Feast by Firelight: Simple Recipes for Camping, Cabins, and the Great Outdoors [A Cookbook]

by Emma Frisch

Overview

A transporting, lushly photographed book with easy-to-prepare recipes for gatherings at campgrounds and cabins alike.

Feast by Firelight offers solution-oriented recipes that make cooking outdoors feel effortless and downright fun and it shows how to utilize clever cooking methods, prep food at home, and pack smart. The book includes recipes for camp cooking as well as detailed menus, shopping and equipment lists, and tips showing how to prepare before you leave. Featuring 70 accessible recipes, it is the first of its kind in the outdoor-cooking niche to pair useful information with evocative photography of finished dishes and useful illustrations (such as how to pack a cooler and how to build a fire), setting a new standard for camping cookbooks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399579912
Publisher:	Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Publication date:	04/10/2018
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	262,870
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

EMMA FRISCH is the cofounder and culinary director of a premier glamping destination in the U.S., Firelight Camps, featured in Vogue, Travel Channel, Wall Street Journal, and Martha Stewart. She was a top finalist on Food Network Star season 10, and lives in Ithaca, New York.

Read an Excerpt

I go into the wild to still the noise inside my mind. I feel as if I’ve come alive when pockets of evergreen perfume drift inside my nose and the soft murmur of creeks trickle into my ears. Being outdoors heightens the senses in every way, cultivating an ideal mind-set for cooking.
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

How to use this book 5

The essential outdoor kitchen 10

How to pack your outdoor kitchen 12

How to pack your cooler 16

How to pack your pantry 18

Bring the heat: campfires, camp stoves, grills 20

Before you go 28

Best Ketchup on Earth 30

Whole-Grain Honey Mustard 31

Easy Italian Mayonnaise 32

Zesty Za'atar Olive Oil Dip 33

Classic Creamy Hummus 34

Smoked Salmon Spread 37

Quick Pickles 38

Maple-Rosemary Roasted Almond Mix 39

Firelight Quinoa Granola Clusters 40

No-Bake Chocolate Pretzel Power Bars 42

Wild Elephant Snack Bars 43

Honey Graham Crackers 44

Heavenly Vanilla Marshmallows 47

Mamma's Famous Chocolate Chip-Banana Bread 49

Ayla's Lemon-Olive Oil Thumbprints 50

Breakfast 52

Cardamom-Mint Turkish Coffee 54

Coconut-Quinoa Breakfast Bowl with Lemon and Blueberries 57

Amma's Fruit Salad with Honey, Lime, and Mint 58

British Baked Beans 59

Zesty "Praline" Bacon 60

Skillet Biscuits with Everything Spice 62

Skillet Home Fries with Zesty Za'atar 66

Shiitake, Sausage, and Cheddar Frittata 67

Bird in a Nest with Honeyed Avo 68

Chocolate, Bacon, and Burrata Breakfast Sandwich 71

Tiramisu French Toast with Strawberries 72

Sandwiches and salads 74

No-Sweat Sandwich Guide 76

Summer Squash "Pappardelle" with Basil-Sunflower Seed Pesto 79

Raw Kale Caesar Salad 82

Lemony French Lentil Salad with Feta 83

Anytime Dill and Beet Salad 84

Lemon and Parsley Potato Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing 87

