Honey Garlic BBQ Sauce

We’ve been blessed with some warmer weather and bright, longer days. Berries and corn are hitting the selves at the grocery stores makes me wonder…. is it possible that summer’s just right around the corner? As a kid, I remember loving corn. On the cob, brushed with butter and eaten outside in the yard. I…

Never a Dal Moment

Tandoori Lentil Rice No doubt one of the most memorable trek’s I’ve been on thus far. Every moment of everyday was something beautiful and interesting. The Pacific Rim was a one-stop naan-stop fun for sure. To be prepared, I had packed a whole extra day’s worth of food- just in case (I did pack a…

Day Seven: Pursuit of Happiness

Thursday, August 10, 2017 Final day. The last 13 km of the trek, should be relatively flat according to the handy Blisters and Bliss Trail Book every hiker had with them. Just as estimated, under 3 hours, we made it to Pachena Bay Trailhead. Took off my hiking boots and planned on not putting them…

Kale-in it Risotto

Mushroom and Kale Risotto Day five‘s dehydrated dinner. Thought about making a cream of mushroom soup or something, but it just didn’t seem to have enough sustenance. Add some rice…. and it ended up being a recipe for risotto instead! One bag of skim milk powder went a long way this journey, adding protein to…

Day Two: Edge

Saturday, August 5, 2016 Swoosh, creak, clunk. Those were the sounds we woke up to this morning at 0600h. Swoosh as the waves came crashing ashore. The creak of the bear bin opening and clunk as it closed while campers one-by-one began to make their breakfast and started their trek on the beach to beat…

Day One: Otter-ly Eager

Friday, August 4, 2016 0700h: We were up and took the last hot shower we’d have for the next seven days.We packed our bags, filled our water, had our oatmeal breakfast and headed out to the registration office for orientation at 1000h. The park staff went through history of the trail (started in 1906 as…

Creamy Kale and Parmesan Pasta

Creamy Kale and Parmesan Pasta Here’s the recipe for our day 1 dinner meal on the West Coast Trail. Makes 1  serving. Preparation Time: 5 minutes. Cook Time: 5 minutes. Equipment: measuring cup, measuring spoon, Ziploc bag, fuel, camping stove Ingredients 1 cup egg noodles (Egg noodles tend to have a little extra protein than…

Underrated Dehydrating

For the West Coast Trail hike, there was quite a bit of preparation required for meal planning. One of which was dehydrating foods. For the 8 dinner meals, I had dehydrated a variety of foods including vegetables and pulses. One reason is to decrease water weight, the other was to decrease the cooking time required…

Trailhead Oatmeal

I’m a breakfast gal. It’s one meal I cannot do without – if I haven’t had breakfast yet, my day has not started. This is an easy prep-ahead quick breakfast meal I used for our 7 day West Coast Trail trek, but works great for any work day as well.  Variety Trailhead Make Ahead Oatmeal…

Preface: Poles and Prunes

Post 1 of our West Coast Trail Journey. Preface. Better get your poles and prunes ready!