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Along A Bluff

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , , , , , , on August 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Kirk and I had headed up to Whidbey Island this morning. Coming into the ferry dock at Clinton: We drove up to Ft. Ebey State Park and went to the Gun Battery area to jump up on the Bluff Trail. The Bluff Trail is one of the few trails in the area that is hiker [...]

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Food Find: Sahale Snacks Glazed Almonds

Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, tagged , , on August 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I came across the Honey Glazed Almonds at Starbucks in a pack friendly 1 ounce pouch. They are an interesting flavor, neither sweet nor overly savory. You get the almonds, the cranberries but what oddly stands out is the vanilla bean – which works with the sesame seeds. The small pouch is what intrigued me, [...]

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Trail Cooking Gear Find: Easy Sprouter

Posted in Gear, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking, tagged , , , on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Last week in an order I had picked up from Frontier Foods I got an Easy Sprout Sprouter to try out (also available on sale at Frontier). The sprouter is an interesting piece of gear. It weighs in at 4.9 ounces for the main 4 pieces (inner, outer, small seed inner piece and vented lid). [...]

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Biscuit Making 101

Posted in One Pot Meals, Other, Trail Cooking, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A question came to me this morning on making pan biscuits and if I had any tips to share. And who doesn’t love biscuits? Yes, they do take a little extra work but they are worth it if you carry a non-stick pot you can have easy baking. While a frypan lid is nice they [...]

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Two Tasty Summer Recipes – Wraps and Ice Cream

Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, No Cook Recipes, Other, Trail Cooking, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

These two recipes are featured in the July/August issue of Washington Trails Magazine. Asian Chicken Slaw Wraps: Ice Cream in a Bag: I hope you enjoy these two new recipes, both which are perfect for the dog days of summer! ~Sarah

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Odds and Ends

Posted in Book Reviews, Food Finds, Trail Cooking on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Making pizza on a Caldera Stove? Yes! Check it our for a gourmet meal! I found a couple more books to add to our Trail Library recently. A few are still on the way, those added recently though? Kayak Cookery: A Handbook of Provisions and Recipes – First edition from 1986. Packrat Papers (Volume 2) [...]

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Walker’s First Hike To Sunrise

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , , , , , , , on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Ford and I took Walker up to Sunrise for his first time yesterday. We left rainy cold weather behind as we drove higher towards Rainier. The last 1,000 feet of elevation gain was in a thick cloud, one of those go 2 mph’s as you cannot see in front of you and on a cliff….but [...]

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Recipe Re-Do: Smoked Salmon Pasta

Posted in Dehydrating, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This recipe re-do caught my eye in the current issue of a certain outdoorsy magazine. It claims to serve 4 but with only 8 ounces of pasta, 8 ounces of salmon and a small smattering of vegetation honestly it would only serve 2 average appetites without a large loaf o’ bread to fill everyone up! [...]

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