Dehydrator Recipes: Onion Crisps
Excalibur Dehydrators shared this amazing looking dehydrator recipe for Onion Crisps with us recently and I had to share it with you! Allergy friendly, gluten-free, vegan, Plant-Based and yeah, this...
View ArticleDehydrating 101: Zucchini Gummy Candy
Zucchini Gummy Candy? Oh yes. Don’t be afraid – and be sure to not let anyone know what you made them out of – till after they have tried them. This recipe was inspired by a post on Common Sense Home....
View ArticleThe Tale of The Raw Oreo
A few years ago, on a lovely trip in the Cascade Mountains, I took a treat with me called the “Raw Oreo”. It was a phenomenal treat. These are for cooler weather trips, where high calorie is essential....
View ArticleBackpacking Recipe: Blueberry Rice Pudding
You can think of this backpacking recipe as either a sweet breakfast or a dessert. Your choice! It's both gluten-free and plant-based (vegan). Bag up, seal, and it's ready to go. Coconut milk powder...
View ArticleFBC Mushroom Risotto
This Mushroom Risotto is both vegan and gluten-free, and a snap to make on the trail. FBC Mushroom Risotto In a quart bag pack: ½ cup instant rice* 2 Tbsp dried mushrooms* 1 Tbsp dried onion 1 Tbsp...
View ArticleFBC Recipe: Curry Pepper Corn
Curry Pepper Corn is a side dish that can be served over rice or tossed with pasta for a filling vegetarian meal (vegan if you use coconut milk powder). It's easily prepared Freezer Bag Cooking (FBC)...
View ArticlePlant-Based Cream Of Mushroom Dry Soup Mix and Mushroom Rice Recipe
This is a two part recipe. The first is for the Cream of Mushroom Dry Soup Mix, the second is for a savory Mushroom Rice recipe, that is FBC (Freezer Bag Cooking) friendly. This recipe is a revision of...
View ArticleOne Pot Mushroom Soup/Gravy
When we started doing recipes that were not just FBC (Freezer Bag Cooking) (we changed our website from FreezerBagCooking to TrailCooking around 2006 to 2007, to widen the range of recipes we were...
View ArticlePlant Based Hot Cocoa Mix
Finding a plant based (vegan) hot cocoa mix is a mixed bag. For example, if you can find Swiss Miss's Non-Dairy Hot Cocoa Mix in the store, here is the ingredient list: Sugar, Cocoa (Processed with...
View ArticleTrail Cooking: The Quinoa Thermos Method
Years ago, I found a way to cook quinoa without cooking it. And it didn't need to be instant quinoa (back then, you could find pre-cooked quinoa flakes, but it would be mushy like oatmeal). You only...
View ArticleCommercial Meal Review: Two Vegan Paella Meals
There is a growing (though still not big) market for vegan and plant-based backpacking meals. The two companies in this review both make vegan/plant-based meals. Nomad is also gluten-free, while...
View ArticleCommercial Meal Review: Alt Route Meals
Often, commercial meal companies treat vegan/plant-based meals like restaurants do. You get one or two options in a vast menu of meat-based options. I found Alt Route Meals through a follower on our...
View ArticleFood Review: uBu Hiker’s Hummus
Another win at the social media ad algorithm was seeing an ad for uBu Hiker's Hummus this past month. I clicked on the ad and saw a "starter pack" featuring four of their flavors. The company has six...
View ArticleCommercial Meal Review: Poe & Co.
New to the freeze-dried/dehydrated meal scene is Poe & Co. Folk Foods. Their meals come in low-profile MRE style mylar bags and are single serving. The company is run by a married couple who are...
View ArticleCommercial Meal Review: DeliciOats
DeliciOats is a family-owned small business that easily brings overnight oats to backpackers. They currently have 5 flavors in their lineup, and each flavor comes in a low-slung MRE-style mylar bag for...
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