A couple weekends back Kirk and I had stayed at a Marriott property in Portland, Oregon for an extended weekend. I always keep an eye on the single serving items at the breakfast bars, this hotel had hands down the best breakfast I have seen in a “continental buffet” – it was massive and well [...]
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Quirky Hotel Finds
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, tagged backcountry food, Food Finds, instant soup, Kikkoman Miso Soups, soup on September 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Food Find: Dandies Marshmallows (Did I Hear Smore’s?)
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, tagged Dandies Marshmallows, Food Finds, hiker food, kid friendly trail snacks, trail snacks, vegan marshmallows, vegan snacks on August 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This past weekend Cat and I attended the first Vida Vegan Conference in Portland, Oregon and not only got lots of learning we had lots of tasting going on! In our swag bags out came packages of Dandies Marshmallows which I had seen many times at Whole Foods but hadn’t tried before (still trying to [...]
Nature’s Coffee (and more) Kettles
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, tagged backcountry food, Food Finds, hiker food, Nature's Coffee Kettle, trail food on August 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We recently received a number of Nature’s Coffee Kettles line to review. Nature’s Coffee Kettle is a line of hot beverages that come in similar packaging to freeze-dried meals and feature a handy pouring spout and handle for your hand.They come in a wide variety of flavors – as you can see below – and [...]
Food Find: Fiber One Brownies
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, tagged backcountry food, Fiber One Brownies, Food Finds, hiker food, kid friendly trail snacks, snacks, trail food, trail snacks on July 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Yeah, yeah….I am sure you are saying “Fiber One?” but lets talk tasty snacks here first….single serving packets of moist brownies.And did I mention moist? That and and tasty! Chocolate Fudge Brownies: Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies: .89 of an ounce each, 90 calories, 3 grams fat and 5 grams of fiber. Lets face it…we hikers [...]
Dr. Drip Coffee
Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking, tagged backcountry food, coffee, Dr. Drip Coffee, Food Finds, food reviews, hiker food, hot drinks, trail food on July 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
New to the scene is Dr. Drip Coffee, an easy to use way to make fresh coffee on the trail (or really anywhere) using ground coffee, not instant. The entire packaging is compostable (and or recyclable for the outer box) – all of it – making it a friendly choice. (I am testing it out [...]
Costco Find: Freeze-Dried Fruit
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, tagged backcountry food, Food Finds, freeze dried fruit, trail food, trail snacks on July 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Costco has changed the boxes of individual servings of freeze-dried fruit recently, dropping the one they had and carrying instead a Kirkland branded of Oregon Freeze Dry (which is the parent of Mountain House). The 20 count boxes have 3 varieties: plain apples, cinnamon spiced apples and strawberry/banana. The apples are US grown, the strawberries [...]
Food Find: Sweet Chili Sauce
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, tagged backpacking food, Food Finds, hiker food, single serving packets, sweet chili sauce, trail food on July 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I happen to love sweet chili sauce and will put it on nearly anything (boring mac n’ cheese? bland ramen? dump some on!).It hasn’t always been easy to find in grocery stores until recent years but could be found online. Sweet chili sauce is starting to (finally) take America by storm and is getting easier [...]
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