Traverse Portable Food – what a discovery! Someone in my home community of Peterborough Ontario has a business making freeze dried meals for campers and hikers. This was a new business, so it made sense that we hadn’t heard about them. Someone I knew through work mentioned it because they had heard I liked camping. . . . Read More about Freeze Dried Meals
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Butternut Squash Soup
A friend shared this recipe sometime in the middle of the winter. We loved this soup and decided to make a batch for camping. Squash soup is always perfect in the winter, but we decided it will be just as good in the summer, sitting beside a lake. This is a nice thick soup, with . . . Read More about Butternut Squash Soup
Pumpkin Chili
Every time we make something at home we are thinking, “would this be good camping?” We made Pumpkin Chili this winter and the answer was a unanimous YES! We made a very slight adjustment to the recipe – we cut the veggies very, very small. You may also want to slightly mash or cut the . . . Read More about Pumpkin Chili
Thai Sweet Potato Red Curry Soup
You can add a bit of spice to your canoe trips by using a variety of recipes, with a range of flavours. We like flavourful meals, but not over the top spicy. If you are sharing meals with others, bring extra spices (in addition to salt and pepper), that way people can “increase the heat” . . . Read More about Thai Sweet Potato Red Curry Soup
Breakfast Casserole
Sitting beside a lake, eating “Breakfast Casserole” with chili sauce, bacon and coffee (with a little Baileys) is the absolute best way to start a day in the back-country. Everyone in our group does their own breakfast – and everyone brings the breakfast casserole. This is a recipe we found in the Backpack Gourmet cookbook. . . . Read More about Breakfast Casserole
Firepit Pizza
People pay a lot of money for wood-fired pizza; something you can do easily on a camping trip! Firepit pizza was introduced to our group by my sister-in-law on a trip to Massasauga Provincial Park several years ago. Ever since we have been making it once or twice a season. Pizza is great for lunch . . . Read More about Firepit Pizza