No-cook desserts are the best for trips. If you can have a group dessert with minimal steps, it will impress your taste buds and anyone with you. All you need is a source of cold water (mountain stream!) and a spoon, and a few minutes to whip it good. PackitGourmet's Boston Cream Parfait may be… Continue reading Food Find: Boston Cream Parfait
Meal Review: Texas State Fair Chili
Over the years, we have reviewed many meals from PackitGourmet, but we hadn't tried out their chili. The Texas State Fair Chili is what I would call a stoup - it's a soup, but is packed with ingredients to make it a hearty meal. It is a huge serving; the meal is a "single-serving" but… Continue reading Meal Review: Texas State Fair Chili
Commercial Meal Review: Wild Zora Soup Cups
Wild Zora brought out soup cups a while back, but I had overlooked them. We picked up a sampler pack on Amazon to try, which contains 4 soups: 2 with meat and 2 vegan, all gluten-free for $17.99. Each cup requires 8 ounces of boiled water, a good stir, and 15 minutes to rehydrate. If… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Wild Zora Soup Cups
Ingredient Choices: When Freeze-dried Is The Better Choice
Second in a two-part series (the first one is here), let's discuss when dehydrated and freeze-dried ingredients are most optimal in trail food. We have posted many articles over the years on this subject; see Dehydrating/Freeze-Drying 101 for the links. While you can dehydrate or freeze-dry almost any ingredient, not every ingredient is suitable for… Continue reading Ingredient Choices: When Freeze-dried Is The Better Choice
Civil War Walking: The John Brown Legacy
This walking tour came out of our youngest son's history class last week. They were studying the history of John Brown in West Virginia. So I decided we would go for a walk and visit historical sites in person to learn more deeply. Alistaire loves these walks and happily came along. While John Brown's acts… Continue reading Civil War Walking: The John Brown Legacy