Cooking with out-of-town ingredients

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On my way back from my hike, I went through Yellowknife and was able to pick up some deluxe “big city” ingredients, which we have been making good use of.

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Eggs Benedict with portobello mushrooms, goat cheese, avocado, eggs, and hollandaise sauce
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Crepes with ham, brie, and avocado
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Naan bread pizza with portobello mushrooms, fig goat cheese, arugula, and a chocolate porter craft beer
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Grilled chicken and portobello sandwich with brie and arugula, with a side of sweet potato fries and chipotle mayo, and craft beer (from right next to my old place in Vancouver)
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Chipotle scramble with chicken, corn, rice, peppers, and avocado

CANOL Trail Prep

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A friend and I are hiking the CANOL trail next week! Well, about 2/3 of it anyways – from Godlin Lakes (Mile 170) to Norman Wells. We’ve been doing a ton of prep work, including many hours spent dehydrating food for the trip.

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About 25,000 calories worth of dehydrated food
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14 days of food for 2 people: 90,000 calories in 20 kg of vacuum-sealed bags

Starting next week, you can follow our progress at this link.