Recipes

Sourdough French Toast

When you're car camping, breakfast easily can turn into brunch.

Curried Chickpea Salad Wrap

Car camping lunches can be as laid-back or as involved as you want, but we usually opt for something in the middle.

Cast Iron Pizza with Bacon and Dates

Dinner is when your skills as a camp chef are on full display.

Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

Labor Day might be the unofficial end of summer, but it's also the beginning of Pumpkin Spiced Everything season.

Apple, Bacon, and Cheddar Grilled Cheese

In the summer, a campfire during the day seems crazy.

Dutch Oven Chili Cornbread

Two of the biggest names in comfort food join forces in this Dutch oven chili and cornbread combo.

Sweet Potato Chorizo Frittata

We each have our own morning routine, but for us a good day on the hill starts with a solid breakfast.

Quick Curry with Soba Noodles

Coming in from the cold, there are few things quite as heartening as a hot bowl of curry.

Mushroom Bolognese with Parmesan Polenta

After a long hard day out in the cold, all we want is something warming, rich, and luxurious to eat for dinner.

Spicy Southwestern Breakfast Hash

This hearty plant-based breakfast hash is our DIY take on the popular freeze-dried backpacking meal of the same name.

Trail-Ready Cranberry Almond Granola Bars

Most homemade granola bars share the same tragic flaw.

Dehydrated Quinoa Corn Chowder

At the end of a long day on the trail, we want our dinner to be hearty, but not middle-of-winter-in-Siberia hearty.

Blueberry French Toast Bake

French toast is a classic camping breakfast, and its basic ingredient list and uncomplicated preparation make it a breeze when you’re cooking for two.

Barbecue Chicken Quesadillas with Pickled Red Onions

Anyone with kids knows that quesadillas are a lunchtime godsend.

New Orleans-Style Red Beans and Rice

Smoky, spicy, and deeply satisfying, this hearty one-pot wonder is a camp-friendly adaptation of the classic New Orleans-style red beans and rice.

Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash With Scallions

Sweet potato breakfast hash with crumbled chorizo sausage is a simple, one-skillet meal and the perfect way to greet a crisp autumn morning.

Autumn Panzanella

A delicious medley of fall flavors, this panzanella features toasted bread, cranberries, pecans, and apples with a maple vinaigrette.

Roasted Stuffed Squash

Whether you're making this for Thanksgiving or just want to get into the spirit of the season, this roasted stuffed squash is like having an entire feast in an edible bowl.

Perfect Overnight Oats

While a full-course English breakfast might sound like a hearty winter meal, the cook time (and subsequent cleanup) could easily burn an hour and a half of your morning.

Tomato Soup and Cheesy Croutons

We developed this creamy tomato soup and cheesy crouton recipe to be an on-the-go version of grilled cheese and soup (one of our favorite winter lunches).

Savory Vegetable Stew

When returning home from a winter outing, the smell of savory stew is absolutely irresistible.

Rösti

A cross between a pancake and a hash brown, rösti is a traditional Swiss breakfast that originated in the cantons near Bern.

Pasta e Ceci

Blurring the line between fully loaded stew and brothy soup, pasta e ceci features a soul-warming tomato and veggie broth, chopped carrots, pasta, and chickpeas.

40-Minute Cassoulet

Traditional French cassoulet is famous for two things: being rich and full of meat and taking days to make.

Backcountry Yogurt Parfait with Granola

While a parfait of creamy yogurt, crunchy granola, and fresh fruit might sound like something you'd order at a trendy brunch spot, this is a breakfast you can enjoy on the trail as well.

Cowboy Caviar Salad

Featuring a mix of black beans, tomatoes, bell peppers, black-eyed peas, and corn, this cowboy caviar salad makes a super simple backpacking lunch.

Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff

Beef stroganoff has been a staple backpacking meal for generations.

Mountain Skillet

Fried potatoes, peppers, onions, cheesy scrambled eggs, and sausage.

Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes

This vegan version of sloppy joes uses red lentils, diced peppers and onions, and a tangy tomato sauce to recreate the flavor of the original—without the mystery meat.

