Creamy Polenta with Mushroom and Tomato Sauce
When it comes to backpacking meals, I like a challenge: how can I make something that’s delicious, calorically dense, flavourful, light-to-carry, quick-cooking, and yet – …
Recipes
Upside Down Vegan Shepherd’s Pie
On a recent backpacking trip, we chanced upon a cabin in the woods. It had been an early start to summer with the temperatures that …
Backcountry Bolognese
For the last 2 months, I had been waiting for the perfect weather conditions to go on my very first ski-touring camping trip. But first …
Backcountry Basics: 3-Ingredient Pizza Bagel
I love bagels as a backpacking lunch staple because they are Calorically dense – a single bagel has about 200-300 calories Carby, which is what …
Creamy Tahini Couscous and Lentil Stew
A jazzed-up take on the classic couscous and lentils combination: quick-cooking couscous and lentils come together with tahini to deliver a creamy, hearty, flavourful punch! …
Gluten-free Pancakes in the Wild
Pancakes are perfect for the rest day during a longer backpacking trip: they break the monotony of oatmeal breakfasts, are pretty fun to make, and …
Easy Camping Quinoa Chili
This recipe is a crowd favourite – we’ve made it a few times by now, but it keeps being suggested by friends for camping trips. …
Trail Tacos
Welcome back readers! First post of 2022 – yay! It has been a busy, busy, busy year. I recently went on my first big backcountry …
Backcountry Bartending: Cinnamon Old-Fashioned
I’ve been away for a while: from this blog, and also most unfortunately, from camping! I haven’t been away from adventures though, and I hope …
Chocolate Pancakes in the Wild
I’m not a fan of oatmeal, which makes breakfasts in the backcountry a little tricky. In fact I’m not really a breakfast person: sometimes I’ll …