Red Lentil Dal – The Perfect dehydrated Trail Meal
This red lentil dal is ridiculously simple to make and endlessly delicious. We make a batch at least weekly, be it for Indian feasts at home or as a nourishing …
Recipes
Lemon Pickle (with Leftover Lemon Peel)
In response to the question: what do you do with a bunch of leftover lemons? This stemmed from my chilli pickle recipe, which involves juicing 7 lemons. I hate waste, …
Chilli Pickle (Mirch Ka Achar)
It was Mark’s obsession with chillies and his quest to preserve their unique flavours that led us to discovering this chilli pickle (“mirch ka achar” in Hindi). It’s since been …
Veggie Paella – Dehydrated Backpacking Meal
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Camping Quesadillas
Quesadillas are one of the most rewarding meals you can make while wild camping. They’re quick, customizable, and incredibly satisfying after a long day on the trail. Best of all, …
Bramley Apple Shortcake
Here’s a delicious recipe I’ve been making for years inspired by Nigel Slater’s Kitchen Diaries. It’s the crust that makes it for me. The shortcake crust is lighter and more cake-like …
Kimchi Rice – Dehydrated Backpacking Meal
If you’ve read my guide to homemade dehydrated backpacking meals, you may have noticed that rice features in a lot in my trail recipes. And with good reason: Top tip: if you’re …
Dehydrated Mexican Rice Recipe (Arroz Rojo for Backpacking)
This dehydrated Mexican rice recipe is inspired by Rick Bayless’s arroz rojo in his excellent Mexican Kitchen cookbook. Highly recommended for all things Mexican cooking! FYI: There are some affiliate links in …
Roquefort and Apple Cake
After the success of my recent Yorkshire Wensleydale Cranberry & Apple Cake, I decided to take the concept further. Further west, in fact. From Yorkshire to France to a little …
Cranberry & Apple Cake with A Secret Ingredient: Cheese!
What do you do with a bunch of leftover cheese? Well, make cake, of course! This cake was inspired by a haul of Wensleydale & Cranberries cheese that we acquired …
Vegetarian Jambalaya – Dehydrated Backpacking Meal
This vegetarian jambalaya is a beautiful thing for backpacking. It involves one of my favourite combos – beans and rice, a combination that is truly more than the sum of …
How to Make Dehydrated Rice for Backpacking
Rice is one of the ultimate backpacking staples. It’s lightweight, inexpensive, nutritious, filling, and endlessly versatile. The only problem? Cooking raw rice on the trail takes a long time and …
Wild Mushroom Pilau – Dehydrated Backpacking Meal Recipe
This dehydrated wild mushroom pilau has fast become one of my favourite trail meals. It’s inspired by a recipe from Meera Sodha’s brilliant book Made in India — a dish I’ve cooked countless times …
Rhubarb and Blueberry Yoghurt Cake
When we moved into our current home in Assynt, I was delighted to discover rhubarb growing in a random corner of the garden. Most of it gets turned into rhubarb …
Tortilla Soup with salsa macha
Behold, the tastiest tortilla soup recipe out there with the least amount of effort. There are a few affiliate links in here – if you click them and make a …
Masa Harina Cornbread
Masa harina is traditionally used to make tortillas and tamales, but it also makes delicious cornbread! (And indeed, cornbread is far more straightforward to make than tortillas or tamales, hence …
Salsa Macha Recipe – Our Desert Island Chilli Sauce
Meet salsa macha, the Mexican chilli sauce you’re going to want to put on everything. This salsa macha recipe is the first thing I ever made that turned me on …
Chicago-Style Hot Giardiniera Recipe – The Pickle You’ll Want To Put On Everything
Chicago-style hot giardiniera – a mix of crunchy pickled chillies and vegetables packed in oil – is probably my all time favourite condiment. It’s endlessly versatile and hugely addictive – …
Aubergine and Mushroom Cassoulet with Garlic Breadcrumbs [Vegetarian Dehydrated Backpacking meal]
Here’s my recipe for the classic French stew adapted to be (a) vegetarian / vegan and (b) dehydrator-friendly. One of the best parts of road trips through France is the …
Essential 100% Wholemeal Bread
Every [non-coeliac] hiker should have a good bread recipe in their repertoire. Homemade bread doesn’t contain all the crappy chemicals that store-bought bread contains. And wholemeal bread, being higher fibre …
Homemade Dehydrated Backpacking Meals: A No Nonsense Guide
A food dehydrator is one of the best investments I’ve ever made, significantly enhancing my wild camping and backpacking adventures with tent-side deliciousness. Homemade dehydrated backpacking meals offer numerous benefits: …
Backpacking Soba Noodles with Miso & Ginger Panko Breadcrumbs
This is a delicious and easy backpacking soba noodle dish that is lightweight and super portable, perfect for wild camping and backpacking adventures (or perhaps a quick desk lunch at …
Trailblazer Hot Sauce Recipe
This is my go-to hot sauce recipe that can be made with either red or green chillies. It was a top seller when I had my Shopify store during Covid, …
Oaty Blueberry Muffins
Makes 6 Ingredients 100g oats 40g ground almonds 10g chia seeds 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda pinch of salt 4 medjool dates (or 8 dried apricots) …