When I first began my whole foods and paleo journey in 2012 to reduce inflammation and perimenopause symptoms, there were very few store bought options for jerky or dehydrated meat. Almost all included soy sauce and corn syrup and that’s no surprise, these ingredients are an easy and cheap way to flavor and preserve dehydrated…
If you have been following along for a while, you know I love to use plantains in my cooking. From my first recipe, Maple Coconut Plantain Porridge: Identity in a Jar, to Plantain Chia Seed Breakfast Cookies to Fruity Plantain Chip Breakfast, it is a pretty versatile staple. There are even the recipes I haven’t posted but…
When deciding where to go on Fridays, I usually chose trails that are typically super busy on the weekends in hopes there will be fewer people. Don’t get me wrong, I love that people are getting outdoors more and more. However, I don’t necessarily want to hike with all of them. That means following rules…
Last Friday I wanted to revisit another familiar but long ago enjoyed hike so when the forecast called for a large amount of snow coming I knew that I only had one chance to check on Beckler Peak before snow closed the road until late spring. If you have been around for awhile, you know…
So when I went to start collecting highlight photos for 2023, I ended up with 418. Way too much for one post! So my year will be broken up into two posts: one a mostly indoor and knitting life post and the other will be the outdoorsy adventure life. The last year or so (maybe…
A popular staple of hiker diets is the tortilla or wrap. Searching the internet, you will find many recipes and suggested meal plans that include this round, flat bread staple as a way to hold other foods but also to add calories. But what do you do if you are not eating bread or grains?…