The folks at Survival Hax asked if they could send me one of their Camping Cooking Kits in exchange for a review on my blog. I wasn’t sure I need a cooking kit because I usually go “stoveless” but since I have been thinking about getting a backpacking stove and may even make one myself,…
Category: Food
Paleo Cheesy Instant “Taters”
Jump to the recipe… Sometimes I make something with one idea in mind and end up with something completely different. I guess I’m not afraid to experiment and play with my food! This was a dish I originally made up when I cooked some spaghetti squash to eat during the week and then got near…
Raspberry Rice Pudding
Jump to the recipe… I first wrote about Raspberry Rice Pudding as a breakfast in my post Raspberry Overload and Go Outdoors as a meal I put together because of my bumper crop of raspberries this year. Editor’s note: Since posting this, I have discovered that “riced” taro that is steamed and dehydrated makes a…
Plum Lime Chia Jam
Jump to the recipe… This year was the largest crop of plums I have ever had since planting a plum tree in the backyard. Well, I should say I started with 3 trees which went down to one and it took FOREVER to actually get any fruit to grow. #plums #lime #chiaseeds #maplesyrup…
Olive Oil and Sea Salt Dates
Jump to the recipe for Olive Oil and Sea Salt Dates… This is a quick little dessert to make up on the trail that I tried this year on my trip on the Oregon PCT at the advice of my friend Anne who joins me on many of my hiking adventures like the Suiattle…
Forks, WA: Buried Treasure in The Twilight Zone
We did a little car camping and beach walking over on the Olympic Peninsula over the Thanksgiving Day weekend and it is no exaggeration that I LOVE the beach. We stayed in the Kalaloch campground and with the rain, didn’t bother to set up a tent. I know you see all those glamorous shots of…