Vegetarian Chili Mac

Combining the smoky and spicy flavors of chili with the rich creamy texture of homemade mac and cheese, this one-skillet chili mac hits all the right notes.

Pumpkin French Toast

It can't really be autumn without the taste of pumpkin, right?

Carrot and Scallion Fritters with Curry Yogurt

Cheese and crackers might be all the lunch we crave during the heat of summer, but in the cooler days of fall we find ourselves looking forward to hot lunches again—something warm and filling but n…

Fennel and Sausage Flatbread

We won't debate whether this delightful campfire meal is properly called a flatbread or a pizza.

Savory Breakfast Scones

Daylight is precious this time of year, meaning breakfast can be a grab-and-go affair.

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

The happy convergence of squash season and soup weather inspired us to develop this chipotle-spiced butternut squash bisque, which will warm you from the inside out.

Cast-Iron Skillet Cottage Pie

If you're in need of a meal to take the chill out of your bones this winter, look no further than our take on a traditional cottage pie.

Shaken Oats with Apples and Bananas

Instant oatmeal is a standard campsite breakfast, mostly because it's easy, comforting, and you can buy a box of the stuff at nearly any grocery or convenience store you pass on the way to camp.

Jerk Pineapple and Avocado Tacos

If you've ever had al pastor tacos, you know they're a mouthwatering combo of the savory richness of spiced pork, the sweetness of pineapple, and the tartness of lime juice.

Snap Pea Stir Fry With Brown Rice

Fresh vegetables taste better when camping.

Tahini Date Butter With Fresh and Roasted Berries

Nothing says summer quite like fresh berries.

Cauliflower Wedges With Fava Beans and Green Allium Relish

This healthy, light, colorful lunch is designed to use nothing but a grill—no pots or pans.

Dutch Oven Charred Summer Vegetable Stew

Eating canned stew heated over an open fire is a camping tradition for lots of folks.

Hawaiian Roll Breakfast Sliders

Breakfast sandwiches are often greasy, which doesn’t always sit well when hoofing it over a high-altitude pass.

Soba Noodle Salad

Cool, fresh, and filling, this salad is a fantastic lunch choice for whatever kind of day autumn delivers.

Curried Smoked Salmon Chowder

This coconut milk-based chowder satisfies without weighing you down.

Indian Chickpea Salad on Toast

Ever crave delicious and fresh Indian food at camp?

Savory Vietnamese Crepes (Bánh Xèo)

Bánh xèo is a central Vietnamese dish originating from the days when Vietnam was a French colony.

Vietnamese Butternut Squash Soup

This soup is a staple in everyday Vietnamese cuisine and is easy to make at camp.

Black Bean Sweet Potato Chilaquiles

Have a big trail day planned?

Mushroom Bourguignon

The phrase "rib-stickin' meal" could have been coined for the traditional French dish boeuf bourguignon, which is savory, rich, and about as comfortable as comfort food gets.

Bitters Sangria Fizz

We followed the pandemic trend of cutting back on our drinking—after we had followed the pandemic trend of drinking more than usual.

Tofu Florentine

Most recipes we develop start with practicality as the first ingredient, but here's one where fanciness takes priority.

Almost Instant Noodles

This recipe is inspired by Indomie brand mi goreng—instant noodles coated with a super flavorful sticky sauce.

Bouillon Powder

Using broth in place of water makes almost everything taste better.

Caramelized Banana Pancakes

Finding a plant-based pancake mix at the grocery store seems to be pretty hit or miss, and they don't always taste the best.

Mexican Lime Soup

During the height of the pandemic in 2020, my husband Daniel and I did all fifty-two walks in the book Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles by Charles Fleming.

Chili Crisp Roasted Nuts

I was lucky enough to test this recipe in California's Joshua Tree National Park during a rare stint of snow in the desert.

Charred Tofu Breakfast Sandwiches

I started eating vegetarian in 2011 when I was living with vegan friends.

Cajun Grits Bowls

Writing a cookbook has many perks.

