I know, I know, I know. I’m not a food blogger and I don’t typically write about cooking. But we’ve all got to eat, and who doesn’t need tasty, healthy trail snacks when they’re outside adventuring with their kiddos in tow? Plus, the recipe for these No-Bake Chocolate Cookies that I just came up with was just too good not… Read More
Healthy Chocolate Snacks for the Trail and Beyond (Vegan, GF)
I might as well admit it; I’ve always been a sucker for chocolate. Not only that, but it appears that I’ve passed on my sweet tooth to my two daughters. While eating moderate amounts of chocolate isn’t necessarily detrimental to our health (healthy chocolate snacks made with dark chocolate are actually full of health-promoting antioxidants and can help lower blood… Read More
One-Pot Creamy Rice Recipe for the Dutch Oven (Vegetarian, GF)
It’s been chilly around here lately, and by chilly I mean temperatures hovering around 10 degrees Fahrenheit. So I decided it was a good time to go outside and whip up a vegetarian One-Pot Creamy Rice recipe in the Dutch oven. Say whaaat??? Yes, I find that winter is a perfect time for campfire cooking. For one, the fire keeps… Read More
10 Fantastic Healthy and Homemade Trail Snacks
If you’re an outdoorsy family you probably already know that kids and trail snacks go together like bread and butter. Although my kids often don’t eat between meals, this changes when we’re adventuring outdoors. In my book, adventuring can mean anything from walking down to the woods behind our house to a full day of skiing in the mountains. Regardless,… Read More
Gluten-Free Scandinavian Berry Cobbler
This gluten-free berry cobbler, or “smulpaj” (crumble pie) as it is called in Swedish, is perfect to make with the kids, since it’s so easy! Traditional Swedish cobbler is made with wheat flour but since my youngest daughter has shown some sensitivity I came up with this gluten-free alternative. If you have fresh berries – great. Foraging for berries is… Read More