Some of these recipes are prized for their outdoor practicality and functionality, such as Lead Bread (a brick- like loaf that will keep indefinitely and survive even an air drop). But then there are gourmet offerings and ideas on preparing wild food.
This cookbook is as much about the people behind the recipes and their adventures - and misadventures - in the outdoors. Hear the stories behind the titling of Angry Moose Scrambled Eggs and Poison Ivy Pesto with Shrimp. Learn why outdoor writer Tim Cahill needs Fat Cocoa to guarantee a warm night's sleep; understand the expedition fare philosophy of mountaineer Jim Whittaker; and why Celebration Cous Cous was special for writer- conservationists Laura and Guy Waterman.
