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…
Category: Vegan
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…
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…
Pumpkin (Spice) Bandwagon
Well, here I am jumping on! It’s that time of year when all thoughts turn to hiking in a sea of reds, oranges and yellows. And football (Go Hawks!), new crop apples and all things pumpkin. I am not immune, especially when you can find a pumpkin-this and pumpkin-that around every corner. On sale at…
Pumpkin Curry Sauce
Jump to the recipe for Pumpkin Curry Sauce… As much as I love fall, it is a really hard time of year. I go from a very active summer, hiking 10-20 (or more) miles a day, sometimes 4-5 days a week to sitting at a desk job. No amount of morning situps, lunch time walks…