Squid Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 Hey all- I have to come up with some decent recipes, pronto. We're planning a longish trip this spring (more than a couple of weeks), and it looks like I'll need something more varied than my traditional climbing menu of truckstop coffee and powerbars. The ingredients must be lightweight, nonperishable (we'll be caching for weeks at a time) and palatable. Oh, yeah, the group includes observant Jews, Muslims, Catholics, vegetarians, and Rastafarians and rednecks. Please help, I need it. Spray on! Quote
bDubyaH Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 My last trip to Little Switzerland included a fantastic breakfast of GU and whiskey (Knob Creek). It must have worked, because we had a blast. Plus the all female group of NOLS women took pity on us and fed us some chocolate chip pancakes. mmmmm. If you want good food then get a dehydrator and make your own. Don't buy any of that pre packaged stuff or you'll just end up putting your fartfilter (sleeping bag) to maximum use. Oh yeah don't forget you want watery food and chuncky water at every meal. Quote
Dwayner Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 Â Your Jewish mother says, "Keep it kosher and everybody will be happy!!!" Â Take a look at some of these: Â Good For You! Â And here's a picture of your future base camp: Â Quote
Dave_Schuldt Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 There was a thread about a year ago with lots of back country recipies. Do a search. I don't remember the exact title. Quote
Beck Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 a half a stick of butter, per person, per day. Some in the morning porridge, some eaten at break, the rest in the dinner gruel. Quote
Harry_Pi Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 Hello capitalist! I verly intelligent chinamen, how about you try search on internet for backcountry recipe. But, what do chinamen know? Thank you for allowing me to post on my favorite communist website in America. Â Quote
Squid Posted January 26, 2003 Author Posted January 26, 2003 So far I'm getting the following menu- Breakfast- Hot buttered rum Lunch- Hot buttered rum Dinner- Hot buttered rum  In between we'll snack on HC and NOLS hotties. It sounds a lot like my current diet.  We're heading up the Muldrow Glacier in the spring, and luckily enough it looks like there'll be a NOLS group up there to haul our bodies out.  I wish I could get dehydrated beer. Quote
allthumbs Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 White Wine Tiger prawns roasted over coals. Some nice Linguine with clam sauce slathered over it. Orange and red bell peppers also roasted. Whole roasted garlic in melted butter for dipping. Â Maybe some homemade brownies for desert. Â The chicas' will dig ya! Â Quote
allison Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 I did a search of the site for 'recipe' and several threads popped up. Â Also I would search for 'ramen' to locate Jonathon's great thread on the subject. Â My favorite book on the subject is by June Fleming, called 'the well-fed backpacker'. Â Two things that dehydrate very well:Watermelon, sliced to a 1/4 thickness. Save yourself some hassle and get the seedless. Takes a while! Also ground beef is very good. Get fairly lean beef, saute and season. Rehydrate for a few hours. Quote
iain Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 WatermelonMaybe that's what those Black Diamond strap thingies are for in that other thread. Quote
Harry_Pi Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 Hello capitalist! Â Was cook at Denny in Seoul, South Korea for short time, now work for international library in North Korea. If you have backcountry recipe question please pm me. Thank you allowing me to post . Quote
Harry_Pi Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 Â Maybe some homemade brownies for desert. Â The chicas' will dig ya! Hello capitalist! Is it morning in America Yet? Â We chinamen love to eat brownie. Also like to share favorite recipe to many American friend. I will post on later date since you have a football game to attend. Thank you allow post on communist website in USA. Â Quote
catbirdseat Posted January 26, 2003 Posted January 26, 2003 Something I almost always have at least once on longer trips is a concoction consisting of dried potato flakes and Knorr instant broccoli-cheese soup mix with a good pat of butter or margarine added. I usually add powdered milk equivalent to however much milk is called for by the potato flakes recipe. I'm a carbo junkie and this stuff just hits the spot for me. Just add hot water, stir and let sit 5 minutes. I use an insulated mug. Quote
sketchfest Posted January 27, 2003 Posted January 27, 2003 I usually do this one at least once during every trip. Get some of the instant rice, (takes about 10 min to cook) throw in some dried red chili flakes. When the rice is done, add curry powder, p-butter and whatever ingredients are in your trail mix, finally add some cayenne for some heat, mix it all up and you've got yourself some hot-n-spicy curried rice in peanut sauce Quote
Dru Posted January 28, 2003 Posted January 28, 2003 Kraft dinner mmmmm mmm Buy 5 L of pesto per person per day - it worked in the Niut range. You can dress it up with pasta or rice if you dont like straight pesto Breakfasts suck. Instant oatmeal causes death. I suggest either taking in a sled full of pancakes and maple syrup, or just a few jars of Nutella and some Ryvita with currants to eat the nutella with Quote
fern Posted January 28, 2003 Posted January 28, 2003 don't stress about your crackers getting smashed. Just bring some dressings. Everybody likes cracker-salad! Quote
salbrecher Posted January 28, 2003 Posted January 28, 2003 I also hate breakfasts but have found it easy (er) to eat soups for breakfast. prefferably spicy. You also don't have to wash your pot from the night before because it will blend in with the soup! Quote
jordop Posted January 28, 2003 Posted January 28, 2003 Dinner: Tuna! Tuna! Tuna! Â The only thing I can stomach for breakfast is black coffee and a huge bag of italian cookies. Oh and Pop Tarts Quote
snoboy Posted January 28, 2003 Posted January 28, 2003 fern set me straight on the best breakfast = mashed potato flakes with cheese, butter, and curry. Add a little extra water. Yummy! Â And get her Logan Bread recipe too! Quote
mattp Posted January 28, 2003 Posted January 28, 2003 I believe it IS a proven fact that instant oatmeal causes death. See Vol. 29, New England Journal of Medicine, Pp. 543-44 (Gagme and Thenpuke, 1986).  But I've been digging the following, lately, and it doesn't have to be heated:  powdered milk grapenuts raisins roasted (salted) sunflower seeds  Try it -- it is nutty and sweet at the same time, and if you don't wait so long as to let your grape nuts turn to complete slime, it actually almost seems like you are eating something real. The only other alternative that makes any sense is to just stop at a cafe on the way to your climb. Quote
Peter_Puget Posted January 28, 2003 Posted January 28, 2003 The only thing I can stomach for breakfast is black coffee and a huge bag of italian cookies. Oh and Pop Tarts  Quote
catbirdseat Posted January 28, 2003 Posted January 28, 2003 Instant Cream of Wheat is a lot better than instant oatmeal. Try it, you'll like it. Quote
Dru Posted January 28, 2003 Posted January 28, 2003 (edited) I cant do the potato flakes for breakfast thing. But a 25 cent instant japanese noodle brick is good, it gives you lots of water and fat to keep you going through the day. if you dont make soup just shake the flava packet on it uncooked and its ghetto fries! Â if you are gonna be on a glacier everything will stay fresh so take fresh peppers etc if you can manage the extra weight. fresh veggies really jazz up the same old soup and pasta mix. couscous is the oatmeal of dinner, dont even go there. Edited January 28, 2003 by Dru Quote
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