Trail Cooking Blog
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Take your time in the wilderness to a new level. Trail Cooking brings recipes, gear, food finds & tips for your outdoor adventures.
Trail Cooking Blog
6d ago
I have enjoyed all the Choc Zero products I have picked up, with each item surpassing my hopes. Sugar-free sweet items can be a mixed bag: stomach distress, bloating, aftertaste, waxy texture, you name it…it’s the normal you get with keto-friendly sugar-free. But I haven’t experienced any of that with Choc Zero. Rather, Choc Zero ..read more
Trail Cooking Blog
2w ago
We have reviewed Pack It Gourmet’s Pizza Margherita Wrap meal in the past, but why not review it again and prepare it differently than the last time? It’s a simple kit of freeze-dried ingredients. Add warm water and let sit for 15 to 20 minutes to rehydrate. Then proceed and use as you want. Pro ..read more
Trail Cooking Blog
2w ago
It’s been a long time since I bought myself a new pot set to try out. Why? A short period was between 2002 and 2014 when backpacking gear was amazing. There was so much innovation happening. And then, it just stagnated. Times changed. I had bins of great gear and wasn’t as apt to buy ..read more
Trail Cooking Blog
2w ago
Years ago, when Backpacker Magazine was still in print (they shut down in May of 2022), my favorite time of the month was waiting for a new issue to appear in the mailbox and seeing how out of touch the recipes were. They did try, but they often failed in how they wrote the recipes ..read more
Trail Cooking Blog
2w ago
Comparing meals in a review is a fun way to review commercial meals. This time, we are comparing two Pack It Gourmet egg breakfasts. The Diner Deluxe Eggs come in two varieties. One has sausage added; the other is vegetarian. It gives both sides an option. Both Diner Deluxe Eggs are single-serving and will fill ..read more
Trail Cooking Blog
3w ago
Looking back at hiking, you probably have a year that changed you. When it became an obsession and more than just a hobby, you did it once in a while. Mine was in 2001. It seems so long ago, yet it feels just like yesterday. I picked up hiking as a hobby after my oldest ..read more
Trail Cooking Blog
1M ago
The first day of Spring is meant for hiking, especially if it is in the low 60s and perfect blue skies. Every mountain was visible today as we sailed across the Salish Sea to Port Townsend, Wa, from Whidbey Island. We could see Mount Baker, all the northern and mid-Cascade Mountains, and Mount Rainier far ..read more
Trail Cooking Blog
1M ago
Long ago, when Packit It Gourmet was a new company, I reviewed many of their meals, but one I never picked up to try was their Austintacious Tortilla Soup. I had an issue with soup as a meal then. Why? Who knows. I was thinking over this and decided it was time to review it ..read more
Trail Cooking Blog
1M ago
If you wander the backcountry aisle for food at stores like REI, you will note that breakfast is a tiny section—more of an afterthought. There are nearly always two options: eggs in some form and oatmeal or granola in a bag. None that excite people. It’s more of a “I need breakfast for Sunday morning ..read more
Trail Cooking Blog
1M ago
Two freeze-dried desserts: brownies and cake. Both are crunchy and easy to pop in your mouth. These are eaten as is, not rehydrated. They’re great for snacking on the trail. A small bite of sweetness to push you up a steep hill. Or in camp at night, after dinner. Last week, I was at REI ..read more