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Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Dec 22nd, 2011
Being a Washington State native I grew up on Liberty Orchard’s Aplets and Cotlets – and their extensive candy collection. I love the mix of gummy candy and chopped nuts. Yum! This week we had samples of a newer line, The Orchard Bar, show up for review. Imagine if I had my favorite fruit and [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Dec 19th, 2011
Prunes, er, I mean dried plums, don’t usually rank up there as exciting outdoor food but the new packages of of Sunsweet® Plum Amazins™ Diced Dried Plums caught my eyes: Dried plums tend to be really sticky/messy so I don’t carry them often (especially in summer when they start sweating and get even more sticky) [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Oct 11th, 2011
We recently received the new line of Naked Juice’s Reduced Sugar Smoothies to try out. The new line has three new flavors: Citrus Lemongrass: Mango Veggie: Lychee: The Lemongrass and Lychee flavors contain coconut water which is amazing for an after hike or workout. Consider coconut water to be nature’s electrolyte drink. The Mango Veggie [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking on Jul 18th, 2011
New to the scene is Dr. Drip Coffee, an easy to use way to make fresh coffee on the trail (or really anywhere) using ground coffee, not instant. The entire packaging is compostable (and or recyclable for the outer box) – all of it – making it a friendly choice. (I am testing it out [...]
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 photos, Trip Reports 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, hiking, Trail Cooking 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, hiking, Other, Trail Cooking 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 [...]
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