Backpacking, Hiking, Bikepacking, and otherwise trail food/cooking blog. Everything from Vegan to Vegetarian to Pescetarian. Original recipes, reviews, trip reports, and discussion.
Friday, September 19, 2014
Ratatouille with Pasta
Well, I dunnit, god damn it, I waited too long to post the recipe so I mostly forgot the amounts of each ingredient. It would figure that this was my best batch too! Oh well. Ratatouille is pretty improvisational anyway- depending on the sweetness of the tomatoes, the flavor in the vegetables, it can turn out like bland veggie poo or heavenly ambrosia, all else equal.
Food Reviews, Trinity Alps Trip: Cheddar Jack Cheese Spread from Packit Gourmet, Organic Garlic Pesto Frybread from MaryJane's Farm
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Food Reviews, Desolation Wilderness trip: Organic Chilimac from MaryJane's Farm
Looks better than it tastes, unfortunately |
Macaroni and Cheese for breakfast. Why not? Calorie-rich, full of carbs and easy to prepare.
MaryJane's Farm Chilimac has tons of positive reviews all over the net. Our feeling: not bad, but not great either. For how delicious Annie's Organic Macaroni and Cheese boxes are, MJF is surprisingly lackluster. This could be done so well, so easily- why is the cheese so flavorless and the texture so floury?
It's not bad, but not worth the price, either, when such a simple dish is so easy to put together with a base of Annie's Mac.
Food Reviews, Desolation Wilderness trip: Organic Spuds w/Spinach & Cheese from MaryJane's Farm, Southwest Black Bean and Corn Salad from Packit Gourmet
A vivid blue gradient and a paintbrush-swipe of clouds just before the top of the Crystal Range. At this point, the terrain on the other side is a mystery. Just like the mystery that is dinner. |
Food Reviews, Desolation Wilderness trip: Copper Canyon Mudslide from Packit Gourmet
Horchata 'n' Vodka |
As such, it was with the slightest disappointment and some curiosity that I opened the packet for Copper Canyon Mudslides and smelled cinnamon and rice. This is no mudslide, it's horchata. Organic horchata actually, which is pretty cool, kudos to Packit Gourmet for making this one organic.
Food Reviews, Desolation Wilderness trip: Potato Samosas with Mango Chutney from Packit Gourmet
Really, really good. SO worth the extra prep time to wrap/fry. |
I had low expectations because I'd read a lot of negative reviews about the samosas when prepared cold. But holy shit...prepared hot, these were an easy 10. They needed a little salt and I could easily have eaten twice as much chutney as provided, but that's not really a criticism, is it?
Food Reviews, Desolation Wilderness trip: Jump-Start Smoothies from Packit Gourmet
Food Reviews, Desolation Wilderness trip: Happy Hour Snack Pack from Packit Gourmet
Last Tuesday, Dennis and I were babbling on Facebook when I realized we were coming up on a 3 day weekend without plans. While the Diablo patch just hit and I was looking forward to playing games, neither Dennis nor I liked the idea of fermenting all weekend on the computer. There would be plenty of time to play games during the week, but only one 3 day weekend before Fall weather hit.
Packit Gourmet, Hawk Vittles and Mary Jane's Farm order
I'm very, very excited because I just ordered a bunch of food from Packit Gourmet, Hawk Vittles and Mary Jane's Farm to try out. Preparing all of our own food always just isn't realistic, so we'd like to develop a short list of pre-made favorites.
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