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Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Insulated mug method, No Cook Recipes, One Pot Meals, Other, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian on Oct 26th, 2011
Hiking and it is cold (or at least heading that way)? Out here in the PNW we are already waking up to mid 30′s for temps and in the mountains it is colder we have had snow a number of days already. Just the way fall should be So here are a smattering of recipes [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking on Jul 18th, 2011
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 [...]
Posted in Other, Trail Cooking on Jun 6th, 2011
My trainer at the gym last week handed me an old yellowed page – from the February 1999 issue of Backpacker Magazine. It was pages 33 and 34 and had recipes for making your own energy/trail bars. Times have changed since 1999 it was very apparent…. After all, how often does one see recipes for [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking on May 20th, 2011
Recently we received a goodie package from the folks at Fruitzio: Packs of freeze-dried fruit in Kiwi, Apricots, Apples & Strawberries and Peaches. Being that the fruit is freeze-dried it is of course very light – the packs feel like air (you might almost wonder if the resealable pouch is heavier than the fruit!). The [...]
Posted in Other, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian on Apr 2nd, 2011
While baking a project this afternoon (on a very rainy day) it occurred to me that the results were perfect hiking food. Portable, healthy and portion controlled. And so healthy the squirrels will be attacking you…. While they look like cookies they are not quite that. A blend of savory and sweet in a cookie [...]
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, No Cook Recipes, Other, Trail Cooking on Mar 28th, 2011
From the March/April 2011 issue of Washington Trails Magazine are these two new recipes – Savory Tuna Salad: Peanut Butter Granola Cups: ~Sarah
Posted in Food Finds, Freezer Bag Cooking, No Cook Recipes, Other, Trail Cooking on Mar 28th, 2011
Another recent find was for Jello Chocolate Mousse Mix: New to the market it isn’t up on Jello’s website yet. Find the boxes next to the regular instant pudding (we found it at Walmart). It also comes in Caramel flavor though that wasn’t being sold there. Easy to make, you can do it on trail. [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking on Mar 7th, 2011
We often call for oil in our recipes for some good reasons: oil is a great source of calories, much needed fats and most of all makes your meals taste so much better!(120 calories and 14 grams fat per Tablespoon? Stellar!) Now carrying that oil can be messy. For long trips a plastic 8 ounce [...]
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