Today I found myself doing a river tally for the year 2011; from May of 2011 to today I have rafted 33 rivers, most of which were multi-day expeditions. That is a lot for one year! Fourteen rivers were in the USA and the rest were in Mexico. The most exciting part is that many of […]
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This is the list of recipes in my cookbook, “Camp Cooking WITHOUT Coolers II – Blueprint for Using Nonperishable Food”. Dutch Rice Delight Mediterranean Tuna Pockets Vegetable Soup Pesto with Tortellini Bliss Balls Hot Apple Muesli Chicken Verde Wrap Dates and Mangoes North African Couscous with Harrisa Cherry Cheesecake Breakfast […]
Camp Cooking WITHOUT Coolers II – recipe list
Bliss Balls – makes about 2 dozen bite sized pieces 1 cup peanut butter ½ cup instant milk powder ½ cup raisins 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds 5 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips Outside coating for balls: ½ cup crushed graham crackers (2 squares) 2 […]
Bliss Balls
Just finished a 16 day private rafting trip down the Colorado River through the grand canyon. What can I say, the canyon is, well, GRAND! Spectacular scenery, interesting side hikes, and cool activities like forming a floating train of bodies in the Little Colorado River. We took our “big” […]
Grand Canyon
The chayote can be eaten raw or cooked. It will keep for at least one week (probably much longer) without refrigeration. It is a mild flavored vegetable that taste something between a cucumber and an apple. I have been experimenting with it these last two weeks and am delighted with what can […]
Versatile Wonder Vegetable
How Low Can You Go? By Lacey Anderson, author of Camp Cooking WITHOUT Coolers II Editor’s note: Tired of hauling heavy coolers and worrying about running out of ice, but hate the thought of not eating well on your outdoor adventures? Lacey Anderson has a solution for you – lightweight, […]
NRS: “How Low Can You Go?”
Asian Couscous – makes about 10 cups, serves 8 Vegetarians can simply leave out the chicken 2 ⅓ cups couscous 1 ⅔ cups dehydrated cranberries 2 ½ tablespoons diced dehydrated onions 1 ½ tablespoons dehydrated parsley 2 tablespoons curry powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 ⅓ cups diced walnuts 3 ½ […]
Asian Couscous
Order Online from NRS or purchase directly form your local boating and outdoor recreation retailer. Twelve retail stores including NRS now carry the book. NRS has made it very easy to order through their online catalog. For those of you waiting to order from me directly – I will be guiding (and camp […]
Easy Ordering Options
Neil just wrote another great post, thanks honey! see below: After running the Cache la Poudre River outside of Fort Collins at high water with some local boaters, we headed for the Arkansas River near Buena Vista. Just in time for (you guessed it) more high water! The flows were finally […]
Surfs Up in Colorado
Many women have told me they admire my ability to run high water, class IV -V rapids. If they only knew how nervous I was beforehand – they might not make those comments. Often, I have butterflies in my stomach. Anytime I am on high water or I run a […]
FEAR!
Just got off the Gates of Lodore through Dinosaur National Monument at some very high flows; about 9,000 cfs on Lodore and near 24,000 cfs through Split Mountain after the Yampa joins the Green. Big, powerful Class III water for the most part. Some big waves to run and some […]
Colorado Whitewater
I am always looking for ways to make camp recipes as healthy as possible. I have just discovered a way to improve some recipes and wanted to pass the information onto you. A few of the recipes in my cookbook “Camp Cooking WITHOUT Coolers” contain shortening. Shortening works very well in the […]
Camp Cooking Tip
These very handy small packages of salad dressings can be found at WinCo Foods. Each packet is enough dressing for 2 salads. These packets are shelf-stable.
Salad Dressing Packets
For those of you following our river journey at www.golightoutdoors.com We’re now heading for the Owyhee River in southeast Oregon. Looking to run the lower canyon, but would be interested in the middle canyon (Three Forks to Rome) if we can get some more boaters. Launch around June 9 for […]
River Journey Continues
The “English” cucumber lasts for a very long time without refrigeration. These cucumbers taste better than the traditional cucumber. No need to peel these thin skinned vegetables. Easily find them in the grocery store by looking for the cellophane/plastic wrapped cucumbers. Make sure it has the “English” cucumber label. Also, before buying check them […]
English Cucumber
The majority of the ingredients for the recipes in my cookbook can be purchased at the supermarket. Sometimes the grocers place the items on the bottom shelves or in the health food isle, but if you search you will usually find. Below are pictures of some of the brands. I […]
Powdered Hummus, Dehydrated Mangoes, Agave Nectar, and Pure Vanilla Powder
Read all about the start of our river journey at www.golightoutdoors.com. We boated the Upper Sacramento river (Cantara), then did a very special anniversary run on the Rogue, and next was the spectacular North Fork Smith.
Great Start!
We are almost ready to take off on another river journey. We will let the river levels determine our path. Here is our general itinerary: May in Oregon/Northern California, June in Idaho, July in Colorado/Arizona, and August in Mexico. I hope you will grab your boat and meet us somewhere […]
ALMOST GONE
On the left is the flavorful Eastern Hummus Wrap. The triangular shaped sandwiches are middle eastern flatbread folded in half and then cut in half. The rolls are made with flour tortillas. The white julienne cut vegetable is jicama with fresh squeezed lemon juice and spices sprinkled on top. In […]
No Cooking Lunch
We hooked up with Will Volpert of Indigo Creek Outfitters and his brothers for a couple of “creek” runs north of Ashland, Oregon. You definitely have to go light for running creeks like these! Upper Applegate The upper Applegate is the run above the reservoir while the lower Applegate is […]
Upper Applegate – First Cataraft Descent
Welcome to the brand new nocoolers blog. Follow along with this blog to learn my secrets for planning, packing, and preparing delicious food on multi-day outings without a cooler or ice using nonperishable items and fresh produce. Better yet buy the book while it is still on sale. Can’t afford it or do not think […]