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Posted in Food Finds, Freezer Bag Cooking, No Cook Recipes, Trail Cooking on Mar 6th, 2011
Instant hummus – It is frugally affordable, it is vegetarian/vegan and most brands are gluten free as well. You can even find it in bulk bins in some natural food stores. It is a great last minute score at grocery stores on the way out of town (look in the “ethnic” or “organics/natural foods” aisles [...]
Posted in Food Finds, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian on Feb 28th, 2011
I’d say that the biggest complained about food item for the outdoors is dried eggs. Not that this is a new issue – folks have been complaining for decades about how they suck. Modern trail cookbooks rarely call for eggs or tell you to pack fresh ones in, but if you start reading up the [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian on Feb 9th, 2011
Shelf stable chickpeas (garbanzo beans)? Tasty Bite has another shelf stable product out there, in its normal ‘tort’ packaging. I found it at Whole Foods, in with the ‘ethnic foods’. It is part of the ‘Meal Inspirations’ line, which features ready to serve legumes and grains. Chunky Chickpeas: The chickpeas are vegetarian (I’d call them [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Trail Cooking on Feb 9th, 2011
On Monday we reviewed two of Dr. McDougall’s Asian Entree products, both were noodle cups. Today we review one of the Indian inspired cups in the line, the Masala Lentil Pilaf: It is gluten free, vegetarian and vegan friendly and is a medley of brown rice, white rice, lentils, raisins and other vegetables. With 8 [...]
Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear, One Pot Meals, Outdoor Cooking Gear, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian on Jan 18th, 2011
The current issue of Washington Trails has been out for awhile now and we have 3 new recipes in the January/February 2011 issue in our ‘Trail Eats‘ column. One Pot Chickpea Pasta is a delicious vegetarian friendly one pot dish: Carrot Cake In A Bowl, a twist on oatmeal for breakfast: The third recipe is [...]
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Insulated mug method, No Cook Recipes, One Pot Meals, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian on Jan 2nd, 2011
Welcoming in 2011….wow. Is it 2011 already? Do I want to admit that this coming summer will be my 20th high school reunion? Eek! I think hiking is better to think about than that…..hah! I can say one thing though….every year I get requests from our great readers asking about healthier options for trail meals. [...]
Posted in Freezer Bag Cooking, Insulated mug method, No Cook Recipes, One Pot Meals, Other, Trail Cooking, Vegan, Vegetarian on Dec 30th, 2010
Hoping to hear that some of our readers will be getting out this coming weekend (maybe the snow will slow down for some of us!). New Years Day is often a snowshoeing day for us, getting out and loving the snow till we freeze – then we head home. Good way to clear the mind [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Other, Trail Cooking, Vegetarian on Dec 27th, 2010
With the holidays over and spring in my eyes, it is time to get back to gear reviews! And food is gear, no? TrailCooking received a hefty package of meals from the folks at Wise Foods recently. Lots to choose from indeed. Wise Foods has been in the business of emergency/survival/preparation foods for a considerable [...]
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