The New Camp Cookbook by Linda Ly – Hardback Cookbook

The New Camp Cookbook is Linda Ly's hardback guide to gourmet camp cooking, with photography by Will Taylor, covering everything from packing a cooler and stocking a camp pantry to cooking proper meals on a camp stove, Dutch oven or open fire. Every recipe is flagged with icons for the gear it needs, so you can pick dinner to suit the campsite.

Campsite cooking with a gourmet streak

Linda Ly lives for the outdoors and good food, and this book is her case that camp meals can be as good as anything cooked at home. It's practical first, with the planning and packing that makes a trip run smoothly, then generous with recipes that'll make the neighbouring tents jealous.

What's inside

It opens with organisation and technique: planning meals, packing a cooler, stocking a camp pantry, building a fire, cooking in foil packs and keeping heat in a Dutch oven. The recipes are then grouped by meal, from morning and midday plates to small bites, camp feasts, and sips and sweets, with sample meal plans for whole weekends.

Standouts include Korean Flank Steak with Sriracha-Pickled Cucumbers, Bacon-Wrapped Trout Stuffed with Herbs, Spanish Chorizo and Chickpea Stew, Grilled Grape and Gorgonzola Pita Pizzas, Foil-Pack Salmon with Pineapple Salsa and Dutch Oven Strawberry-Rhubarb Cobbler, plus Campfire S'mores six ways.

Who it's for

Car campers, caravanners, glampers and road-trippers who want more than tinned beans. Icons for camp stove, Dutch oven, open fire and no-cook make it easy for beginners, and the recipes adapt to a backyard grill between trips.

About Linda Ly

Linda Ly is the author of The New Camp Cookbook, The Backyard Fire Cookbook and The National Parks Cookbook, among others, and the blogger behind Garden Betty, a site devoted to modern homesteading, green living and adventure travel. Her love of camping and cooking has taken her all over the American West, and she calls Bend, Oregon, home.

The Rub Smuggler's Verdict

The Smuggler's run plenty of cargo through the backcountry, and this book would've made those nights a lot tastier. Linda sorts the boring-but-vital stuff first, coolers and camp pantries, then hands you recipes that feel like a restaurant under the stars. Darryl's pick is the Korean Flank Steak with Sriracha-Pickled Cucumbers, a camp dinner with real punch. Pack a copy before your next trip and eat like you planned it. Ride along with Road Trip Cooking for simple campervan fare and Food x Fire for open-flame showpieces. Season the lot with Butchers Axe Basecamp.

Questions answered

Who wrote The New Camp Cookbook?

The New Camp Cookbook was written by Linda Ly, creator of the Garden Betty blog, with photography by Will Taylor.

What's inside The New Camp Cookbook?

Camp kitchen planning and cooking techniques, then recipes for breakfast, lunch, snacks, sweets and camp feasts, with sample meal plans for whole weekends.

Is The New Camp Cookbook good for beginners?

Yes. It covers the basics of packing, fire building and cooking at camp, and icons show which gear each recipe needs.

Is The New Camp Cookbook a hardback, and how many pages?

Yes. It's a 224-page hardback published by Voyageur Press in 2017.

Does The New Camp Cookbook cover Dutch oven cooking?

Yes. It explains how to maintain heat in a Dutch oven, and Dutch oven recipes are marked with their own icon.