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Posted in Book Reviews, Trail Cooking on Feb 6th, 2012
Very European is the elegant new cookbook Cook Wild: Year-Round Cooking on an Open Fire, which is being released this spring in the US. The book is an English version of her current book, which is in German. Covering the basics of making fire, types of wood, how to cook over an open fire and [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian on Feb 2nd, 2012
While this isn’t a shelf stable food, for first day out or dayhiking, Sabra Single Serving Hummus Packs are perfect for tucking in. I picked up the Roasted Red Pepper for trying out: It is two sealed packs inside – one is the hummus, the other is crunch pretzel chips: The kit weighs 4.56 ounces [...]
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Insulated mug method, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking on Feb 1st, 2012
The latest recipes from our column, “Trail Eats” In Washington Trails Magazine (the January/February 2012 issue). The theme was warm and nourishing soups, perfect for cold weather hiking/backpacking/snowshoeing trips. Clam and Bacon Chowder In a sandwich bag: 1 cup instant plain mashed potatoes ¼ cup shelf stable bacon 4 tsp low sodium chicken bouillon 1 [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Jan 9th, 2012
Trader Joe’s has slowly been adding more varieties of freeze dried fruit and berries – they already have carried blueberries, bananas, strawberries, pineapple chips, mango and more – new is raspberries and seedless red grapes: Each resealable bag is 1.2 ounces and around $4. A good deal overall for a quality product. They are both [...]
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Insulated mug method, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian on Dec 31st, 2011
In the December 2011 issue of Women’s Health Magazine, there is an excellent article on oatmeal. Besides having some great recipes – savory oats for breakfast? Yum! Lets just say that oats, maple syrup and bacon are my kind of thing….but I digress, back to my original train of thought and it is on the [...]
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, One Pot Meals, Vegetarian on Dec 30th, 2011
Two days from 2012 starting! That got me in the mood for a new trail breakfast. Something warm, nourishing, slightly sweet yet with a little savory. And this breakfast pudding was just what I craved! Breakfast Pistachio Rice Pudding Rice, milk, cranberries, a little brown sugar and cinnamon and lovely green pistachios – yum! ~Sarah
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Dec 22nd, 2011
Being a Washington State native I grew up on Liberty Orchard’s Aplets and Cotlets – and their extensive candy collection. I love the mix of gummy candy and chopped nuts. Yum! This week we had samples of a newer line, The Orchard Bar, show up for review. Imagine if I had my favorite fruit and [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Dec 19th, 2011
Prunes, er, I mean dried plums, don’t usually rank up there as exciting outdoor food but the new packages of of Sunsweet® Plum Amazins™ Diced Dried Plums caught my eyes: Dried plums tend to be really sticky/messy so I don’t carry them often (especially in summer when they start sweating and get even more sticky) [...]
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