Backpacker’s Granola in a Bag

Sometimes you just need to get going in the morning, and this granola and powdered milk combo is a great way to kickstart your day.

Spring Rolls

We know what you’re thinking already: that camping spring rolls are impossible.

Campfire Nachos

There’s one word that can sum up every order of nachos we’ve ever gotten from a restaurant: disappointment.

Root Vegetable Hash

Winter is the time for root veggies like turnips, parsnips, and sweet potatoes.

Coconut Tomato Soup + Sautéed Mushroom Grilled Cheese

Heartwarmingly nostalgic, few lunches are as comforting as grilled cheese and tomato soup.

Short Rib Goulash

First prepared by 9th century shepherds in the mountains of central Europe, goulash is a paprika-forward, meat and vegetable stew.

Pacific Northwest Scramble

We subscribe to the belief that a good day on the trail starts with a good breakfast.

PB&J Granola Bars

Peanut butter and jelly isn't just a nostalgic childhood favorite, it's a go-to staple for many experienced backpackers as well.

Moroccan Chicken Couscous

Dinner serves as the glorious reward after putting in a long, exhausting day, so the stakes to get it right are pretty high.

French Toast

If you ever speak to someone about following a plant-based diet who's never considered it, you will likely hear a list of dealbreaker concerns that they couldn't imagine “living without.” All vegan…

Mighty Meal Salad

We've long experimented with how to bring fresh vegetables outdoors with us.

White Bean Chili Verde

Chili is always a welcome and hearty meal to enjoy in the outdoors.

Halloumi Breakfast Sandwich

If you’re gonna go for broke with a meal when car camping, make it the first morning’s breakfast.

Trail Mix Fig Bars

More than once when packing for a long hike, we’ve thought how great it would be if all our meals came in bar form.

Not Your College Ramen

There’s a reason ramen is a dorm room classic: It’s cheap, easy to make, and is totally filling.

Pistachio Date Balls

There are only three ingredients in these treats, but they're much more than the sum of their parts.

Smoky SoCal Hash

It takes awhile to appreciate Los Angeles, but after over twenty years of living here, I have to admit I love this place.

Spicy and Sweet Tempeh Stir-Fry

Tempeh, a high-protein fermented soybean product, is a staple of Indonesian cuisine.

Blueberry Baked Oatmeal

I know this isn't the dessert section, but I need to let you in on a secret—blueberry baked oatmeal is pretty much breakfast bread pudding: It's warm, comforting, soft, and just the right amount of…

Buffalo Cauliflower Wraps

Usually I find wraps boring, but these are anything but.

Spicy Miso Ramen

In the world of backpacking, ramen is to dinner what oatmeal is to breakfast.

Lemony Dill Chickpea Salad Sandwiches

Chickpea salad recipes are pretty common in vegan cookbooks and blogs, and they work as a great substitute for deli meats on sandwiches.

Turkish Flatbread

This recipe is inspired by my husband Daniel's time living in Berlin, where he would pick up Turkish flatbread (lahmacun) most days for the equivalent of a couple bucks.

Origami Foil Bowl

Even if you never forget to bring a bowl when camping (we wish we could say we've never forgotten), this bowl-in-a-pinch is a pretty handy trick to learn.

Blueberry Coconut Oats

Despite the colloquial assertion that oatmeal sticks to your ribs, instant oatmeal packets are actually a poor backpacking breakfast.

Sweet + Spicy Cashew Chicken Wrap

Lunch on the trail is typically a quick affair.

Chicken Alfredo with Veggies

Dinner on a backpacking trip is one of the most anticipated events of the day.

Bell Pepper Egg Sandwiches

Egg sandwiches are a great handheld breakfast option to make while camping, but they can be a challenge: If you’re just frying one egg at a time, it’s hard to keep up with demand, but if you put to…

Campfire Grilled Caprese Sandwiches

Few things capture the essence of summer quite like grilled tomatoes.

Banh Mi Tacos

We love a Banh Mi and we love tacos, so we decided to combine the two.

Quick-Pickled Vegetables

Dutch Oven Bourbon Banana Bread

With a fluffy center and slightly caramelized bottom, this Dutch oven banana bread tastes like having dessert for breakfast.

