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 This was a dish I originally made up when I cooked some spaghetti squash to eat during the week and then got near…
Category: Paleo
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…
Mandarin Ginger Brussels Slaw
Jump to the recipe… Brussels sprouts are one of those things that most of us remember as hating in childhood. Like having to stay-at-the-table-until-you-finish-your-dinner kind of hating. It wasn’t until going paleo that I truly came to appreciate all the wonderful ways I could eat these little mini cabbages besides just steamed and doused in…
Bacon Trail Mix
Jump to the recipe… Ah, bacon. I’m not sure this recipe needs much selling but I figured I better write up a little bit. I did take all these pictures… Trail mixes are a staple of most any outdoor menu and there are a billion ways to put one together. Everyone has their favorite things…
Apple Pie A La Mode Apple Dip
Jump to the recipe… I first talked about this fun little dip that I made up last winter to eat with my apple slices on my snowshoe up to Sun Top Lookout by Mt. Rainier. Since then, it has been a go-to when I need some extra calories quick. This is an embellished version of the…
Paleo Hot Cocoa
Jump to the recipe… All this talk about “storm of the century” and “battin’ down the hatches” here in the Pacific Northwest has me cranking up the heat, pulling my down booties out from under the bed and wanting nothing more than cuddle under the flannel sheets with a good book. So instead of running…






