How to Make Freeze-Dried Pumpkin Curry at Home
Renee just spent a week out of town traveling for work. So, all by my lonesome, I had to find a way to fill the time. What better activity than developing a brand new recipe for the trail!? Pumpkin and…
Category Vegan Backpacking Meals
Ultimate Strawberry Banana Rice Pudding Recipe
In our latest recipe face-off, Renee’s Savory Grits destroyed Tim’s Strawberry Banana Rice Pudding, but that’s only because the grits were just sooo good. Rice pudding was an outstanding recipe on it’s own, especially for folks who like to keep…
How to Make Delicious Freeze-Dried Grits
The winning recipe from our 2025 freeze-dried breakfast competition! Overview After a fun cook-off that we took even more seriously than usual, it was time to crown the winner. Both meals tasted great, but Renee’s grits were really amazing. It…
Freeze Dried Lemon-Berry Pie! No Need to Rehydrate to Enjoy this on the Trail!
Wow. This pie is just wow! We often eat dessert on the trail, but it’s usually just a few pieces of candy (Swedish Fish are our top-pick on the trail). Or, when we’re feeling really fancy, we use cold water…
We Want to Give YOU a Free Freeze Dryer – Here’s How to Win!
We have been having fun using a Harvest Right freeze dryer to prepare really yummy and exciting backpacking meals since we got one a year ago! Some of our favorites so far are pasta salad, tater-tot casserole, guacamole, not to…
Pumpkin Chili Mac & “Cheese” Recipe: The Winner of our Latest Recipe Cook-off!
We enjoyed this plant-based comfort food on our recent thruhike of the Lowest to Highest Route. It beat Tim’s Jamaican Rice and Peas in a recipe competition! Ingredients (Makes 1 Serving): Before the Trail: Dehydrating: Assembly: On the Trail: Photos:
Now available in local bookstores! Thruhikers: A Guide to Life on the Trail
We are our happiest when adventuring outdoors! After going on more than 10,000 miles of adventures together, we’ve learned a ton about how to approach a trip and what to eat to make the outdoors as enjoyable as possible! Nearly…
“Cheesy” Potatoes That Can Be Cooked or Cold-Soaked!
I (Renee) grew up in Wisconsin, the land of cheese! Cheesy potatoes were a staple of my childhood, and I’m about to take this plant-based version with me on a 500-mile trek. Based on our taste tests, this is a…
Easy Pasta Salad that’s Freeze Dried and Cold-Soakable for Backpacking!
Summertime is here! This pasta salad was inspired by all of the Fourth of July Picnics we’ve enjoyed over the years, and the desire to bring the comfort of summer holidays out into the wilderness. Ingredients (Makes 6 servings): Dressing:…
Mom’s Tater Tot Casserole! Freeze-Dried and Plant-Based for Comfort on the Trail!
I (Renee) grew up enjoying tater tot casserole, but this was Tim’s first time eating it! We used our new freeze dryer to make a plant-based version that can be enjoyed on the trail! Ingredients (Makes 5 Servings, 470 Calories…
