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Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian on Feb 9th, 2011
Shelf stable chickpeas (garbanzo beans)? Tasty Bite has another shelf stable product out there, in its normal ‘tort’ packaging. I found it at Whole Foods, in with the ‘ethnic foods’. It is part of the ‘Meal Inspirations’ line, which features ready to serve legumes and grains. Chunky Chickpeas: The chickpeas are vegetarian (I’d call them [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, One Pot Meals, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian on Jan 18th, 2011
The current issue of Washington Trails has been out for awhile now and we have 3 new recipes in the January/February 2011 issue in our ‘Trail Eats‘ column. One Pot Chickpea Pasta is a delicious vegetarian friendly one pot dish: Carrot Cake In A Bowl, a twist on oatmeal for breakfast: The third recipe is [...]
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Insulated mug method, No Cook Recipes, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian on Jan 2nd, 2011
Welcoming in 2011….wow. Is it 2011 already? Do I want to admit that this coming summer will be my 20th high school reunion? Eek! I think hiking is better to think about than that…..hah! I can say one thing though….every year I get requests from our great readers asking about healthier options for trail meals. [...]
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, Trail Cooking, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian on Nov 10th, 2010
What is a tiny bar in the growing organic market that will have you actually wanting more? Wings of Nature™ bars! Kirk and I had a chance to try out all three of their flavors and both of us agreed we’d love to carry them while hiking. The bars may seem small at 1.4 ounces [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Freezer Bag Cooking, Insulated mug method, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian on Oct 28th, 2010
In the current issue of Washington Trails (September/October 2010) the theme was all about foraging and included a Foraging Article on it, including recipes as well from Langdon Cook. Our column, Trail Eats, featured two recipes that involved foraging. We added the Blackberry Green Beans recently: We have more up on Trail Cooking foraging for [...]
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Insulated mug method, No Cook Recipes, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian on Oct 26th, 2010
I love peanut butter – it is affordable even if you buy the good stuff – it is fatty and a good source of calories and protein. Having said that you can swap in most other nut butters in the below recipes. Unsalted cashew or unsweetened sunflower butter work well if you have allergies. Spicy [...]
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