Pendleton Woolen Millis - The Pendleton Field Guide to Campfire Cooking

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Names: Keats, Sarah, author. | Bro, Lindsey, author. | Pendleton Woolen Mills, Inc., organizer.

Title: The Pendleton field guide to campfire cooking / Pendleton Woolen Mills ; recipes by Sarah Keats, Lindsey Bro.

Description: Series: The Pendleton field guide series

Identifiers: LCCN 2021036796 | ISBN 9781797207599 (hc) | 9781797207650 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Outdoor cooking. | LCGFT: Cookbooks.

Classification: LCC TX823 .P44 2022 | DDC 641.5/78--dc23

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The best thing about campfire cooking is the connections we make. Gathered around a fire with friends and family, set in natures landscapes, we tap into the great outdoors with all five senses. These opportunities remind us to be present and appreciate the land for all it offers.

Presence is a lifelong study with many teachers, made evident by breathtaking scenery, fresh air, clear water, and a wild abundance of flora and fauna. Camping is an exercise in finding balance: These connections to our world and our campmates offer us a break from everyday stressors and annoyances, bringing us back into the moment and offering peace in our existence without all the extra stuff. Connecting with presence out theresoaking up the visuals, the scents, the soundshelps us find peace when were not out there.

For us, presence is both the process and the goal of camping: It is almost impossible to camp without some constant acknowledgment of the moment. From the detailed preparation of the trip to setting up camp just right to planning and preparing meals, the rituals and rhythms of camping connect us to the present, giving us ample opportunities to create the moments we take with us as memories when we pack out again.

Camping is elemental, peeling away the layers of modern living to help us enjoy the simplest of practices for exactly what they are. In it, we exercise our need for freedom, taking ourselves outside of cities, schedules, and screens. Out there, the only real schedule were bound to is the suns path across the sky. Our to-do lists contain only camp chores, recreation, leisure, meals, and snacks. With little pressure to do anything other than be present, were able to sit around the campfirewrapped in warm wool blanketsmesmerized by a chorus of smoke, crackles, and sparks. We keenly equip ourselves with necessities and practical comforts, balancing our wants and needs within our cargo space. We make any campsite our home for the time being. We sleep deeply and rise early. We run, play, hike, swim, labor, and rest. And, boy, do we eat. We cook as much to entertain ourselves as to fill our bellies and warm our hearts.

The Pendleton Field Guide to Campfire Cooking aims to connect us to the great outdoors through food. Using the senses as much as the ingredients themselves, our approach is offered up with a grain of salt, knowing this isnt an ultimate how-to manual for success. Rather, its a collection of thoughts designed to inspire anyone to think a little differently about how to prepare meals, adapt recipes to different environments, and strike a balance in the creative exploration of camp cooking.

This book is an evergreen helping hand for every camp cooks journey. Useful information and ideas are designed for beginners and seasoned cooks alikefrom packing checklists to suggestions for making recipes your own, inspiration and opportunities are unwritten between the lines. Without concrete starting or end points, the satisfaction of self-sufficiency at your campsite is something to bask in, evolve, and master over a lifetime.

Preparing, cooking, and eating meals outdoors will be a new experience each and every time thanks to changing factors, such as the weather, your campsite, and who youre sharing it with. Look at these variables as opportunities to try new recipes, improvise on your favorites dishes, or add a surprise course. Many camp stews and grilled bratwurst plans have been delightfully derailed by luck in the form of a beautiful rainbow trout or two. Polenta or porridge dishes are easily modified with seasonal herbs and vegetables. Tuning in to whats bountiful in your region and season will yield special mealtime experiences made possible by a well-stocked pantry and basic camp cooking know-how.

In these pages, youll find a breakdown of the camp cooks kitchen and pantry, some tried-and-true methods and suggestions, and a heaping handful of recipes inspired by our favorite camping memories with friends and family in beautiful landscapes. Many of these recipes are variations on familiar favorites created for their regions: the forest, the shore, and the desert.

Exploring old logging roads and discovering secret glacial lakes and winding mountain rivers conjure up a piney breeze and mossy, lush undergrowth. Berries and herbs are at home here. Finding snow-capped mountain views in the middle of August offers a good excuse to bridge the seasons with filling hot meals like Shishito Tomato Baked Eggs ().

At the shore, we fall in love time and time again with the mystery, simplicity, and abundance of our oceans, lakes, and rivers. Coal-Baked Oysters () warms your bones after a day spent in the cool, salty air. Here, theres a great expanse to discover, just like the sea itself.