Good To-Go Granola

Finally, something that worked for ME for breakfast If you’ve read through much of this blog then you know that I struggle to deal with breakfast. Over the years I’ve cooked fancy breakfasts, done granola bars, and tried smoothies as well as oatmeal and…

Heather’s Choice Chicken Mole

Lo, finally another contender for top commercial backpacking meal So, I had decided that on my recent section hike that I would take one night off from cooking and bring one commercial meal. I wanted it to be something I hadn’t tried before, and…

Good2Go Thai Curry

The best of all commercial backpacking meals I have had this meal several times in the backcountry when I didn’t feel like doing real cooking, and I’ve even made it at home a couple of times when the pantry was otherwise bare. When all…

Tiberino Spicy Spaghetti

A gourmet one-pot pasta dish, but is it worth the cost? One day while surfing the ‘net I stumbled into Tiberino pasta dishes. Lots of intriguing options, all of which can be made in a pot or skillet by merely adding water and cooking…

Fishpeople Soups

A special treat for not much extra weight I’m one week out from my next section hike, during which I’ll be testing out a bunch of new recipes that I’ll post here after my return.  Hopefully for once I’ll manage to take good pics…

Good To-Go Bibimbap

What to do with those extra meals I had left over from my last hike?  Well, they taste just as good at home as they do on the trail. A couple of nights ago I was hungry, nobody was home, and the pantry was…

Good To-Go Indian Vegetable Korma

Good To-Go makes possibly the finest dehydrated backpacking meals available.  Their dishes trend toward ethnic flavors and spices, so on my recent Savage Gulf hike I made sure to bring along several of their meals that I had yet to try.  My favorite was…