Cooking

Proper meal planning and good recipes aren’t just camping necessities — they add to the overall experience and teach Scouts about proper nutrition, preparation, and teamwork.

Campground Cooking

Now You're Cooking!

By Scouting magazine

Scouting magazine presents the prize-winning recipes for entrées, side dishes, and desserts in our Great Tastes in Camp Cooking Contest.

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Easy Eats: Chili Tonight!

By Scouting magazine

Spice up your family’s dinnertime with a delicious Southwestern delight. Stir it up firehouse hot or kid-friendly mild with meat, chicken, or turkey.

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Easy Eats: Fire it Up

By Scouting magazine

Quick, nutritious meals cooked on the grill give busy families the luxury of eating together at dinnertime.

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Easy Eats: Cold Comfort

By Scouting magazine

Crank out your own sumptuous brands of homemade ice cream, guaranteed to stir up the whole troop’s taste buds.

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Advice on safe food storage while camping

By Scouting magazine

Scouter B.W.M. is concerned that his Scouts are careless in the way they handle food. He asked how to teach safe food-handling and dishwashing procedures.

Campground Cooking

Outdoor Smarts: ‘I’m Still Hungry’

By Scouting magazine

Careful menu planning examines the rigors of high adventure activities and makes sure that calorie and nutrition levels not only meet energy requirements but also leave diners feeling satisfied.

Campground Cooking

What to do when cooking eats up time for activities

By Scouting magazine

Scoutmaster P.T. says his Scouts spend so much time preparing and cleaning up after meals at district- and councilwide camping events, they miss some activities. How, he asks, can his troop streamline the routine so the boys have more time to participate?

Campground Cooking

Winning Recipes for Campfire Cuisine

By Scouting magazine

We pick the top entrées, side dishes, and desserts from nearly 350 reader entries in Scouting magazine’s “Camp Food Favorites” recipe contest.