This Jambalaya recipe is a filling backpacking meal that is so easy to prep at home. There’s only a handful of ingredients that you need, and many are staples in every backpacker’s meal prep box. This is a just-add-water recipe that I prepare in a Ziploc bag (more on Ziplock bag cooking below.) It’s lightweight, ... VIEW POST
Backpacking Recipes
15+ EASY (& Affordable) Backpacking Meal Ideas
Looking for some inspiration for tasty & easy backpacking meals? I do enjoy the convenience of freeze-dried backpacking meals, but they also start to get expensive for a long-haul hike. I’m hiking the JMT this summer (just got my permit this week!), so I’ve been thinking more about backpacking. A lot of my recipes were ... VIEW POST
How to Dehydrate Tomatoes (the right way!)
Dehydrated tomatoes are a great addition to pasta and soup dishes while backpacking… or just eat them as a snack. Especially these ones. You’re going to enjoy just snacking on them if you’re a tomato lover like me! I admit – it’s taken me a number of attempts in my new dehydrator to master dehydrating ... VIEW POST
Pesto Gnocchi with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Simple recipes for backpacking are my favorite. This backpacking recipe only requires 4 ingredients and cooks quickly, so you don’t have to waste any fuel. While there are freeze-dried meal bags that I like, sometimes I just want real good food while backpacking. We made this recipe on a weekend backpacking trip, and it was ... VIEW POST
Homemade Fruit Leathers
My favorite fruits are in season right now, which means it’s time to make some homemade fruit leather for backpacking! It’s such a tasty snack – it’s like a healthier version of a fruit roll-up!
Lemon Blueberry Granola
Homemade granola is SO good. And I can’t believe how EASY this lemon blueberry granola recipe is! I don’t know how I went so long buying store-bought granola. Recently, I’ve been in love with lemon yogurt! It got me thinking… how about lemon granola to top my morning yogurt with? The two flavors are too ... VIEW POST