Mmmmmm

How I wish you could smell what I've been smelling in this house! I have made and dehydrated many meals for my trip this last week but these past several days working on dinner dishes has been heavenly. It all started with a mango curry rice dish, then onto a sweet potato pecan casserole, and now I'm working on a chipotle bean dip. Each has to dehydrated for about 20 hours, maybe a little more. It sure is hard to not be hungry when you smell this kind of deliciousness for days at a time. The recipe's I am cooking up have come from the book "LIPSMAKIN' VEGETARIAN BACKPACKIN'"by Christine and Tim Conners. They also have the same kind of book for meat eaters;) I highly recommend checking it out if your going to be doing any activities that require bringing days of food with you, especially if you can't have a cooler. am loving these recipes and I can't wait to see how this all works out on the trail. Home cooked always is better than store bought and I do believe it's a money saver, although it does take a lot of time and preparation. Nonetheless, I prefer to know what's in all of my food! Back to my blackberry granola...so much to do!!