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Paddle Meals Cool Tools for Camp Cookery Laurie Edward with Debbie Leach Laurie Edward, the new Community Involvement Coordinator for Mountain Equipment Co-Op, shares some great ideas for our camp kitchens. have lots of time and energy for culinary I creativity in the outdoors and I seldom leave home without my ‘field version’ of NOLS Cookery by Claudia Pearson (from National Outdoor Leadership School). The picture on the cover is what it’s all about— working really hard, then joyfully gathering around a camp stove knowing something wonderful is going to happen. Gear has to be multifunctional. A 500 mL Nalgene jar is a great bowl and stores leftovers. My cut-down Lexan soup spoon fits inside (and never gets lost); the lid doubles as a chopping block for garlic. Kayak Repair & Refit Vancouver Island South You can’t skimp on a frypan! Take along a non-stick skillet with a well-fitting lid and an Ultralight Outback Oven for stove-top baking and amazing variations. I first used my oven for trail-baked goodies on the summit run to Glacier Peak in the North Cascades. You can use the ‘tent’ to insulate a pot of rice that has boiled to continue cooking off the stove. The diffusing plate helps food cook more evenly. Remove the temperature gauge—with experience, you’ll know how long things take to cook. And that Leatherman tool isn’t only for repairs—use the pliers as a pot grabber. The new MSR WindPro remote canister stove is a winner. You don’t have to fuss or feel intimidated by your stove and it’s safer in fire-hazard areas. Bonus: you can use the oven with this type of canister stove. Structural Repairs Keel Line Rebuilds Gel Coat Refinishing Component Replacements To operate in cold conditions, invert the canister and prime it as you would a liquid fuel stove. My versatile Coffee Press doubles as a teapot and reservoir for activating yeast for cinnamon buns. Being metal, the coffee flavor doesn’t transfer to baked goods. When the yeast’s foam starts coming out the lid, it’s time to get mixing. Leave the dough to rise in an untied plastic bag. In cold conditions, I sometimes put the dough bag against my tummy under my layers to create a warm environment. When the dough is ready to knead, dump it onto a clean plastic bag dusted with flour on top of a square of foam insulation. To roll, use a Nalgene water bottle. The pad doubles as a snow seat, a paddle seat or extra rear cushioning with your ¾ Thermarest. A new Espresso maker is going on my next weekend trip. Wherever we’re heading, I pick up coffee from the nearest roaster to add a local dimension—Midnight Sun in Whitehorse on Yukon trips or Saltspring for the BC Gulf Islands. A Nissan Titanium thermos may cost more, but it’s light enough for backpacking and luxurious for paddling trips. 2072 Henry Ave. West, Sidney BC. (250) 654-0052 CALZONES Use a pizza recipe, spread the dough into a circle, fill with your cheese, pizza sauce, peppers, etc, then fold and pinch together. Fill up the frying pan with two calzone half-moons to efficiently feed two hungry paddlers at a time. When the calzones are mostly cooked, stand them on their sides in the pan to brown the edges. EXTRAVAGANT CASSEROLE Use the NOLS lasagna as the inspiration to use veggie burger or beans, cooked rice/ pasta and random chunks of cheese. fresh onion slices and a couple cloves of garlic 1 can tomato paste or one-half cup dried tomato powder 1 rounded teaspoon sugar ¾ to 1 pound of cheese, cut into slices one-half cup flour 2 heaping teaspoons baking powder 1 rounded tablespoon powdered eggs 1 rounded tablespoon powdered milk 1 rounded tablespoon veggie broth powder 1 cup tomato sauce with a tsp or so sugar 2 cups cooked rice or pasta 2 cups of Hack’s veggie ground round or canned/cooked beans, seasoned with 2 heaping teaspoons oregano + 44 www.WaveLengthMagazine.com June/July 2004
2 heaping teaspoons basil, or 1 rounded tablespoon of Italian seasoning + ½ tsp black pepper Sauté onions and garlic in the frypan with a bit of oil. Dump into a bowl with the tomato paste, sugar and 2 cups of water. In a separate container mix flour, baking powder, eggs, milk powder and veggie broth powder with about 2½ cups cold water. Mix to pancake batter consistency. Cover the bottom of the frypan with slices of cheese. This will form a great, gooey crust that doesn’t stick to the pan, even if it overcooks. Cover with a layer of cooked rice or pasta. Drizzle the batter mixture on as a 3rd layer to gel the casserole. Top with veggie burger or beans. Spread the tomato-onion-garlic mixture over the casserole. Top with remaining slices of cheese. Cover and bake in your oven (or twiggy fire) for 20 minutes. Check out www.mec.ca for hundreds of food items with serving suggestions and an ingredient list. The site also advises you on meal planning and packing as well as tips for backcountry cooking. ❏ © Debbie Leach a foodie who loves to beg, borrow and steal paddling and meal ideas. She lives in Victoria, BC. FOOD Variety is so important. Bring lots of garlic, onions and ginger. Tuck in little luxuries—coconut milk powder or chunks, and poppadums with oil to accompany a curry. Bring extra protein—lots of cheese, peanut butter and nuts—for feeding hungry paddlers. For quick trips, packaged mixes like foccacia are great if you are short on ideas and time. It’s not cheating for overnight trips! When guiding trips, I rely on NOLS rations and do pantry-style cooking. I’m interested in trying Harvest Foodworks powdered vegetable shortening in my camp-baking this summer. Some packages that I often pack along are: • Quick long grain rice from Soft Path Cuisine. • Canasoy Vege broth powder—for a salty drink to warm you up at noon or the end of the day. • The Sea Change wild salmon jerky from Saltspring is delicious and ‘as natural as possible’. However, bears also like the product, so be bear aware! • Buffalo pemmican and diced Harvest Foodworks Diced Chicken (really good!). • Knorr pouches of soup—I often grab these for lunch at the Store. read first About Us Kayaks Canoes Specialty Craft Rowing Craft CR-System Sail Rigs catalogs & video Innovative Designs - Superb Engineering Spinnaker Sails Factory Direct Worldwide Airfoil Sails Visit our new website www.easyriderkayaks.com Order: catalogs & video 2 1/4 hr. video and four catalogs... 116 pages $20 ppd. (a $40 value) since 1970 Overseas Orders: $35 ppd. Easy Rider Canoe & Kayak Co. • P.O. Box 88108 • Seattle, WA 98138 • Ph.(425)228-3633 • Fax (425)277-8778 company designer materials catalogs & video FAQ map contact us Outriggers June/July 2004 www.WaveLengthMagazine.com 45
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