Weekend Menu

[gulicemo]

Headed out for a quick 2 night 2 day scout of some new to me territory.

Will eat dinner Friday on the way there.

Breakfast- 2 packets of instant oatmeal with added walnuts and raisins vacuum sealed.

Lunch- PB honey and bacon tortilla with venison summer sausage and cheese. Side of trail mix and chewy bar.

Dinner- 1/2 cup dehydrated ground venison, 1/2 cup dehydrated spaghetti sauce served over 2/3 cup plain couscous.
This is my first attempt at home dehydrated meals so I cooked a tester. I must say it is tastey. It doesn't taste as processed, much more of a home cooked feel.

 

[Longstride12]

How did your home dried food taste? Was the trip a success? Need some feed back and a trip report!

 

[gulicemo]

Food was great. This was my first trip using home made dinners. The one thing I really enjoyed was not having the "Sodium Overload" feeling I get after eating a mountain house.

Dinner was 2/3 cup couscous, 1/2 cup dehydrated marinara, 1/2 cup dehydrated ground venison. Next time I will add more venison, probably 1 cup, and maybe a bit more sauce. I'll also add some shelf stable Parmesan. This meal re-hydrated really quickly in the cozy I whipped up.

Next on my list when I get some free time will be rice, black beans and chicken, and possibly a pesto recipe. My favorite mountain house is beef stroganoff so I suppose I will try to get something close to that.

 

[Maah Daah Hey]

I am new to dehydrating meals. How are you dehydrating the marinara? Is this something you bought because your meals sound excellent.

 

[hflier]

I have to do this. The amount of salt in the dehydrated stuff screws with me.

 

[gulicemo]

Marinara is dehydrated buy simply spreading it on disposable sheets that Excalibur sells.

http://www.excaliburdehydrator.com/...flexxtm-disposable-non-stick-drying-sheets-38

Once it's dried to fruit leather consistency, I blend it into a powder.

Lots of great info here
http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?4136-The-2013-quot-No-Mountain-House-Challenge-quot-!

Recipes Here:
http://www.rokslide.com/forums/showthread.php?1629-Freezer-Bag-Cooking

 

[Maah Daah Hey]

Thanks for the great information. I am definitely going to look into these meals. A guy can only eat so many MRE style meals.