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trailjunky
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trailjunky
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 Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:35 pm |
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When backpacking i eat the freeze dried meals off the shelf from REI, which i find pretty darn tasty. My biggest problem is finding something to go with the main course. What do you guys typically take with you? Any suggestions for a light and tasty side dish? Oh yeah, i dont like to cook, so im looking for something pretty easy. Thanks
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wildernessed
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Another GU and Clif Bar ! 
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sarbar
Living The Dream
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sarbar
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Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:46 pm |
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TJ, are you thinking side dish as carbs? Or veggies? Or fruity? A lot of the recipes on my website can be halved and the meat left out-to make good sidedishes  And yes, no cooking needed, just boiling water 
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trailjunky
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trailjunky
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Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:53 pm |
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Thanks for the info Sarbar! 
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sarbar
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sarbar
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Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:24 pm |
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Btw...I am packing right now for a trip this weekend..and as usual, young Master Ford will be having this favorite of his fer dinner:
Cheesy Rice:
In a quart freezer put:
1 cup instant rice
pinch of salt
2 Tbl dry milk
2 Tbl cheese sauce powder
In camp add 1 1/8 cups boiling water to the bag and stir very well. Let sit in a cozy for 5 minutes, then stir well again.
Feeds 1 hiker. This is great with some italian bread crumbs on top.
This recipe is also one that works well with couscous (also on the site)
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Kat
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Kat
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Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:57 pm |
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sarbar
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sarbar
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Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:00 pm |
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Hey Kat..did you know QFC sells a brand of "instant" wild rice? It is actually pretty good-I do it freezer bag style and let it sit for 10 minutes..I usually add like 1/4 cup to the rest white. Good stuff.
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Kat
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Kat
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Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:06 pm |
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No I didn't!!!! I'll check it out for sure tomorrow. Shopping day....
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greg
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Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:28 am |
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Nalgene bottle full of Yukon Jack works for me.
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Kat
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Kat
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Sat Aug 13, 2005 8:11 pm |
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| greg wrote: | | Nalgene bottle full of Yukon Jack works for me. |
Ya know, a guy I work with gave me a mini bottle of that stuff for Xmas (name exchange thingy). He says he drinks one or two after a day hike. I thought it tasted darned good, and helped get rid of the cold spell I get after a hike in the fall/winter. But I haven't bought any..
Not that this has anything to do with side dishes, really! I've heard hauling in a pepper and tomato isn't too bad, I've really got a hankering for fresh veggies on the trail.
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SeaNat
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Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:14 pm |
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| greg wrote: | | Nalgene bottle full of Yukon Jack works for me. |
Helps cure that high-altitude cough, too!
That's been my favortie camp drink for years. Sometimes it's been rumpleman's and hot cocoa.
100 proof: High alcohol to weight ratio, good
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Gear Dude
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My all-time favorite. Some might not consider it a side-dish, yet it goes well with almost any meal in the backcountry.
Hot Cocoa with Peppermint Schnapps
Yummy! Very nice on a cool night at the end of a long day of hiking.
"Somewhere between eating and sleeping lies your adventure with Mountains
Plus" <www.mpgear.com>
"Somewhere between eating and sleeping lies your adventure with Mountains
Plus" <www.mpgear.com>
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kleet
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kleet
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Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:20 pm |
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A fuxk, why do I not give one?
A fuxk, why do I not give one?
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ActionBetty
Im a dirty hippie!
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ActionBetty
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Thu Aug 18, 2005 4:12 pm |
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| SeaNat wrote: | | Helps cure that high-altitude cough, too! |
hmmm..seems my side dish causes a high altitude cough 
"If you're not living good, you gotta travel wide"...Bob Marley
"If you're not living good, you gotta travel wide"...Bob Marley
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Newt
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Newt
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Thu Aug 18, 2005 4:51 pm |
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Kleet, you may want to try this. It goes well with a lot of dishes.  Even redheads.
It's pretty safe to say that if we take all of man kinds accumulated knowledge, we still don't know everything. So, I hope you understand why I don't believe you know everything. But then again, maybe you do.
It's pretty safe to say that if we take all of man kinds accumulated knowledge, we still don't know everything. So, I hope you understand why I don't believe you know everything. But then again, maybe you do.
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