Food and meals for your hike or camp.
No planning, no problem. Procrastinators, this is the menu you need. If you’re like me, and I really hope you aren’t, you are incapable of thinking about the future. Instead, you like to procrastinate planning for your weekend of backpacking until you simply have to throw gear haphazardly in your pack (did you grab…
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Looking for motivation to clean up that old, rusty Dutch oven? This campfire recipe for classic baked beans ought to do the trick. The Dutch oven is the perfect companion for a cookout. The legs beneath it allow you to place a few charcoal briquettes or campfire coals underneath the pot while you cook. And…
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Getting outdoors to give thanks doesn’t have to mean dehydrated meals. Roasting poultry in the backcountry doesn’t have to be hard.For millennia before we invented the crock pot, we humans have had another way to slow cook food: bury it. With a shovel, plenty of hot coals and some patience you can turn any piece…
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Skip the spendy pet treats and make your own. But careful: You might end up eating them yourself. Your dog’s not picky, but that doesn’t mean he or she doesn’t deserve the best. Just as you want to know what goes into the food you eat, it’s good to be in the know for your…
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Perfect for a chilly fall morning, this hearty breakfast skillet is a great way to start the day. The further we push into fall, the greater the motivation needed to get us up and out of bed. The nights are so long and the mornings are so cold that some days it seems impossible to…
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Imagine paddling up to a secluded beach, dragging your boat onto the sand, and making camp at sunset in private cove. Embarking on an overnight or multiday kayak camping adventure is easier than you might think—as long as you plan your menu around some basic constraints. Ingredients will be crammed in a bulkhead compartment that…
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Tennessee or not, here are our testers’ picks for the best flask-fillers found in most liquor stores. Bourbon or scotch, whiskey is one of the best drinks for hikers on the trail.Ah, whiskey: the quintessential backcountry libation. It packs enough punch ounce-for-ounce to meet most weight-savings criteria, while also satisfying the most sophisticated of palates.…
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We call it, “Hot Mesquite-O.” You may just call it delicious. This is an interesting desert substitute for hot chocolate. The mesquite flour has a flavor of its own and built-in sweetness, so it basically replaces the cocoa mix. This is one case where you use it straight up. Give this one a shot and…
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If you don’t live in mesquite country, you may not realize it, but the mesquite tree produces seeds or beans in a large pod. For eons, indigenous peoples have collected these dried pods and ground them into flour or meal. Interestingly, for the modern American diet, mesquite flour is gluten-free, low-glycemic, and high in both protein and dietary…
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Eating Prickly Pear Cactus To look at them growing in their natural habitat – and especially to touch them – you might never think of prickly pear cactus as a food source. In reality, both the pads (aka stems and leaves) and pears (fruit or tunas) of the prickly pear cactus are not only edible,…
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