Cee Dub's Dutch Oven and Other Camp Cookin'

I bought this book as a christmas present for my father. He moved to Idaho a few years ago, and now loves everything Idaho, so I knew he would love that it was written by an native! He hasnt put it down since Christmas, because not only does it have great recipes but funny short stories too!

For me as a German "Dutch Oven Lover" this cookbook is an easy and efficient way of learning how to cook with a Dutch Oven; the recipes are explained in detail and easy to change with other ingredients that are handy. The highlights of this book are the tales which are very amusing and informative at the same time. It gives this cookbook a touch of a Wild West story book, nicely to read and entertaining. When did you read - really read - a cookbook last time? This book was fun to read and I learned a lot of "handling" my Dutch Oven and outdoor cooking.

I havn't had the opertunity to try the recipes yet but this cookbook is a great read. The recipes all look basic enough with a good mix of simple supermarket ingrediants as well as wild game recipes. I have about a 1/2 dozen dutch oven cookbooks and these are by far the best read so far. Unfortunatly despite the listing this is *not* spiral bound and wont stay open while cooking hands free. The second book, "more Cee dub's Dutch Oven and other camp cookin" is still spiral bound.

While not being much of a cook myself, I have found this book to be truly enlightening. (It helps to have a good cookbook for those of us who aren't blessed with the gifts of Cee Dub) It is not only filled with all kinds of great recipies, but they are organized in a way that makes it easy to find something interesting to make... whether cooking in the back yard or out camping with the whole family. I know that this book will be one that gets USED! Plus, it is full of great stories from an incredible person. I have to admit that this is the first cook book that I have been able to sit down and read for enjoyment as well as MUST HAVE Dutch Oven tips and recipies. A must have for the outdoorsman!