About the Author:


Brooklyn mom Maggie da Silva is an avid car camper, nature lover, blogger and recipe tester. She blogs about all things camping at realfamilycamping.blogspot.com and loves to connect with fellow campers as @FamilyCampers on Twitter. Maggie is also the author of five children’s books in the Nature’s Children series published by Grolier Educational, and the Editor-In-Chief of Gooch! Magazine, an art, literature and humor magazine which she founded in 1997.

The Real Family Camping Cookbook


by Maggie da Silva

“Years of experiments in cooking camp food for her family led to Maggie da Silva's development of original dishes and adaptations which are presented in The Real Family Camping Cookbook, a practical and humorous e-book filled with over 150 family-tested recipes accompanied by quotes and reflections from her family camping trips.”- Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review, July 2011


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  1. •Over 150 family tested recipes

  2. •All the kid classics you remember plus plenty of  dishes "just for the grownups"

  3. •Easy, step-by-step instructions

  4. •Easy-to-browse Table of Contents

  5. •Search by keyword or phrase to locate recipes or ingredients

  6. •14 S'Mores Variations!

“The Book is stuffed full of great recipes - with over 150 kid tested ideas that are campsite friendly, I was amazed at all of the variations and clever cooking techniques used!” - The Blended Family Blog Read full review here. http://www.blendedfamilyblog.com/2011/07/book-review-the-real-family-camping-cookbook/shapeimage_1_link_0

“...over 150 family-tested camping recipes and musings that are sure to please the palate and funny bone of both little and big campers.” - Steph Hepburn, Times Picayune, July 2011

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Available now for the Kindle, Nook, iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch!

“Maggie da Silva has a cool blog and an e-cookbook devoted to the joys of family camping meals. Some smart ideas in here for summer hijinks on the road.” - Sam Sifton, New York Times, July 2011