Trail Cooking

Savory Pasta and Veggies

The third recipe in the Backpacker Magazine remake series is Savory Pasta and Veggies, which is a vegetarian/vegan meal. Now then...let's start this with a major disclaimer: This recipe belongs in the Hippy Hut™ collection of recipes. As soon as the black beans hit the water in the pot....I had to wonder...was this recipe actually… Continue reading Savory Pasta and Veggies

Trail Cooking

The Hippy Hut™ Recipes

I have a joke from long ago. A long time ago. When I was in college, there was a food co-op in town. It was very popular with the young Gen X'ers. It was run by all the old hippies, well, to me at 18 they were old. They were like 45 or so. Ancient.… Continue reading The Hippy Hut™ Recipes

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Commercial 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 Firepot offers meals with gluten (pasta). The difference between the two companies is how the meals are dried for long-term storage. Firepot is one of… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Two Vegan Paella Meals