We have some exciting news to share with everybody! We are changing our name to Living Overland. We will be transitioning to our new web address, www.livingoverland.com, over the weekend. Thanks to everybody's support over the last 18 months! As always, if you have ideas and topics you would like us to cover, be sure to let us know.
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I just wanted to quickly let everybody know about a new blog I created to act as a resource for individuals interested in creating simple gourmet meals when out on the trail.
I am an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, fly fishing, camping, rockhounding, and just relaxing in wild places. I am also a self-proclaimed 'Foodie Camper', and love to cook and eat well when camping. In preparing for trips I began noticing a general lack of information regarding the topic and decided to take the plunge into the Blogosphere. I plan to use this blog to explore the idea of gourmet cooking in the outdoors and collaborate with others to further develop recipes, discuss equipment, techniques, and pre-trip preparation.
I want to make sure the average camper can prepare the recipes I discuss, so I won't be using elaborate equipment or gear. I am currently camping with a 1960's Coleman 2-burner liquid fuel stove, a small 10" non-stick skillet, a medium sized GSI Glacier Stainless Cookset, a stainless percolating coffee pot, and a Rubbermaid cooler.
I hope you enjoy!
You can also find our feeds updated on facebook, Living Overland
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Ingredients
1 lb Petite Sirloin Steak
4 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
1 Bunch Green Onions
5 Cloves Garlic
1/4 Cup Fresh Ginger, finely diced (about 2-3 inches of ginger root)
2/3 Cup Roasted/Unsalted Cashews
1/2 Cup Water
4 tsp Corn Starch
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
2 tsp Sesame Oil
2 tsp Oyster Sauce
2 tsp Chinese Chili Sauce
Pre-Trip Preparation
To save space, fill a small plastic container with enough vegetable oil for all of your cooking needs. Toss this into your dry food box. In a second small plastic container, combine Soy Sauce, Sesame Oil, Oyster Sauce, and Chili Sauce and toss container into the cooler. Finely chop the garlic and ginger and place in a third small plastic container. Put the Corn Starch in a 4th small container.
You can find the entire recipe on our website www.livingoverland.com
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Can Uncle Ben's Ready Rice be substituted for the real thing on the trail? We reviewed the product on the blog:
Most of the camping we do is dry or desert camping with no access to running water. Rice is one of those dishes requiring large amounts of water and fuel to prepare. These are the items we typically try to preserve while camping, so we normally leave the rice at home.
On a recent trip to the grocery store I discovered Uncle Ben's Ready Rice. Reviewing the cooking directions on the back of the pouch made me think about possibly using the rice for camping. The ready rice can be cooked in a skillet with minimal water and fuel use. One pouch offers two servings of rice, and multiple pouches can be stored in our dry food box very easily.
Skillet Cooking directions listed on the back of the pouch:
Gently squeeze the sides of the pouch to break apart the rice and pour contents into a skillet.
Add 2 Tbsp. of water and heat.
Stir rice occasionally until heated thoroughly.
Serve immediately.
You can find the entire review on our website www.livingoverland.com
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Late summer is a great time to explore Idaho. We headed up to the Little Wood River valley to the Muldoon Mine to take in the views and a little bit of Idaho's mining history. The Muldoon Mine was in operation during the end of the 19th century through the beginning of the 20th. Lead was discovered in Idaho's Central Mountains near the town of Ketchum in the mid 1800's and the area quickly blossomed into thriving a mining community bringing with it electricity, in a time when Hailey and Boise were still without.
Although much of the townsite has vanished, remnants of the charcoal kilns, mining tailings, and an old cabin still remain. We spent time exploring the kilns which produced charcoal used in the smelter to produce lead bullion.
Easy French Toast
Ingredients
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
6 slices of white bread
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
I looked at your blog and found it very informative and interesting. One thing I noticed was the word "recipies" is misspelled in several places. Correct spelling is "recipes".
flyfishexpert wrote: I just wanted to quickly let everybody know about a new blog I created to act as a resource for individuals interested in creating simple gourmet meals when out on the trail.
I am an avid outdoorsman who enjoys hunting, fly fishing, camping, rockhounding, and just relaxing in wild places. I am also a self-proclaimed 'Foodie Camper', and love to cook and eat well when camping. In preparing for trips I began noticing a general lack of information regarding the topic and decided to take the plunge into the Blogosphere. I plan to use this blog to explore the idea of gourmet cooking in the outdoors and collaborate with others to further develop recipes, discuss equipment, techniques, and pre-trip preparation.
I want to make sure the average camper can prepare the recipes I discuss, so I won't be using elaborate equipment or gear. I am currently camping with a 1960's Coleman 2-burner liquid fuel stove, a small 10" non-stick skillet, a medium sized GSI Glacier Stainless Cookset, an aluminum percolating coffee pot, and a Rubbermaid cooler.
I hope you enjoy!
You can also find our feeds updated on facebook, just search for The Overland Gourmet
James & Judy
Full-timing since Aug. 2009.
2012 Cardinal 3625RT Fifth Wheel 39 ft.
2008 Ford F-350 Lariat Super Duty V8 Power Stroke
luvstorv wrote: I looked at your blog and found it very informative and interesting. One thing I noticed was the word "recipies" is misspelled in several places. Correct spelling is "recipes".
How embarrassing! Copy and paste mistake coupled with Dyslexia. Thank you for the catch!
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The past two years we went on six week tent camping vacations. I found that my homemade camping cookbook was of no use because I was so used to having an oven, electric frying pan and microwave while camping.
Thank you for your site.
And I found that salad dressing bottles are just the right size for cooking oil.
Unlike other people I have to make bread along the way as there are many places in the country that still do not sell gluten free bread.
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