You know things are bad when the dog won’t get out of the canoe. We arrived at our site and told him he could jump out, but he just sat there. It was the strangest thing. He is usually just raring to go stretch his legs and do some serious sniffing. I was wondering if . . . Read More about Vixen Lake Challenge
Archives for April 2016
Toasted Marshmallow and Baileys
This past year we tried a new recipe – Toasted Marshmallow Cups and Baileys Irish Cream. This was a little recipe someone I know posted on Facebook. We made these while camping on Vixen Lake, part of the Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park. We need to work on our toasting, but it was good enough that . . . Read More about Toasted Marshmallow and Baileys
SMORES
My “niece-in-law” (is that a real thing?) is someone I think of as the “Queen of the Back Country”. She is a vegetarian and eats some pretty healthy meals, but she is also an expert at making back-country treats. She knows her sugar! Her SMORE making technique was such an improvement over the way I . . . Read More about SMORES
Pasta with Chickpeas
Healthy, hearty and delicious, what more could you ask for in a camping meal? I can’t eat this meal slowly at home or on the trail – which makes it the best kind of fast food. This recipe will feed 4 hungry campers. Ingredients 1-2 tbsp vegetable oil 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic cut . . . Read More about Pasta with Chickpeas
Flank Steak Jerky
You know you have strayed far from your days as a vegetarian when you look forward to having Beef Jerky for lunch. We were vegetarians for years and when we camp 95% of the meals are vegetarian. However, a few years ago one of our camping partners introduced us to home made Flank Steak Jerky . . . Read More about Flank Steak Jerky
Why I Camp
I think my brother-in-law said it best when he told a friend that he gets to enjoy a million dollar view for $14.00 a night. No neighbours and no grass to cut. How could it get any better than that? I have been pining for my canoe and paddle all winter so I put together . . . Read More about Why I Camp
Massasauga – Spider – Creswieke
We made the last minute decision to add three days to the start of our trip to Massasauga Provincial Park. We booked one of the few sites still available, site 19 on Spider Lake. Site 19 is a campsite just across the lake from site 16 where we had originally planned to start our trip. . . . Read More about Massasauga – Spider – Creswieke
Fruit Crisp
My sister-in-law makes this amazing fruit crisp over a campfire. She got the idea from a Kevin Callan Apple Crisp recipe found in his book “Gone Canoeing”. She uses a number of different fruits so it has become a fruit crisp. You can use your own dehydrated fruit or buy dried fruit at the store. . . . Read More about Fruit Crisp
Fruit and Nuts and Rice – Oh My
This is one of our favorite recipes. It has made it from the house to the trail. It will feed 4 hungry adults and 1 finicky child. We don’t dehydrate this meal, we take the dry goods with us and make it in camp. Because it is not dehydrated it is a bit heavier to . . . Read More about Fruit and Nuts and Rice – Oh My
Black Flies and Bathrooms
When he suggested buying a mesh tent to hang over the Thunderbox I thought he had lost his mind. We are not wimps. People will think we are ridiculous. We’ve camped for 30 years without one. It will cost money. My list of reasons for not doing this was long, but boy was I wrong. . . . Read More about Black Flies and Bathrooms