[pct-l] FOOOOD!

[dicentra]

Good info Day Late!   Yes. Get Yogi's book!
 
The first book is NO dehydrator required, keeping in mind that I live in Seattle and I have access to some pretty cool ingredients.  Here's the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/One-Wonders-Backcountry-Cooking-Finest/dp/0615246761/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363098763&sr=8-1&keywords=one+pan+wonders
 
The second book is more of the same, but with some dehydrator and/or online ordering included (instant pastas, quinoa, lentils etc).  There are more lunch ideas (wraps! I love wraps) and smoothie recipes in the 2nd book as well.

One thing about any of my recipes... for thru hikers, you might want to double or triple the amounts.  When I made food for Stumbling Norwegian (6' tall skinny man) I tripled the amounts and it was about right for him.

Another trick (thank you Jester!) is that Nido may be hard to find on the trail, but baby formula is not. It can be used as a replacement for powdered milk. And it has the added bonus of extra calories and nutrients.
 
My website (the one you guys can see) is a mess right now because I'm building a new one.  I'm always happy to post ideas and recipes here though... I've got a few crock pot to dehydrator meals that rock my world pretty hard.
 
~Dicentra


http://www.onepanwonders.com ~ Backcountry Cooking at its Finest
http://www.freewebs.com/dicentra 

 

--- On Mon, 3/11/13, David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com> wrote:


From: David Thibault <dthibaul07 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] FOOOOD!
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Monday, March 11, 2013, 9:57 PM


Abbi, If you don't have Yogi's guide get it.  It will answer many of your
questions and let you understand what towns will have the selection a
Vegetarian can probably successfully resupply from.  Write done (I use a
spreadsheet) each possible resupply and if they have a good grocery
selection.  Now all you have to do is fill in the gaps.  Once that is done
you have a couple of choices -  buy stuff to ship from home or do it as you
go on the way.  For me on the way takes too much town time so I have stuff
shipped from home.

Its getting late to make a lot of meals ala a dehydrator so you are mostly
going to have to find meals you can buy or just put together pretty easily.
I do a combination of throw things together in a ziplock and full on
dehydrator meals but I like good food and am a little more demanding of my
meals than the average thru hiker (no ramen for me).

One piece of advice - don't put together too many on any one thing - it is
easy to get sick of things quick on the trail.  I have a rule never to pack
more than of 5 of the same dinners for a thru hike.  I also don't send
myself the typical things I can easily get on the trail - mashed potatoes
or mac and cheese for example.  If I want these more often they are readily
available.

I like to ship myself dried veggies, Olive Oil, and things I can't find on
the trail like Nido  -- things I can add to meals I buy along the way.

Decentra's (2nd book I think) has a lot of meals you can just throw
together without a dehydrator.  Check out her web site and it will give you
some ideas for prep'ing meals this way.  It is a lot quicker and less work
than a dehydrator.

Day-Late