Sample Menu

This is the menu from my August 2001 Temagami trip. The down side - some of this food is a bit heavy in the pack. The up side - a fair bit of fresh food and variety. I'll post some recipes soon; for now the descriptions of major ingredients should be a fairly good guide.

The menu was designed with campfire cooking in mind; if you're going to be using a stove, fewer cooked breakfasts and shorter cooking meals would be well advised.

Day 1

Breakfast	[In town]
Lunch	Bagels w/cheese, english cucumber, tomato, hot mustard.
Dinner	Burritos (made with kidney beans, fresh tomatoes, onion, garlic, cheese, green pepper)

Day 2

Breakfast	Granola w/powdered milk, oranges
Lunch	Pita bread w/instant hummus (made at breakfast and stored in zip lock), english cucumber, sprouts
Dinner	Penne w/tomato sauce (fresh green peppers, onion, garlic)

Day 3

Breakfast	Breakfast burritos (using dried egg and egg mixes, dehydrated hash browns and dehydrated veggies; from Backpacker Magazine)
Lunch	Bagels w/cheese, english cucumber, tomato, hot mustard.
Dinner	Daal w/rice (fresh onion and garlic)

Day 4

Breakfast	Bannock (w/cheddar cheese chunks baked in), Oranges
Lunch	Rye bread w/peanut butter, nutella (the vacuum-sealed, heavy 1 lb. loaves of german-style rye keep for more than a week while sealed, and for at least a couple of days after opening)
Dinner	Chili (made with dehydrated kidney beans, textured vegetable protein, and dehydrated veggies)

Day 5

Breakfast	Pancakes
Lunch	Instant soup; tortillas w/instant hummus and instant black beans
Dinner	Macaroni & cheese

Day 6

Breakfast	Granola w/powdered milk
Lunch	Rye bread w/peanut butter & nutella
Dinner	Sweet potato & lentil stew w/instant mashed potatoes

Day 7

Breakfast	Instant oatmeal, dried fruit
Lunch	Rye bread w/peanut butter & nutella
Dinner	[On the road]

Snacks

Apples, Oranges, Granola bars (home-made), Trail mix, Dehydrated fruit bars

Extras

Tea, coffee, hot chocolate, drink mixes (iced tea, Gatorade, etc.), late night snacks (my favourite - the fresh "two-bite" brownies sold at many grocery stores - they keep for about four or five days).

January 6, 2002