Carol's Favorite Pasta Salad with Tomatoes, Basil, and Mozzarella 88

Classic Creamy Slaw with Pecans 89

Happy hour 90

Scorched Lemon-ade 92

Hibiscus Lime Power-ade 93

Campari Sangria Spritz 94

North Star Glühwein 96

Mason Jar Margs 97

Smoky Marys with Charred Pepperoncini 99

Charred Bread 102

Guacamole in Its Shell 103

Pan con Tomate 105

Smoky Baba Ghanoush 106

Roasted Corn Salsa 107

Not So Devilish Eggs 108

Campfire Popcorn with Sea Smoke 109

Camp Mess Nachos 110

Piggies in Pajamas 112

Sides 116

Red Pepper-Fennel Kraut 118

Grilled Eggplant and Zucchini with Zesty Za'atar 119

Grilled Asparagus with Honey Mustard Dressing and Shaved Parmesan 120

Fire-Licked Kale with Maple-Tahini Dressing 122

Coal-Baked Potatoes and Fixings 123

Chile-Lime Festival Corn with Feta and Cilantro 125

Dutch Oven Rosemary-Sea Salt Cornbread with Hard-Cider Butter 128

Main events 130

"Welcome to the Garden" Thai Curry 132

BBQ Tofu with Toasted Coconut 133

Spiced Sweet Potato and Kale Tacos 135

Best Veggie Burger 136

Italian Meatball Burger 139

Grilled Hawaiian Pizza 140

Grilled Sausages and Polenta with Red Pepper-Fennel Kraut 143

Salami and Snap Pea Paella 144

Zero-Degree Chili 147

Banh Mi Pad Thai Noodles 149

Marinara Pasta Bake with Tuna and Capers 150

Burnt Broccoli Mac 'n' Cheese 152

Pan-Seared Rainbow Trout with Whole Radishes 155

JoAnne's Alder Wood-Smoked Salmon 157

Foil-Packet Salmon with Lemon, Thyme, and Blueberry 159

Crispy Lemon-Thyme Skillet Chicken with Green Beans 160

Honey-Coriander Glazed Pork Chops with Roasted Corn Salsa 163

Rhubarbecue Country Ribs 164

Fire-Licked Skirt Steak with Mamma's Salsa Verde 167

Sweet endings 170

Strawberry Gingersnap Chia Seed Pudding 172

Old-Fashioned Bourbon Fool with Cherries 173

Grilled Stone Fruit with Bread Crumble 174

Apple Harvest Crisp 178

Molten Lava Campfire Brownies in Orange Cups 180

Golden Milk 182

Hot Chocolatada 183

Menu planners 184

Acknowledgments 193

Index 196

Editorial Reviews

01/01/2018
Food blogger, Next Food Network Star finalist, and Firelight Camps cofounder Frisch proves campfire dining doesn’t have to mean eating cold food out of a can. Here she offers more than 75 camp-friendly recipes that, for the most part, emphasize flavor over fuss. Though the need to make from scratch one’s own graham crackers for s’mores is debatable, Frisch’s do-ahead approach makes a lot of sense in this collection. All the ingredients for Zero-Degree Chili, coal-baked potatoes with fixings, and rosemary corn bread with hard-cider butter are put into ziplock bags and brought to the camp site; all the cook has to do is prepare a fire, transfer them to a pan, and the meal is good to go. Other dishes—such as a smoked-salmon spread; praline bacon; and lemon, parsley, and potato salad—come together quickly and can be prepped at home. Salient tips on outfitting an outdoor kitchen, the art of efficiently packing a cooler, and, perhaps most importantly, building and maintaining a campfire go a long way toward ensuring success for novices and veteran campers alike. Those who love the outdoors and want to elevate the experience will find Frisch’s book as vital as a good knife and extra matches. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

Cooking under the open stars with the right tools in hand deepens our connection to nature in the most special of ways. To experience it with a sense of prepared confidence, buy this book!”

—Michel Nischan, founder of Wholesome Wave and James Beard Foundation award-winning chef
 
 “What I love most about Emma's recipes is that they're incomparably delicious but not intimidating to make—and that's because she's as great a teacher as she is a chef. This book takes all the guesswork out of cooking in the great outdoors, which makes it just as much fun as camping itself.”

—Justin Fenner, senior editor, Men's Journal
 
“There's a joy in simple things done under the sky. Listen to Emma Frisch spin the ol' dharma of woodsmoke and cicada song, creating a serenade as you prepare the best food you're ever going to make for yourself. Get lost in the stories, chill your beer in the stream, and tuck in.”

—Duff Goldman, author and star of Ace of Cakes
 
“Filled with fun and accessible recipes, bold and inspiring photography, and documenting Emma's tales with loved ones around the world, this book dares you to go outside and enjoy the simple pleasures in life, starting and ending with a meal around the fire.”

—Farideh Sadeghin, executive director of the test kitchen at Vice Munchies
 
“In this delight of a book, Emma Frisch shares her passion for nature, a genuine love of camping, and enough expert advice and recipes to convince even me that it would be worth the risk of being the main ingredient on a bear’s menu to eat this terrific food.”

—Simon Majumdar, author and broadcaster
 
"Feast by Firelight is more than just a cookbook, it’s an essential guide to dining outdoors. The pages are bursting with detailed instructions on everything from how to properly pack a cooler to how to light a charcoal grill. The recipes are uncomplicated and easy-to-follow, using simple ingredients and clever techniques to create mouthwatering meals that go far beyond store-bought hot dogs and s'mores. Emma’s fervor for both food and nature is infectious, and I have no doubt this book will soon find a spot in the backpack of every outdoor enthusiast.”

—Nicole Gaffney, Food Network Star Season 10
 
“Emma’s recipes and the whole book are fun, easy, and simple. We all can learn how to make living simply so elegant. This book is a must-have.”

—Annie Farrell, Farm Builder, Millstone Farm

"Feast by Firelight delivers the smell of campfire, the promise of adventure, and a guarantee of the best food you'll ever eat under the stars."

—Thayer Walker, correspondent, Outside Magazine

"I've always preached that we need to show that sustainability can be sexy and fun. With Feast by Firelight, Emma Frisch shows that it is possible!"

—Majora Carter, Public Radio Host

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