February 22, 2015 Recipe: Banana Leather (Flattened Dried Bananas) While researching our future hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, I kept reading about these flattened dried bananas from Trader Joe’s. Since we aren’t…
November 5, 2013 The Primal Life: Roasted Kabocha Squash (Japanese Pumpkin) While perusing the grocery store recently, I came across a bin of mixed squash. The usual suspects: butternut, acorn, and spaghetti were present, but…
September 14, 2012 Recipe: Coconut Cashew Chicken Curry This is one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten on the trail (Mike concurs) and so I thought I should share this…
August 29, 2012 Recipe: Trailside Miso Soup Few things warm you up on a cold day as much as a hot bowl of soup. At the end of a long days…
July 11, 2012 Five Backpacking Foods You May Not Have Considered There are a lot of food staples that we all reach for when we are planning a backpacking trip: trail mix, instant rice, bags…
June 25, 2012 Recipe: Tofu Jerky Tofu Jerky Recipe Ingredients: 1 brick of firm or extra firm tofu 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 head of garlic,…
June 22, 2012 Recipe: Basic Dehydrated Tofu Tofu is a great option for vegetarians, or an alternative protein if you’re getting bored of the usual. Fresh tofu is heavy, so dehydrating…
June 21, 2012 Recipe: Dehydrated Ground Beef Add a little beef to your backpacking meals! When people think of dehydrating meat, beef jerky is usually the first thing to come to…
June 15, 2012 Recipe: Cake In An Orange After being inspired by a video on Backpacker, we decided to try our hand at making cake in an orange. While it may not…
June 14, 2012 How To Make Your Own Cheese In Three Easy Steps I recently stumbled upon a rather simple recipe on Offbeat Home for making your own cheese using nothing but whole milk, lemon juice, and…
