Table of Contents
Introduction: Hunger is the Best Seasoning 10
How Using Only One Burner Makes You a Better Cook 15
Single-Day Adventures
Nutella Crepes for Peak Baggers Who Can't Make Crepes 19
Protein Bars That Don't Taste like Chalk 20
The Diminishing Returns of that New Energy Bar Flavor You're Currently Excited About 23
WB & J (Walnut Butter for Walnut Butter and Jelly) 24
Breakfast Burritos You Can Eat for Any Meal 27
Wrapper-less Granola Bars 28
How to Dry Your Own Apples 31
Cool Kids Make their Own Snacks 32
Make Your Own "Nutella" 35
You Don't Need to Measure: An Informed Rant 38
Three-Way Nut Butter 41
Fistful of Mocha Bark 42
Chocolate and Fig Energy Balls 45
Fork-Smashed Hummus 46
Alpine Start Muffins 51
I'm Gonna Go Ahead and Eat this Junk Food On My Vacation 52
Teresa's Balls of Power 55
Mile 5 Iced Coffee 56
Single Espresso Double Chocolate Cookies 59
On the Benefits of an Emergency Chocolate Stash 60
WTF Do We Do with These Banana Fritters? 63
Date Hike-Worthy Red Pepper and Olive Tapenade 64
A Few Notes on Digestion 68
Candy Aisle Almond Butter 71
Overnight Trips
Fig and Orange Buckwheat Porridge 74
Easy Flour Mix So You Can Make Your Own Flatbread While Camping 77
Car Camp Chilaquiles 78
Yes, I'm Going to Brew a Cup of Coffee for Lunch 81
Seven-Can Chili for Six People 82
Knife, Fork, Spork, or Spoon? A Backcountry Dilemma, Solved (In My Opinion) 85
Erik's Canyonlands White Bean Chili 86
Frying Pan French Toast 89
DIY Pancakes with M&M's 90
An Exhaustive Breakdown of Backcountry Coffee-Making Methods 94
Cheddar and Mustard Flatbread Quesadilla 97
Poor Camper's Panini Two Ways 98
The More You Know, the Less You Need Spice Kit 101
Skip the Family Reunion and Go Camping Pasta Salad 103
Campfire Corn on the Cob 104
Aftermarket Modifications for Dehydrated and Freeze-Dried Meals 107
Orange and Raisin Couscous for Scurvy Prevention (Even Though That's Not Really a Thing Anymore) 108
Clean Out the Cooler Vegetable Sauté 111
There's Clean, and There's "Clean Enough": A Word About Backcountry Dishwashing 112
Making Your Own Granola Isn't Rocket Science Granola 115
How to Take Chinese Takeout, Leftover Pizza, and Other Ridiculous Foods into the Outdoors 118
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough You Could Fry but Probably Won't Since You'll Eat It All 120
Carrot Cake Bread That Is Neither Cake nor Bread 123
Seasonal Fruit Hand Pie 124
Fruit Bars That Are Not Bad for You Because, Fruit 127
How to Make S'Mores (Because Every Camping Cookbook Ever has to Include a S'Mores Recipe) 128
Drive-Thru Mountain Morning Breakfast Sandwiches 131
Home on the Free-Range Veggie Burgers 132
Simple Marinated Mushrooms 135
Spicy Dal with Kale 138
The Joy of Slowing Down 141
Multi-Day Outings
Three-Ingredient (besides Peanuts) Peanut Sauce 144
Easy Pine Nut and Pesto Pasta 147
DIY Spicy Hot Chocolate Mix 148
The Importance of Hot Beverages 151
Nut and Seed Parm 152
Cheesy Couscous 155
No Shit, You Can Make Your Own Trail Mix 156
Trail Mix Pancakes 161
Breakfast in Bed Makes You a Better Lover 162
Mountain Climber's Oatmeal 165
Mountain Climber's Oatmeal for Mountain Climbers with a Sweet Tooth 166
Mountain Climber's Oatmeal for Mountain Climbers Who Prefer Savory 169
No One Cares about Your Dutch Oven Photos 170
When It's Appropriate to Start Talking about Real Food on the Trial 173
Backpacker's Fruit Compote 174
Super Fancy Toasted Walnut Couscous 177
Close-Enough-to-Pad-Thai Pad Thai 178
No Puffy Jacket Required Dried Mushroom Pasta 181
You Too Can Kick the Freeze-Dried Habit
There Are No Leftover Tortillas Nachos 185
Peanut Butter Pan Cookies 186
Non-PITA Falafel and Pita Sandwiches 191
Apricot and Peanut Quinoa 192
The Morale Boost of Travel-Size Hot Sauce Bottles 195
Coconut Date Logs for When You Don't Have a Date (or Even If You Do) 196
Tastes Fresh to Me Fruit Crisp 199
Acknowledgements 200
Appendix 201
Resources 202
Index 205
About the Authors 208
