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Posted in Food Finds, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking on Sep 11th, 2009
Have you heard of Pack Lite Foods? You may well not have. They are not a big company nor do they have a lot of selections but what they do carry is well thought out. The meals are very compact (one thin bag and a dessication packet) and while one pot meals, are efficient for [...]
Posted in Trip Reports, photos on Aug 7th, 2009
I was talking with Cat yesterday when I realized I had not been to Eunice Lake, which is in Mt. Rainier NP, since August of 2005. It was with Cat I had been there last. With the weather being cool this week doing a hike that doesn’t focus on mountain views sounded good. And the [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, hiking on Jul 2nd, 2009
Starbucks newest marketing angle is “Real Food. Simply Delicious.” I can say hello to that – no artificial colors, flavors, trans fats or HFCS added anymore to their products. For me, having no chemical colors is a door opening after nearly 3 years of going dye-free due to my migraines. It is a simple joy [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking, hiking on Apr 25th, 2009
It has been awhile for a commercial meal review so Ford and I tried out Alpine Aire’s Santa Fe Black Beans and Rice entree. The package weighs in at 6 1/2 ounces and retails for $6.03. Opening up the package you get a strong smell of cumin, so do be aware of that. It is [...]
Posted in Food Finds, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking on Nov 6th, 2008
Kirk and I tried out Packit Gourmet’s Cranberry Orange Griddle Scones for a late breakfast. As always it comes with everything you need – the scone mix is the ‘just add water’ type. Getting going, I got a non stick fry pan heated up over medium heat. I add the cranberries to the dry mix [...]
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