For some reason, most people don’t see the essence of drying food let
alone buying dried foods. However, dried foods do have their own
benefits that can’t be refuted. Among those is that drying food actually
enhances the taste of the foods meaning they could taste better. It is
also a great way to have some backup that is substantial and equally
nutritional. With that in mind, dried foods are also an ideal option
when you’re going for camping. You don’t have to carry all those snacks
while you could carry some dried foods that you could prepare for the
family. It would be like you never left the comfort of your kitchen. In this article some dried food recipes that you could conjure-up in the woods.
Vegetarian Chili
For
this you can buy most of the ingredients dried or buy them fresh and
dry them yourself. You will need 1 zucchini cut into rounds, 1 onion, 1
red pepper and a handful of sliced mushrooms. You will also need 1 large
can of diced tomatoes, 1 can of kidney beans, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1
teaspoon chili powder, salt and pepper to taste, tortilla chips and some
dried garlic. Once you have all your ingredients you’re halfway towards
making your family relive their home kitchen experience in the middle
of nowhere. The best thing about this dried food recipe is that it
realizes that you don’t have the comfort of your electric cooker in the
woods. As such cooking is not a big problem and all you have to do is
throw all the ingredients into the cooking pot and keep checking until
they’re ready. You can use some cooking oil to enhance the taste and
once ready you can serve this with the tortilla chips.
Vegetarian Spaghetti
We all know that children have a problem with adapting to new meals. So how about making some dried food recipes that they can relate to? This Vegetarian spaghetti recipe is one that will have the little champs dragging at your feet for more.The ingredients that you will need include 1 can of spaghetti sauce, 1 package of your favorite noodles salt and pepper to taste. This should prepared like you would at home by placing everything in the cooking pot and let it boil until it’s ready. Once ready, you can serve this with a big smile and some bread.
It
is highly advisable to make your recipes well before you get started on
your journey. This is because you will need to get the all the
ingredients in order. In case you don’t find a certain ingredient dried,
you may have to dry it yourself. Preparing well before time will ensure
that you avoid leaving behind some part of your recipe.
The best
thing about opting for dried food recipes is that most of the
ingredients have been dried. What this means is that all the water
content has been sucked out which makes carrying these ingredients less
stressful as they’re not heavy. Furthermore, the fact that a little can
serve more people makes it more economical compared to having to eat out
every evening or carrying a multitude of snacks. You can keep your
family healthy even in the middle of the woods with these simple but
very tasty and highly nutritious recipes.