The concept of the infamous KFC Bowl is pretty simple: Mashed potatoes, corn, chicken, and gravy topped with cheese (if you like it). It's not exactly healthy by any means - it has a lot of sodium. Besides the fried chicken on top, adding to the mess. But what if you could make a version… Continue reading KFC Chicken and Corn Backpacking Bowls
Tag: One Pot Meals
Boondocking Meals: Stovetop Stuffing and Chicken
When I first started hiking and backpacking, dinners were different. You either had a space-age mylar bag with styrofoam-looking freeze-dried food (and no idea if it would even taste OK), or you had some weird meal you cobbled from stuff you found at the store. This is what inspired me to develop and write recipes… Continue reading Boondocking Meals: Stovetop Stuffing and Chicken
Commercial Meal Review: Rustic Skillet Bread
I reviewed PackitGourmet's Rustic Skillet Bread a very long time ago. When the company first started back in 2008, I was one of their first online customers after I saw them post on a backpacking forum. They were the first small company in that wonderful renaissance period of hiking and new cottage companies. In 2009,… Continue reading Commercial Meal Review: Rustic Skillet Bread
Boondocking Recipe: Instant Egg Sausage Scramble
The instant egg sausage scramble recipe pulls together quickly and packs into a pint-sized mason jar or mylar bag. This recipe will require cooking, but you won’t need refrigeration. With boondocking (staying off-grid/no power/running water unless in tanks), recipes that don't need to be chilled make your trips that much easier. Be it van life,… Continue reading Boondocking Recipe: Instant Egg Sausage Scramble
Easy Camping Hotcakes
There are times when highly processed food is pretty awesome to have on hand. The other day the boys and I got out, and you know what? Hotcakes (pancakes) sounded so good on a cold day. We found a dry picnic table at the state park and got to cooking. I have found over the… Continue reading Easy Camping Hotcakes