New Recipe: No-Bake Brownies
An unexpected package came the other week from Navitas Naturals….in it was the simply stunning cookbook Superfood Kitchen: Cooking with Nature’s Most Amazing Foods, by Julie Morris, that came out this...
View ArticleNew Recipe: Granola Bars Made My Way
I asked on our Facebook Page if there was anything our readers were interested in for recipes, one reader BJ, piped up and said “granola bars”. And hey, why not! I love a good bar recipe I went back...
View ArticleTasty, Tasty Lentils!
Looking through an email today from Harmony House Foods, Inc., it got me thinking to all the recipes I developed over the years using their precooked and ready to use lentils. A number of them are on...
View ArticleFood Find: Single Serving Coconut & Almond Milks
If you follow my personal blog, Gazing In, you know I really love So Delicious Unsweetened Coconut Milk. It is great for baking and desserts, but also in savory dishes. So Delicious also has a line of...
View ArticleNew Recipe: Almond Balls
The toddler (Walker) and I made these over the weekend, for the “stash” in the fridge. He loves them and comes up and asks “Two Pweeaaze!” Great for snacking on after working out and for carrying on...
View ArticleA smattering of Vegetarian, Vegan and Plant-Based Diet Recipes
In 2011 I wrote a blog post up on vegan and vegetarian recipes (and for those who follow a mostly ‘plant-0based diet as we do). Spring is coming so I updated the post with even more recipes that we...
View ArticleNew Recipes: Vegan Dry Cream of Mushroom Soup Mix & Trashy ‘Shroom Rice
Ever craved the trashiest of trash food? You know the one….a can of gloopy cream of mushroom soup. It is horrid, yet is so comforting. The problem is that cans are heavy, canned soup dehydrated is...
View ArticleFood Find: Apple Crunchers
Walker saw this food find first, it was right at his toddler eye level, hidden in the produce department in our Safeway. I have found if I get down low, they have all sorts of single serving and...
View ArticleNew Recipe: Cherry Almond Bars
Simple, quick to make and so delicious. Make them into bars, balls or cookies – just don’t forget them, your tummy will be sad mid-hike if you leave ‘em at home. Cherry Almond Bars Ingredients: 1 cup...
View ArticleFood Find: Hail Merry Macaroons
I spent Memorial Weekend in Portland, Oregon at Vida Vegan Conference, a bloggers con. We follow a mostly plant-based diet and this was the second VVC I have attended. Great for writing inspiration,...
View ArticleNew Meal: Get Up & Go Country Potatoes
I am a long time fan of Pack Lite Foods, a company that not enough hikers know about. For one, their meals are all 100% vegetarian and often enough are accidentally vegan. Beyond that, their meals have...
View ArticleLucy’s Snack n’ Go packs
Need allergy-safe snacks? In single serving bags? That was my dilema recently as I delve further into what I can carry on hikes for the youngest, Alistaire, to enjoy. Because all of the treats must be...
View ArticleBook Review: The Essential Dehydrator
A recent arrival to my review pile was The Essential Dehydrator: From Dried Mushroom Risotto to Grilled Tuna with Papaya Chutney, More Than 100 Recipes Bursting with Fresh Flavor, released this summer....
View ArticleOatmeal To Go: Our Newest Book
If anything, attending IFBC a few weekends ago left me so inspired. I suddenly had ideas that had me wanting to finish, and I felt very focused. One project was creating a fun manuscript out of...
View ArticleNew Recipe: Allergy Friendly Hearty Cookies
This recipe came out of me wanting to give my littlest one a treat he could have, that wasn’t just junk. Alistaire has so much he cannot eat, that when he gets a treat, he just beams so wide – and that...
View ArticleGo Bites – Whole snacks Delivered
I love ‘food of the month’ boxes. Really love them. So…a snack box of whole food snacks? And in portion controlled trays? That don’t get crushed up in a pack? Go Bites has 25 varieties, all 25 are...
View ArticleFood Find: Artisana Raw Superfood Nut Butters
Artisana Raw Superfood Nut Butters? Having mentioned them before, if you love quirky spread, this is the line for you! I am sure only a few of us will love these spreads, they are fun and tasty though!...
View ArticleFood Find: Skout Organic Trailbars
What is gluten-free, vegan, organic, non-GMO verified and made in glorious Portland, Oregon? Skout Organic Trailbars. Anyone raised in Tillamook (yes, the home of a certain famous cheese) has to love...
View ArticleNew Recipe: Spicy Sunflower Sauce
Looking through the recipes on the website I noted just how many peanut sauce recipes we have featured. Quite a few, lets leave it at that! Before our youngest son was diagnosed with severe peanut...
View ArticleFood Find: Spicy Ginger Miso-Cup®
Spicy Ginger Miso-Cup®: Love a cup of broth to warm you up on a cold day? Or to sip on in camp, when you are bone-tired and can’t face a big dinner? Spicy Ginger Miso is a delicious soup to have in...
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