As I sit down tonight to get tomorrow’s Friday Faves and blog newsletter together and start writing on Day 4 of my Spring Break Road Trip, I came to the realization that “hiking season” is here. I know what you are thinking, isn’t it always hiking season with me? True, it is. But this is the time…
Tag: healthy
Lemon Capered Turkey Jerky
Jump to the recipe… I don’t know why I hadn’t tried this combination of flavors for my jerky before now, but this is the bomb. I love capers. I love capers on the trail. When I need a salty, tangy taste they are perfect. So I thought, why not in my jerky? #groundturkey #capers…
Paleo Polenta or Grits
Jump to the recipe… Editor’s Note: If you start reading through this recipe and think, “Geez, that’s a lot of work I really don’t want to do”, never fear! Since making paleo grits from scratch, I have found out you can actually just buy them already prepared in the store. In fact, (You Won’t Believe…
Rosemary Cranberry Pecans
Jump to the recipe… We all know it’s easier to eat well at home but harder when we are traveling. Sometimes it has to do with access to food, but more often it has to do with convenience. Over the last few years, it has been good to see more and more places offering…
Good Food On I-90: Drop The Brick And Head To Base Camp
I shared in my last hike post about Playing Hookie on Hex a few weeks ago, relishing in a little spring fever and being rewarded with a sunshiny day and solitude on the mountain. We were on the way back, and decided to stop in Roslyn with just a little bit of time. Elle had been told of a cute little place…
Good Food on Oregon Coast: Pelican Pub & Brewery
Okay, one more post about the places Denise and I visited while we were down on the Oregon Coast in December. After leaving Tillamook and stopping off at Sand Lake Estuary and visiting with a new friend, we found ourselves at Cape Kiwanda at lunch time. I have visited Pacific City and Cape Kiwanda before on a family camping trip, but we…






