This is planned for one of the dinners on our upcoming Boundary Waters canoe trip. I just tested it tonight under semi-field conditions (one pot and using the sour cream powder), and it tasted fine other than discovering that we were using old mustard powder which was bitter and needed to be replaced. Thus the Read More …
Can you eat hummus while backpacking or canoeing? Absolutely, if you have the foresight to dehydrate it first. This successful experiment was inspired by Laurie Ann March’s book, “A Fork in the Trail”, the basic message of which is that a very wide range of foods can be eaten while backpacking as long as they Read More …
This favorite from Robb Walsh’s Texas Cowboy Cookbook has been adapted to be suitable for backpacking and canoeing trips. It illustrates a basic point, which is that a very wide range of dishes can be eaten on backpacking trips as long as they are at least partially prepared and dehydrated first at home. (6 servings) Read More …
The Spanish classic egg and potato dish is great at home and when car camping, but can it also be good when ingredients cannot be refrigerated and weight is more of a consideration? This post records a successful experiment of making a tortilla at home more or less the way I would make it on Read More …
This past Wednesday, the New York Times had an article on the fresh bread which is presented to diners at the Joe & Misses Doe restaurant in the East Village of Manhattan. The restaurant calls this bread lavash, although as is clear from the photograph, this is not like an Armenian lavash, which is Read More …
A few years ago, Carol and I spent 4 days at the baking school at King Arthur Flour in Norwich, VT. The best thing we made there, Fougassa al Asiago Formaggio, has become a family favorite. Here is a post on it: Fougassa al Asiago I have been thinking that a fougassa would be Read More …
This recipe is an adaptation of a Portuguese Sausage Bread which was in Cherie Hamilton’s “Cuisines of Portuguese Encounters”. The basic change was to replace the sausage with cheese in order to go better with the rest of the dinner. This can be made at home or in a Dutch oven and was a Read More …
This simple apple crisp is good for camping since the ingredients are quite stable. It was popular for dessert on a canoeing trip to the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota last September and I will be serving it to the adults at the Henry’s Farm campout this coming weekend. This recipe will serve 8. 5 Read More …
A cardboard box oven works by trapping the heat which rises from hot charcoal briquettes. It is very useful for car camping, but is not suitable for backpacking. I learned about cardboard box ovens about 20 years ago from Julie Fukuda, a legendary Scout leader who has been a long term inspiration to me and Read More …
This is a diner classic from San Francisco which is a good midweek dinner since it is quick and tasty, and also is a good camping dish since it needs only a skillet and a bowl. For 4 servings 8 oz., baby spinach, well washed 2 Tbs. olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 4 Read More …