Comments on: Grocery Store Backpacking Meals for Cheap

By: Taryn Eyton

Taryn Eyton — Mon, 06 May 2024 16:10:19 +0000

In reply to Hunter. I guess I should make a separate post. But it would be short since the recipe is easy: enough angel hair pasta/capellini for two people. A packet of Knorr Carbonara pasta sauce. 6 tbsp milk powder. One package of pre-cooked shelf stable bacon. A little bit of shelf stable parmesan cheese. Cook and drain the pasta. Mix the milk powder with 1.25 cups water. Cook the sauce according to package directions by adding the milk you made, but skipping the butter. The package calls for 1.5 cups, but that makes it too watery if you don't add butter so I just make the milk a bit stronger. Cut up the bacon. Mix the pasta, sauce, and bacon together. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Eat.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Sat, 04 May 2024 18:18:03 +0000

What’s your carbonara recipe?

By: John

John — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 04:29:27 +0000

Thank you Taryn for the great ideas!
Ramen, turkey dinner, fondue = Those are happening!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:36:18 +0000

Thanks so much for this Taryn. It’s inspiring as someone who has fallen into a rut backpacking meal-wise. And thanks in general for an amazing newsletter/blog (a(and I love your book too!)

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 01:29:36 +0000

Oh, that chocolate fondue looks delicious. I hope you bring that on all your backpacking trips, it looks so easy to share!!

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:21:11 +0000

Thank you Taryn for the terrific backpacking meal ideas. Not only are the packaged meals expensive, but the meals are often too large for a one person meal.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 04:44:44 +0000

OMG, Malaysian Laksa! I’m eating that, right now! 👍 but with lotsa add-ons, boiled egg, fried onion & garlic, tsp of turmeric, dash of freshly ground pepper to make turmeric more absorbable, green onion & cilantro from the garden, leftover shredded chicken, a bit of palm sugar, spicy & sweet is my nemesis.

At home, I swap out the packaged coconut milk (I’m allergic to maltodextrin, similar to MSG, gives me chest pains) for Aroy’D canned coconut milk. But on the trail, it’s powdered c.m 😋

I’m on the hunt for coconut oil packets, same with sriracha.

Oh and if ur in town, (Vancouver🇨🇦) look up, Bulk Barn in New West