443173
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: International Marine Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.7" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Real food with 1 pan - a slim cookbook to stash in the truck

I bought this book for my husband's elk hunting trips. The book is only 1/2-inch thick, yet it gives lots of ideas for healthy cooking at camp (or offshore) when you reduce your cooking gear to only one pot or pan to save weight and space. The recipes are sorted by the type of pan best suited for them (fry pan vs. pot).It discusses what mixes or preparation can be done before leaving home, how to pack the food for hiking, and how to rig a bear bag to keep the food safe from varmints. Mr. Jacobson even shows how to build an oven from a 3-pound coffee can. My husband likes the checklist of essential kitchen tools and spices.For the non-cook, Mr. Jacobson has included recipes for scrambled eggs, hard-boiled eggs and fresh coffee. However, this little book also includes more exotic recipes such as Calcutta Chicken and Red-Eye Stew.Mr. Jacobson's fare is geared to a 2-night outing, allowing him to carry fresh food rather than rely on dehydrated food.It's a useful little book, one that stashes easily in the truck or boat. Camping out doesn't have to mean hot dogs and beans!