Teriyaki Beef Jerky

Once you discover how easy it is to make your own teriyaki beef jerky using a dehydrator, you’ll never go back to store-bought again: It’s sweet, tangy, and dangerously addictive.

Beer Bratwurst with Sauerkraut

Nothing captures the spirit of fall like an Oktoberfest-inspired campfire dinner.

Gingerbread Pancakes

There are a lot of great seasonal foods appearing around the holidays (peppermint sticks, cookies, hot chocolate) but one of our favorites is gingerbread.

Slopeside Stromboli

We’ve had a lot of cold-cut sandwiches over the years, and while many have been good, they’re just not something we look forward to.

Chicken and Dumplings

After a long day out in the cold, it’s nice to come back to a dinner that’s not just filling but genuinely comforting as well.

Strawberry and Coconut Quinoa Porridge

Instant oatmeal is a morning staple for many backpackers, ourselves included, but it’s easy to get burned out on it.

Roasted Pepper Hummus

Backpacking lunches can be tricky.

Sweet Potato Peanut Stew

With a dehydrator, you can easily adapt your favorite car camping meal into a great backpacking meal.

Tomato-Basil Frittata

Have a big group that wants eggs?

Southwest Black Bean Burger

Camping lunches can be tricky.

One-Pot Pasta with Grilled Sausage and Mushrooms

If you really want to crank up the sense of community, few meals give you that big family dinner feeling like a good old-fashioned pasta dish.

Sweet Potato and Apple Breakfast Hash

While we enjoy a good breakfast hash all year, our chosen ingredients change with the seasons.

Chicken Salad Wrap with Pecans and Cranberries

After months of long days, we can feel the light shift as the solstice draws nearer.

Dutch Oven Chicken Marbella

Sweet, savory, crispy, and saucy, this Dutch oven recipe for chicken marbella delivers a gourmet campfire experience with a bare minimum of work.

Cinnamon-Apple Dutch Baby

Warm, fluffy, and delicious, this cinnamon-apple Dutch baby is a great way to greet a cold winter morning.

Smoky Eggplant Curry

Nothing warms you from the inside out like a rich, hearty bowl of curry.

Mushroom Stroganoff

When it comes to winter comfort food, stroganoff is king, thanks to its creamy sauce, filling egg noodles, and mushrooms bursting with umami flavor.

Chocolate Hazelnut Granola

We love no-cook breakfasts on the trail.

Cold-Soak Pasta Salad

Backpacking lunches always present a conundrum.

Quinoa Burrito Bowl

If you've ever dreamed of a trailside burrito bowl complete with all your favorite mix-ins, wake up.

Blueberry and Banana Pancakes

Though they seem simple, pancakes can go wrong in a surprising variety of ways, especially in camp.

BBQ Jackfruit “Pulled Pork” Sandwiches

This vegan alternative to a pulled pork sandwich makes a great one-skillet lunch, and while pulled pork takes hours of slow-roasting, this jackfruit version can be ready in 20 minutes.

Camp Stove Paella

This plant-based version of the classic Spanish rice dish uses an assortment of salty and briny ingredients to imitate the seafood-forward flavor profile of the original.

Homemade Dutch Oven Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon rolls are a classic camp breakfast, with swirls of cinnamon baked to golden perfection and topped with a light drizzle of icing.

Apple & Brie Grilled Cheese with Baby Greens

Autumn is grilled-cheese season.

Acorn Squash Risotto with Shiitake Mushrooms

With creamy rice, chunks of acorn squash, and toothsome shiitake mushrooms, this one-pot camping dinner is a bowl full of fall comfort.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Overnight Oats

My parents took my brother and me camping all the time when we were growing up.

Ember-Roasted Baba Ghanoush

You don't have to make every piece of a meal from scratch as long as you have 1 or 2 impressive from-scratch elements.

One Pot Pasta Puttanesca

My mom once accidentally poured a boiling pot of water on her sock-and-sandal-covered foot as she was trying to drain pasta in the Sierra backcountry.