Whats your favorite backcountry meal

“I would have to say backcountry Fettucini Alfredo made with dehydrated milk and Crisco instead of cream and butter. Although I am considering buying a dehydrator so i can experiment with a backcountry jambalaya.”

“Anything with alcohol in it served by hookers.”

“So there are a lot hookers out in the backcountry? LOL!”

“Only when Bitpusher and I hike.”

“I'm pretty fond of Dicentra's Annie's pasta in a box creations. Last time it was Annie's shells and alfredo with smoked salmon and dehydrated corn. It was delicious.

In fact, I like Annie's so well, I made shells and white cheddar for dinner last night with tuna and green beans.

Must always have wine and chocolate though!”

“lol....”

“fresh squash with olive oil and sausage..

yummy....


Hey Bit I didn't see no hooker's with you last time I saw you...wow you are traveling different now.”

“Hey pixie, whe you comin out east and hike with us?

You could bring some of this yummy sounding food for us. We don't get stuff like that out here.”

“Why not? Annie's is available all over the US. Cook it up, drain the water, add the powdered cheese mix and a foil packet of your choice of protein.

Next I'm going to try Lipton's alfredo noodles with the new fangled foil packs of clams and shrimp. Seafood alfredo in the backcountry! Woo Hoo!”

“...marinated in olive oil, lemon juice and pepper...grilled over hardwood...a cold gewurztraminer...”

“Thought sounds incredible.

None of my peeps fish. I wish someone would. I love fresh fish.”

“Fishing is easy. Trips are more fun when the food is waiting for you out there!

Here's a starter kit:
http://www.theoutdoorworld.com/products2.cfm?ID=38346&nav_chooser=category&dept=FISHING&typ=ROD%20%26%20REEL%20COMBOS&subtyp_1=ROD%20W%2FSPINNING%20REEL”

“Hello? Hookers?



I like fresh bear liver with a '96 Ruffino Classico Chianti”

“One of my favorites is my "Trail Stew".

It would be easy to dehydrate teh whole thing at home, but I choose to dehydrate the items, then combine on the trail.

It has all of the common items, all dried out:

Stew Beef, cooked and seasoned
Carrots
Celery
Pearl Onions
Peas
Corn
Half a packet of Stew mix
Water
And the secret - multiple splashes of 3 buck Chuck.

As luck would have it, I stumbled onto a great trail meal when I was looking through the fridge last night.

I'll have to keep that one to myself, just incase I enter the TC competition!”

“pan fried squirrel . . . .

yum!!”

“Yup. Good stuff!

My dinners vary. I love cooking for people and we always eat really well. The salmon/corn/pasta dish was excellent! :)

This last trip was Phad Thai and Ginger-Curry Cous Cous YUM! I want to try to make a trail version of coconut curry next...”

“Mountain House® Lasagna.”

“Twigeater always mixes up something with this and that and cheese and other stuff. Always different and always good!!!”

“I like choice hops, barley, and wheat, all compounded with cold mountain water. (Beer)”

“I like bark.”

“soup

this last trip....cream of asparagus.
Maggi makes a dehydrated soup, one little pack makes one quart. I had a "bowlfull" everyday...just poured out enough for a cup or two and added hot water...stir...mmmm..i like me some asparagus soup.”

“Enertia mous.... mou....goulash stuff.”

“trail mix with cherry flavored cranberries, chocolate, yogurt covered blueberries, etc... mmmmm”

“Boot squished ant soup.”

“I'm in the process of dehydrating a tomato pesto spaghetti sauce with some small "mezzaluna" type of ravioli that I bought from Trader Joe's by my house... The raviolis were dry to begin with and have a squash/parmesan stuffing, so I had to cook them and add them to the spaghetti sauce... This will be interesting!

Has anyone else dehydrated little raviolis before? (these were about the size of a penny before cooking and a quarter after cooking...) It sure smells good. Hopefully, it will rehydrate well!”

“no, but I've had those TJ's raviolis and they are great!”

“I got somw smoked salmon jerky a little while ago. Next time I'm up in the Smokies I'm going to experiment with it. Maybe something alfredo-like.”

“I try not to cook. I used to sleep out, but now I usually just hike thru. I couldn't do the appalachian trail like this, but could in sections. 99% of the Catskills & Adirondacks I can hike in & out of in a day. I like hiking at night & my pack is considerably lighter & smaller. I do gen still pack the kitchen sink & bring enough gear to make it thru the night under adverse conditions if need be. I don't like to cook. I don't like the mess & I don't like to clean. I will waste time filtering water. I'll eat (non-choc)energy bars, solid white tuna. I've tried the solid white chicken but it tastes like tuna to me & more $$$. My all-time favorite is London broil. I cook it on the BBQ then cut it into slices & cook it some more. Salt it & bag it. Love it. I tried summer sausage that a state ag & market inspector told me would keep a few days in summer but don't feel comfortable with it. I'll bring fruit, crackers & cheddar cheese is always good. Like trail mixes.”

“Pink - I've used those in "Q's famous trail side pasta".

I used the ones stuffed with cheeeeeeese! I cooked them up, then in the pot, used the water I boiled them up in to rehydrate the homemade sause.

I also use insulated envelops that help with cooking.”

“Fettucini alfredo is good, especially with some turkey sausage and veggies :)

My last meal in the backcountry was pancakes that hikerduane made topped with his homemade strawberry preserves - yum!”

“Jambalaya is my all time favorite. Shrimp, sauage, etc. I make it and dehydrate it at home. No one has kissed my blistered foot, YET, but darn close.”

“laqtis--
Insulated envelopes? How do they help? Are you talking about envelopes from the post office?”

“Hot Chocolate is my fav thing......not a food........but wonderful .....yum.....”

“I'll ditto fresh trout.

Hookers on the trail? I never se them. Usually I never see anyone else. The only fish smell I get come from the fresh trout.”

“currently, my favorite cold meal is thomas blueberry bagel with pepperoni”

“Favorite backcountry food??

hMmm.. the one served with good friends.”

“good friends do taste good”

“...even if they've been on the trail for a week without a shower?”

“Crash Bang: LMAO.. heh.. I didn't even make that Jeffrey reference in my mind.”

“I'd have to say the meal I like best is the stove top stuffing mixed with a pouch of turkey and covered in gravy.”

“stupid long link paster!”

“just plain instant white rice with about 4 ounces of ghee and a big pinch of cayenne pepper
must be a carb thing:)”

“Lipton Cajun Rice and Beans, cook with dehydrated ground beef, wrap it all up in a tortilla with some cheese.

:D”

“MDS-- that sounds good--making me hungry!

Problem is my hubby can't eat any onions or he'd be very bad shape... most of the instant stuff has onions in them... :-(”