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Posted in Dehydrating, Trail Cooking on Apr 27th, 2011
I’ll admit it upfront – I don’t dry food as much as I should. I get lazy and buy online, letting the Man In Brown bring me packages from my favorites PackitGourmet and Harmony House Foods. But there are things I cannot buy readily (dried artichokes, cooked and dried gourmet rices, pastas, etc) so I [...]
Posted in Dehydrating, Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Jan 27th, 2011
I love using lentils in our meals – be it at home or on the trail. They are easy to use, pack well and last for a long time. The key of course for outdoor meals is to use cooked and dehydrated lentils. Unless you are rolling old-school style and cook over a fire, spending [...]
Posted in Dehydrating, Food Finds, No Cook Recipes, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian on Mar 12th, 2010
Salsa makes so much better taste wise (the ketchup of modern times?). If you can find packets of it great, but they are not so easy to come up with. The best I have found for convenience is the picante packets at McDonald’s. It is mild and spreads easily. If one asks nicely they may [...]
Posted in Dehydrating, Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Feb 12th, 2009
Over the past couple years we have built up a section on the Trail Cooking website on Dehydrating 101 – everything you need to know to get started without feeling overwhelmed. For this section I got my inspiration from last Saturday’s hike – Teresa had a salad she had used dried artichokes in. I got [...]
Posted in Dehydrating, Food Finds, Freezer Bag Cooking, Insulated mug method, One Pot Meals, Other, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian on Dec 30th, 2008
We love using dried celery and celery leaves in recipes – for both trail and home cooking. While one can buy it commercially it is very easy to do at home. It is what we would consider perfect for dehydrator newbies looking for a project. I came across a great pictorial on it – and [...]
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