Moveable Feasts - cooking and eating in the great outdoors

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Moveable Feasts

What to eat and how to cook it in the great outdoors

Author

Amy-Jane Beer and Roy Halpin

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

ISBN

9781852845346

Published

23 Oct 2008

Availability

Published

Edition

First

Price

£14.95

ISBN (10)

1852845341

Size

21.0 x 14.8 x 1.7cm

Pages

288

Originally Published

23 Oct 2008

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Moveable Feasts contains all you need to plan your camp cooking. Part one has advice on nutrition, camp cooking equipment, water, packing food, camping with children and wild foods. Part two has nearly 100 recipes for camp meals with an index highlighting high-energy, lightweight, child-friendly, vegetarian, prepare-at-home and super-quick recipes.

Why this book?

PART ONE

Chapter 1

Food and the Great Outdoors
    Camping in the UK
    Food and Performance
    Keeping Campers Happy

Chapter 2

Essentials of Nutrition – What Your Body Does with Food
    Food Groups
    Digestive Physiology
    Special Diets

Chapter 3

Equipment
    Stoves
    Fuels
    Fire Starters
    Cookware
    Cooking Utensils
    Eating Ware
    Useful Ancillaries
    Travelling Light, or Everything but the Kitchen Sink?

Chapter 4

Water and Drinking
    Where Does It All Go?
    Dehydration
    Water Sources
    Waterborne Diseases
    Water Treatments
    Carrying and Storing Water
    Going Without – a Lightweight Solution?

Chapter 5

The Camp Larder
    A–Z of Great Foods and Ingredients
    Long-life Foods

Chapter 6

Packing, Storage and Transportation
    Reusable Packaging
    Disposable Packaging
    Recycled Packaging
    Packing Food in Your Rucksack
    Storing Food in Camp

Chapter 7

The Camp Kitchen
    Setting Up
    Hygiene and Washing Up
    Rubbish Disposal
    Cooking in the Dark
    Cooking in Bad Weather
    Cooking at Altitude
    Shelters for Cooking
    Open Fires

Chapter 8

Wild, Local and Seasonal Food
    Wild Foods
    Buying Local
    Buying Seasonal
    Fresh Fish
    Shellfish
    Collecting Wild Plant Foods

Chapter 9

Camping à la Carte
    Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Expeditions
    Adventure Racing, Mountain Marathons and other Endurance Events
    Longer Expeditions
    Camping with Children
    Large Groups

Chapter 10

Saving the Day: Mistakes, Mishaps and Misfortunes
Illnesses
Accidents
Culinary Mishaps

PART TWO

Weights and Measures
Recipes
    Hot Breakfasts
    Snacks, Soups, Side Dishes and Starters
    Main Meals
    Puddings, Cakes and Sweet Treats
    Drinks