For the past 1½ years Kirk and I have written/photographed the "Trail Eats" Column for Washington Trails Association's magazine Wa Trails. The most recent issue is May/June 2011 and our column can be found on page 38: Washington Trails Association (WTA) is a highly rated non-profit that does incredible works. I know I bug people… Continue reading Vegetarian Dayhiker’s Picnic: Snack, Entree and Dessert
Category: cooking
Meals and whatnot.
Spiced Pumpkin Biscuits
I served these biscuits with Creamy Artichoke Soup last night for dinner. Spiced Pumpkin Biscuits Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 Tbsp baking powder 2 tsp granulated sugar 1 tsp kosher salt ½ tsp ground allspice ½ tsp ground coriander ¼ tsp ground cumin 1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper 1 cup canned pumpkin purée ½… Continue reading Spiced Pumpkin Biscuits
Creamy Artichoke Soup
One of my small guilty pleasures is watching Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade show and I saw a recipe for a creamy artichoke soup that was easily adaptable. Her recipe called for 2 cans of artichoke hearts, I had one on hand (Trader Joe's for the best buy!) but I had one of my massive jars of… Continue reading Creamy Artichoke Soup
Pumpkin Chia Oatmeal
For breakfast this morning: Pumpkin Chia Oatmeal Ingredients: 2 cups unsweetened almond milk 1 cup old-fashioned oats ½ cup canned pumpkin purée (organic preferably) ¼ cup pure maple syrup ¼ cup raisins (preferably organic) ½ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground cardamom 2 Tbsp natural style peanut butter or nut butter 2 Tbsp chia seed,… Continue reading Pumpkin Chia Oatmeal