The Essential Camping Cookbook: or How to Cook an Egg in an Orange and Other Scout Recipes
Where better to go for camp cooking ideas than the Scouts? Nick Allen is a professional chef and has been a lifelong Scout from the age of 6. Now an Assistant Scout Leader, he has cooked for many a Scout expedition and even several Jamborees.
His book — The Essential Camping Cookbook: or How to Cook an Egg in an Orange and Other Scout Recipes — is put together from this experience, featuring not just his own recipes but celebrity recipes including Peter Duncan, James May, Levi Roots, Richard Branson and Bear Grylls, among others. The book runs to 192 pages and contains clear-to-follow recipes, ingredient lists and beautiful images.
Book Synopsis
Drawing on the know-how and expertise of the Scout Association, this inspirational cookbook takes the art of eating outdoors to a whole new level. How to Cook an Egg in an Orange is perfect both for beginners in al fresco cooking and for seasoned campers. There are step-by-step guides explaining all the essential techniques needed to make a glorious feast whether you're at a festival, camping, glamping, or just on a day trip to the beach — including how to cook backwoods-style without conventional equipment, on open fires, in pit ovens, and using improvised utensils. Alongside traditional campfire favourites, you'll find recipes for curries, spicy stews, couscous, exotic barbecues, risottos and delicious one-pot dishes. There are even popular campfire songs at the back to round off the outdoor eating experience.