The Essential Cottage Cookbook: Simply Delicious Recipes for Cottages, Cabins, and Wherever Your Travels Take You - Hardcover

Andrea Buckett

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525612831 ISBN 13: 9780525612834

Publisher: Appetite By Random House, 2025

Synopsis

Whether you vacation at a cottage, cabin, lake house, campsite, or trailer, the experience is universal. It's about getting away from the daily grind and spending time surrounded by nature. But what's on the menu when you arrive? The Essential Cottage Cookbook has got you covered. Written by Andrea Buckett, who has vacationed at her family's cottage countless times since she was a child, this cookbook is full of flexible, flavour-packed recipes. Everything is developed for minimal kitchen tools and equipment, so you can easily whip up a filling meal and still have time to relax. Chapters are divided by meals for every cottage experience under the sun (or rain, or snow!), including: Make It and Take It: Recipes prepped at home and then easily assembled when you arrive after the drive, like Little Bean Chili, Half-Time Ribs, or the Epic-Layered Breakfast Pie. In the Cottage Kitchen: For when you want to savor the joy of preparing a meal, indulge in the One-Pot Roasted Chicken with Mushroom Barley or Taco Tater Tot Cottage Pie. Happy Hour: Snacks and drinks for those precious in-between moments, such as Dill-icious Pickle Dip and No-Bake Kettle Chip 'Nachos' or a Pitcher of Margaritas for the adults and Easy Shave Ice for the kids. Light the Barbecue: Nothing beats cooking outdoors! Bask in meals straight off the grill like Curried Chickpea Flatbread with Fresh Tomato Relish or Steak Fajitas with Chimichurri Avocados. For a Crowd: Hunger-crushing recipes perfect for a large group of friends or family such as Fully Loaded Corn on the Cob or Creamy Tortellini & Greens Salad. Around the Campfire: A must-do cottage activity when the stars illuminate the night sky! Recipes like Three-Ingredient Macaroni & Cheese or Raspberry Waffle S'mores make campfire cooking easy. The Essential Cottage Cookbook also includes guides on how to stock a cottage kitchen (whether you rent or own), packing tips, and menu plans. And you'll find hosting tips for cottage owners, trip-ready advice for renters, and advice on how to be a great cottage guest and be invited back year after year. Whether swimming, hiking, or even just relaxing outside, enjoy satisfying and relaxing cottage meals morning, noon, and night, thanks to this cookbook.

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About the Author

ANDREA BUCKETT has over 20 years of experience working in the food industry as a corporate chef, recipe developer, culinary instructor, and caterer. In addition to her own platform, Andrea Buckett Cooks, she is a regular guest on The Good Stuff with Mary Berg, and has been featured on Breakfast Television, CTV Your Morning, and Today's Shopping Choice among others. You'll find her at her family's cottage in Haliburton, Ontario, each summer where she works from a pontoon boat and paddleboards in her free time.

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Excerpt from the Preface

The cooler is loaded, the car is packed, and you’ve checked the stove at least three times to make sure it’s off. You hop in, turn on the radio, and drive—right into the thick of afternoon traffic. It takes some time, but the six-lane highway slowly shrinks to two lanes until finally the concrete jungle fades away into the rearview mirror. Eventually the radio signal starts to get staticky, so you turn off the tunes, roll down the windows, and reach your arm out to ride the air waves. You take a big breath, and there it is, that feeling, the reason you make a point of getting out of town whenever you can.
            That feeling is the common thread that motivates so many of us to escape the routine of our very full everyday lives. It might be a seasonal getaway at your family cottage on the lake, a one-off weekend with friends at a swanky mountain rental, or a solo week-long escape to a rustic cabin in the woods.
            Whether you call it a cottage, cabin, chalet, lake house, camp, or trailer, the experience is universal. It’s about getting away from the daily grind, taking a breather, and spending time surrounded by nature. Where the passage of time is earmarked not by emails and to-do lists but by morning swims, hammock naps, campfires, and whatever else brings you back to that feeling. Dare we name it? Joy? Contentment? Freedom? Here’s to the place, whatever you call it, that allows you to rediscover over and over again that indescribable feeling where you can let go of daily expectations and escape the routine of everyday life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Appetite By Random House
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525612831
• ISBN 13: 9780525612834
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288