Do you like juice for breakfast or lemon in your water on the trail? For years we used dehydrated fruit in our water. This year we discovered True fruit crystals. These very tiny individual packets contain crystals of the fruit – no sugar or other additives. The flavour is very strong, very real and very . . . Read More about Real Fruit
Recipes
Not Home Made
Store Bought Items Yes I know, homemade is always best – but not always realistic. Don’t judge yourself if you are rushing to get out on a trip and grab a tube of Pringles rather than packing fresh veggies or you pick up chocolate bars rather than packing homemade cookies. Tip: camp with someone who . . . Read More about Not Home Made
Curry, Rice and Stuff
Many camping meals include curry, but I just never get tired of it. This meal makes an excellent lunch if you are extra hungry. It is enough for a quick dinner too. It is just so easy and delicious. Because the “stuff” part of this recipe is always different, you won’t get tired of this . . . Read More about Curry, Rice and Stuff
Peanut Butter Cookies
After a couple of long portages, my brother-in-law said “Anyone want a peanut butter cookie?”. I had just pulled out a bar of very yummy Lindt chocolate to offer as well. Someone in our group wanted both, so she made a cookie sandwich. The best discovery yet! I have introduced many people to this amazing . . . Read More about Peanut Butter Cookies
Plank Salmon
If you will be arriving early to your first site, and think you will have time to cook dinner over a campfire, then consider plank salmon – a true dream dinner! Tuck a cedar plank into your pack. The cedar will only need to be portaged to your first site because after you use it . . . Read More about Plank Salmon
Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta
We have cooked this Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta recipe for years. It is from an old book “Simple Foods for the Pack” by Axcell, Kath and Cooke. It is such an easy and delicious recipe. It isn’t dehydrated so we tend to cook it early on in a trip. The pasta takes up a bit more . . . Read More about Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta
Portobello Curry
So why on earth would you cook spaghetti, then dehydrate it? I clearly remember saying that a few years ago. Then I saw the amazing meals my brother-in-law was making in camp, in just minutes. So we gave it a try and would never do it any other way now. You make the sauce, cook . . . Read More about Portobello Curry
Meat Chilli
A friend was going on a hiking trip in BC and emailed to ask me about dehydrating chili. I realized that we tend to do vegetarian meals. We were vegetarians for years so it is not surprising. Not to mention I do worry about meat on a canoe trip. That being said, I will be . . . Read More about Meat Chilli
Thai Noodles
When I tell people we have Thai Noodles on the last night of a 2 week trip, they think I am crazy or assume it is a Sidekick meal. Nope, homemade, very yummy Thai Noodles. This is another great meal from the Backpack Gourmet cookbook. We thank Linda Frederick Yaffe often on our trips. Ingredients . . . Read More about Thai Noodles
Camping Menu
Several people have asked what a menu for a two week trip looks like so I have attached an example Menu Plan. I usually include the date, the site number and also note when it is a “move day”. We always have a cold cereal on a day we are moving and lunch is often . . . Read More about Camping Menu