Cooking on a Stick: Campfire Recipes for Kids (Acitvities for Kids) - Softcover

White, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0879057270 ISBN 13: 9780879057275

Publisher: Gibbs Smith, 2000

Synopsis

6 x 8 in

48 pages

48 Full-color illustrations

Ages 7 to 11

With these sensible and sensitive safety-first recipes, this upbeat book guides kids through the fun and rewarding process of campfire cooking. Whether they're at a campground with other campers, in the forest with a scouting group, or simply in their own backyard with their family, they'll become familiar with all the basic methods for successful outdoor cooking.

Three cooking methods are explained with recipes given for each: on a stick, in a pouch, and on the grill.

About this title

About the Author

MELISSA DYMOCK is a ski instructor for children ages 3 to 12 and has mastered getting six 5-year-olds dressed and on skis before any of them have to go the bathroom again (most days). For more outdoor adventures, find her at weekendwomanwarrior.com. She lives in Utah.

FRAN LEE has a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Printmaking and a freelance graphic designer and illustrator (www.coatimundistudios.com). She has designed and illustrated many children’s activity books and has been the Art Director for Chicago Review Press and Creative Director for Hello Kitty (Sanrio Inc.). She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband.

From the Back Cover

Going on a family camping trip? Watching dad grill burgers in the backyard? Hiking with your scouting group? Then you'll want to help the adults make some food you really want to eat.

With two dozen easy-to follow recipes for all kinds of food--from main dishes to desserts--you'll have plenty of choices How about Moose Kabobs? Or Loony Eggs? Cozy Caves? Maybe Deer Baubles?

Whatever you choose, you'll learn how to prepare it on a stick, in a pouch, or on the grill. Simple ingredients and preparation, thorough safety guidelines, and basic campfire instructions will help make all of your supervised outings fun ones.

Reviews

Gr. 3^-6. Everything related to campfire cookery is covered here: packing equipment and supplies, building a fire, cooking without pots and pans, and making quick snacks for the trail. The pioneers may not have used nonstick cooking spray and sealable plastic bags, but they would recognize some of the foods represented, and so would anyone who has camped out with a scouting group. Even a novice cook can follow the simple recipes, which often label old favorites with jazzy new names, like "Who-o-o-s Chili" and "Hop Toad Popcorn." Heavy, slightly glossy pages make this book more durable than most other paperbacks. Linocut illustrations with colorful washes brighten every page. Carolyn Phelan

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Campers do it.

Cowpokes do it.

City people sometimes travel miles to do it.

They all cook over a campfire. Sometimes they roast marshmallows in the middle of a forest. Other times they grill salmon in a city park. Whatever they are preparing, it always tastes better cooked out-of-doors. Fresh air and the smell of wood smoke stir the appetite. Without refrigerators, stoves, or microwaves, outdoor cooks can create great meals--sometimes even better than the ones at home!

Edition details

• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879057270
• ISBN 13: 9780879057275
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Lee Fran
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 48