In the quiet heart of the Allagash, a hot meal isn’t just fuel—it is the ultimate reward, tasting of woodsmoke and triumph, turning a wild campsite into a home.
BREAKFAST
Sweet Bulgur Porridge
Ingredients: Bulgur Wheat, Vanilla Bean Paste, Powdered Milk, Nutmeg, Maple Syrup and Cinnamon
Instructions: Cook 1 cup of bulgur wheat in 1 1/2 cups of water for 15 minutes until water is absorbed and let it stand. Mix powdered milk with warm water and stir into bulgur. Add vanilla, nutmeg, maple syrup and cinnamon to taste.
Scrambled Eggs and Potatoes
Ingredients: Potatoes, Ghee, OvaEasy Dehydrated Egg Crystals, Onions
Instructions: Cut potatoes, dice onions, fry in Ghee. Mix half a bag of eggs with a cup of cold water. Scramble eggs in Ghee.
Hearty Breakfast Quesadillas
Ingredients: Black Beans, Potatoes, 4th & Heart Original Grass-Fed Ghee, OvaEasy Dehydrated Egg Crystals, Onions, Garlic Cloves, Cheddar, Red Pepper Flakes
Instructions: Fry potatoes and scramble eggs. Mix these and the rest of the ingredients on a quesadilla shell. Cook each side until golden brown.
Hearty Breakfast Quesadillas
Quick and easy breakfast staples. Ghee is wonderful in the back country. It tastes great and won’t spoil because there are no milk solids. We use it in grits, to cook pancakes, eggs and to sauté.
LUNCH
I usually have lunch in the Allagash “on the go” or at rest stops. I take protein bars, jerky, some sweets, dried fruit and nuts. Sometimes I have peanut butter and jelly.
DINNER
Fresh Allagash Slaw
When you’ve been eating heavy campfire meals for three days, your body starts craving something fresh and bright. This is our go-to backcountry slaw.
Ingredients: Cabbage, Carrots, String Beans, Sliced Onions, Red Pepper Flakes, Crispy Shallots (from Trader Joes), Fresh Lime, Virgin Olive Oil, Chopped Garlic, Tomato Paste.
Instructions: Shred cabbage, carrots and string beans. Mix with other ingredients. Salt and pepper to taste.
Coconut Noodle Soup
Hot thai soup is the perfect dinner after a raw day on the water.
Ingredients: Pre-cooked thai noodles, ginger, garlic, chilis, onion, unsweetened coconut milk, tomato paste, fresh lime, curry powder, cumin powder, hot red pepper.
Instructions: Sautee garlic, chilis, onion, ginger and peppers. Add noodles, water, coconut milk. Boil. Add cumen, curry, lime and pepper to taste. Noodles are pre-cooked so this meal is really quick, easy and delicious!
Backcountry Biscuits
Add some chocolate chips, marshmellows and graham crackers to really kick into high gear!
Ingredients: Complete buttermilk pancake mix.
Instructions: Mix the pancake batter with slightly less water than for pancakes so that the consistency is doughy. Create an oven using foil and by placing some hot coals on top of the oven box. Cook until well baked, about 10 minutes.
Stone Pizza
Make this into a deep dish with a thicker dough and add some pepperoni!
Dough Ingredients: 2 teaspoons yeast, 3 cups Flour, 1 cup Water, teaspoon salt.
Pizza Ingredients: Pomi chopped tomatoes, mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, goat cheese, extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves.
Instructions: Activate yeast with warm water. Knead dough ingredients until smooth and elastic and let sit in a covered bowl in the sun for a few hour until it rises. After dough rises, take baseball size piece, spread into pie and cook with olive oil until bottom is golden brown. Flip, add ingredients and cook until firm.
Beef Quesadillas
Ingredients: Chopped Meat, Garlic Powder, Salt, Onions, Black Beans, Cannellini Beans, Butter Beans, Red Pepper Flakes, Fresh Chopped Tomatoes, Cheddar, Ghee.
Instructions: Brown meat with garlic powder, salt and red pepper. Sauté onions. Mix cooked and other ingredients and add to quesadilla shell. Cook until nicely brown on either side.
Dinner Staples
You can’t go wrong cooking potatoes, sausage, steak or chicken thighs on an open fire. Use plenty of Ghee for the potatos. I like the pre-cooked thighs from Trader Joe’s. On a raw night, it’s also great to boil up some Lipton noodle soup. Macaroni and cheese is an easy classic.