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Backpack
Gourmet
A volume of tasty recipes written by Linda Frederick Yaffe
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Outdoor Adventure Canada - Recipe ©
Linda Frederick Yaffe
I just love
cookbooks and this is one of my favorites. That said, as an author
and wilderness cooking instructor, I am also extremely picky about
my cookbooks and my food. I was pleasantly surprised by the variety
in Backpack Gourmet.
 Backpack
Gourmet had an interesting approach to some of the recipes. Many
recipes require you to cook all of the meal before you dry it.
Of course I've always cooked my pasta and rice at camp. I was
worried about cooking everything first. Would my pasta be mushy?
Would everything rehydrate well? In order to review a cookbook
you have to actually test the recipes so off I went.
The first
recipe I tried was the Devil's Gate Crab Casserole and it was
tasty. After trying several other recipes I discovered that this
method offered more to those cooking in the backcountry. Granted
there is more pre-trip preparation with the majority of the recipes
but that saves you time on your adventure.
This book
is a must have for any backpacker or canoeist who feels that meals
are should be as tasty in the wilderness as they are at home.
Here is a
sample recipe from Linda's book...
Devil's
Gate Crab Casserole
Serves 4
Weight 1 dried serving = 5.5 ounces
This is devilishly
easy.
1. Cook, then drain in a colander:
12 oz fettuccini
pasta, broken into thirds
Return pasta to the pot. Stir in and blend well:
1 cup mayonnaise
1 bell pepper, minced
1 onion, minced
3 stalks celery, minced
1 pound cooked crabmeat or imitation crab, flaked
2 tablespoons hot sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
2. Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. Oil a 10-by-13-inch casserole dish.
3. Spread the crab mixture in the dish.
Sprinkle
evenly over the top: 2 slices whole-grain bread, crumbled
Dot with:
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
4. Bake for
30 minutes.
5. Spread on covered dehydrator trays and dehydrate for 6 hours
at 145 degrees.
6. To rehydrate, cover with water just above the level of food
in the pot, boil, stir, and serve.
If you develop
a recipe you would like to share please send it into us via laurie@outdooradventurecanada.com
For more recipes
and cooking themed articles please view the backcountry
kitchen archive or visit www.wildernesscooking.com.
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