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Posted in One Pot Meals, Other, Trail Cooking on Mar 9th, 2010
Out in this months new Wa Trails Magazine (March/April 2010) is two new recipes, on page 35.
Hiker’s Primavera Pasta
Cran-Mac Caramel Bars
~Sarah
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Jan 14th, 2010
A week or so ago we were in REI and I noticed these bars:
I hadn’t seen them before and after researching them I didn’t find them on either Luna’s or Cliff Bars websites. That wasn’t unusual – I have found Luna products over the years that are not on the website. After researching more I [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Jan 4th, 2010
Kirk has been a long time fan of ProBars (but of which I cannot eat due to my braces) so I had hopes for the Fruition Bars that came out this year from ProBar.
I picked up two flavors to try out, Strawberry and Peach flavor. They also come in a Blueberry and Cran-Raspeberry. REI is [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking, hiking on May 4th, 2009
New this month to stores is Odwalla’s Mocha-walla™ energy bar. I happen to love the taste of their bars – they are soft, dental brace friendly and have good nutrition stats. So…combining chocolate and coffee? Sounded good to me!
The bars have a nice aroma of a mocha when you open the package. Soft texture with [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian, hiking on Mar 27th, 2009
Odwalla Bars are one of the few “energy bars” to pass the braces test. Soft, easy to chew and not sticky makes them a great treat for those with dental work going on! The bars are often found in the produce department of grocery stores (though also in the bar aisle as well).
I recently tried [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking on Mar 1st, 2009
I have long been a fan of Luna Tea Cakes, a small soft and easily chewed energy bar that was quite friendly to braces. They have never been easy to find though, only a handful of places carried them.
So this afternoon, I was in Whole Foods scoping out new items and my eyes spied something [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian, hiking on Feb 2nd, 2009
I have been eating Baker Breakfast Cookies for a long time now (nearly a decade) so once in awhile I will find a flavor and realize I have not tried it yet. I was shopping over the weekend when my eyes spied the Peanut Butter & Jelly flavor.
I would say the flavor is the moistest [...]
Posted in Other, Trail Cooking, hiking on Dec 29th, 2008
Gorp Bars
12-ounces chocolate chips (a bag)
6-ounces butterscotch chips
1 cup uncooked quick oatmeal
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup shredded natural coconut
1/2 cup broken or chopped cashews
1/2 cup chopped peanuts, walnuts or sliced almonds
Melt chips in a double boiler or in microwave (carefully if you use the microwave), blend in the honey. Pour [...]
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