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Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking on Feb 22nd, 2011
Over the weekend I reviewed Corzaonas Squares in Chocolate Chip, on Monday I tried out another flavor: (Sorry about the fuzzy photo…wrong camera setting!) Banana Walnut Oatmeal Squares: And a view of the back, nicely baked square: As with the chocolate chip flavor the bar has a pleasing flavor, not overly sweet and is nicely [...]
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Insulated mug method, No Cook Recipes, One Pot Meals, Other, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian on Dec 30th, 2010
Hoping to hear that some of our readers will be getting out this coming weekend (maybe the snow will slow down for some of us!). New Years Day is often a snowshoeing day for us, getting out and loving the snow till we freeze – then we head home. Good way to clear the mind [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian on Dec 27th, 2010
With the holidays over and spring in my eyes, it is time to get back to gear reviews! And food is gear, no? TrailCooking received a hefty package of meals from the folks at Wise Foods recently. Lots to choose from indeed. Wise Foods has been in the business of emergency/survival/preparation foods for a considerable [...]
Posted in Food Finds, One Pot Meals, Other, Trail Cooking on Dec 19th, 2010
Showing up of late in outdoors stores is a line from Enertia TrailFoods branded under Coleman. Expect to find these at chains such as Cabela’s rather than say REI. The meals are a combination of classic Enertia meals re-branded under the Coleman name with new meals featured as well. Pancakes are a favorite of mine [...]
Posted in Other, Trail Cooking on Dec 17th, 2010
Last night Kirk and I were watching a vintage episode of Connections, from back in the late 90′s.The show is beyond fascinating, from its early episodes in the 70′s and on, you will learn some quirky things you might not think about. Anyhow, at the end of one of the episodes he is talking about [...]
Posted in Gear, hiking, Hiking Gear, Other, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking on Nov 29th, 2010
Consider this a random list of things that Sarah likes – the items have been in either her, Ford’s or Kirk’s packs. They are not matched items and vary from UL to heavy weight packing styles. One thing about them all is that they work and or taste good. If you are looking for fun [...]
Posted in Other, Trail Cooking on Nov 13th, 2010
I was looking through a couple of my recent additions to the Trail Library and one book,The Upscale Outdoor Cookbook: Simple Recipes for Campers, Backpackers and Short Order Cooks, had a recipe in it for Instant Shepherd’s Pie. And it occurred to me that many of the older outdoor cookbooks called for dried chipped beef [...]
Posted in Other, Trail Cooking on Nov 5th, 2010
Walker tried out another brand of ready to eat baby food with packaging that is aimed at the ‘to-go’ crowd. With identical packaging to Ella’s Kitchen that we recently reviewed, Happy Baby is another player in the organic baby food market. I hadn’t realized that the caps on the stage 1 and 2 meals are [...]
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