It's that time of year when cooking outside is the best kind of cooking. Here are some of our favorite cookbooks to inspire meals in the great outdoors. 

The Outdoor Kitchen by Eric Werner & Nils Bernstein is a guide for anyone to learn to cook outside over a fire. 

How To Grill Everything by Mark Bittman provides simple recipes for flame-grilled meals. 

Rodney Scott's World Of BBQ :Rodney Scott celebrates an incredible culinary legacy through his life story, family traditions, and unmatched dedication to his craft.

The Camp & Cabin Cookbook: by Laura Bashar supplies lists and prep work that can be done ahead of time, the instructions include options for cooking both outdoors over a roaring fire or indoors.

Road Trip Cooking by Arno and Mireille Van Elst presents on-the-go recipes for your stove, campfire or barbecue. 

The Backyard Fire Cookbook by Linda Ly offers techniques and recipes to master cooking with live fire and coals.

En Feu de Manon Lapierre offre plein d’idées pour enfin bien manger en camping!  

The Outdoor Cookbook by Linda Ly is a guide to how to cook every meal of the day outside.

How To Grill Vegetables by Steven Raichlen celebrates all the ways to grill green, and red, and orange, and purple, and yellow veggies and all sorts of vegetables. 

Happy outdoor cooking!