The blog of Trail Cooking
My mind got picked the other day by a post on the Backpacking Light forums on making quesadillas. Like I was craving them badly! So I ran to the store and picked up everything for them and whipped up a batch. The recipe is from Trail Cooking: Trail Food Made Gourmet, on page 80. You […]
Pizza on the trail can be done. And it can be done easily, with minimal mess and taste so good…..How does this look? Tasty right? These are “Last Minute Meat & Olive Pizzas” from our book, Trail Eats (find on pages 78-79), and I had to share the recipe on TrailCooking. Because good food should […]
I might be in the minority (but I doubt it!), in that I love pudding for dessert when I backpack. It is comforting, easy to make and kids really love it. You can have it plain – or make it special with crumbled cookies, chocolate, granola, well pretty much most anything out of a trail […]
Do you love dehydrating food for trips or at home use? Or have you wondered about it? Be sure to check out our Dehydrating 101 on TrailCooking to get you inspired. If you missed these posts & tutorials from my personal blog, you might want to check them out – and get your hiker pantry […]
Do you love using the (very) convenient packets of tuna and salmon? Looking for some new ideas, beyond wraps or eating out of the bag? 10 One Pot Tuna & Salmon Recipes – get inspired and eat well! Italian Tuna Angel Hair: Pesto Salmon Pasta: Tuna and Veggie Rice Pilaf: Artichoke Salmon Pasta: Spicy Tuna […]
A long time ago, I had a thing for creating trash-eroles. Nothing like emulating the foods I grew up – trash casseroles made with canned cream o’ soups and smothered in tater chips. I had a blast making these for trail time…. There was also a time, before the days of Minimus, when getting single […]
In the early winter of 2005, Kirk and I brought out our first cookbook, Freezer Bag Cooking: Trail Food Made Simple. Even 9+ years later, the book sells incredibly well – something I am very grateful for – we even had a few wonderful years of being sold in REI stores across the country: (Waddling […]
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