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Posted in Other, Trail Cooking on Nov 30th, 2009
I came across this book today as a couple more old trail cookbooks showed up in the mail. Backcountry cooking by J. Wayne Fears was published originally in 1980. (See here for the authors website). The book is fine but the vintage cover had me cracking up: Love the guys tongue that is hanging out [...]
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Insulated mug method, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking on Nov 23rd, 2009
It is that time of year! Turkey Day! So if you are planning a hike, do you need some tasty ideas? FBC Hybrid Thanksgiving On The Trail Thanksgiving On The Trail (This is a great read which includes a DIY cranberry sauce recipe) Roast Chicken with Cranberry Sauce Cranberry Chicken Rice (can be made with [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Nov 22nd, 2009
If you live in one of the 32 states with a Papa Murphy’s location be sure to take a look on your next visit for a great buy on shelf stable herby Parmesan cheese. Fully shelf stable it does not require refrigeration and is pack friendly size – just tuck in and go. And cheap [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Nov 21st, 2009
In the past couple years finding dried eggs has become harder unless you buy them online. It used to be normal to find cans of egg whites sold in the baking/flour aisle but not so these days. While egg whites don’t work as great for making hot or cold nog drinks or for scrambles they [...]
Posted in Other, Trail Cooking on Nov 18th, 2009
I love, love, love Kendall Mint Cakes (yeah, you either love or hate them!). Now though, for the most part the only way I can get my fix is to order them directly from the UK. While they ship quite fast…..gasp….paying as much in shipping as you did for the candy is breath taking. A [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 16th, 2009
Great article on Eric Larsen’s current adventure. ~Sarah
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Nov 10th, 2009
As I was reading one of my new (1970′s era) books I kept seeing the same term used: Alimentary Paste. I was totally stumped. What was that? And then I realized it was ramen noodles that the authoress referred to. It was back in the days when the gov’t did not allow them to be [...]
Posted in Trail Cooking on Nov 9th, 2009
It is fun finding obscure trail cookbooks – the hunt for them is always fun. Especially when you find one you didn’t know existed (that is always a pay off!). If one searches the heyday of the genre was the 70′s and 80′s. SO many books came out, many only in print for a couple [...]
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