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  1. Hi Veronica,

    I am planning to go camping ( tent) for one night or 2, to begin with and have been puzzled, how to keep fruit and vegies cold and not get soggy with ice. Also if there was no shop with ice to buy near by, is there any other way to keep food cold and fresh?

  2. You are absolutely adorable. I was looking for some fresh new vegan camping food ideas and stumbled onto your blog. My boyfriend just invested in a dirt bike and I’m certain will be encouraging me to try riding eventually as well. Your blog inspired me and I might just give riding a shot one of these days. Thanks for the inspiration, both for taking some new risks and for the yummy kabob idea! πŸ™‚

  3. Great post Veronica! When it comes to camping and picnic foods sometimes it’s hard to imagine what else there could be to eat instead of hotdogs and hamburgers, so this is a great resource.

    Also, love that you tried your hand at dirtbiking. Personally I find dirtbikes more scary than street bikes. I ride a motorbike (a Ninja 650) and I think dirtbiking on uneven rocky, gravelly trails is way more badass – so good for you! (And way to wear the gear. So many people don’t gear up properly and it drives me nuts to see that.)

    Enjoy the rest of your summer!
    Megan

  4. Your post of your camping weekend came at the right time. I will be canoeing in Sept for the first time and was looking for vegan low fat meals to cook and not have to take a long time preparing. I will be trying out the meals at home just because they look good enough to eat in the pictures.
    I am glad that you are trying new adventures.
    Thank you for all the work you do with the blog and in the kitchen.

    Yvonne

  5. Interesting and informative! I don’t think I’ve ever seen vegan eating discussed from a camping perspective before. Thanks for sharing! Keep up the good work! I love your recipes.

  6. we love to camp! we have been backpacking for many years and recently bought a travel trailer which does make things a bit easier. We grill veggies, wrap up potatoes and onions in foil for grill or fire, pasta is easy. Breakfast is oatmeal, pancakes or bagels with lots of fruit, lunch is whole wheat pita with hummus and salad. My friends even do pizza on the grill (vegan cheese)!

  7. I dehydrate most ingredients for camping so I can just boil water and pour over pre-cooked quinoa, legumes, etc. I take fruits and veggies that travel well, like apples and carrots. It’s a good idea to check ahead for organic farm stands and farmers markets to do locavore meals. But my very favorite camping ingredient is sprouts! Start lentils, mung beans, broccoli, clover, etc. in cotton bags a few days before you set out so you can just rinse and harvest really fresh ingredients as you need.

  8. This was a great post! Thanks for your candid discussion.I laughed out loud! I could not imagine even trying a dirt bike, I’m the gal who brakes going down hills on a regular bike!

  9. Fun post, thanks! My idea of roughing it is a motel without room service! We stayed at place once that offered log cabins with beds only. You had to bring your own blankets and sheets and use a communal bathroom/shower (one for ladies, one for men). I really hated it. Couldn’t sleep and didn’t want to have to walk to the bathroom in the dark of night. The next morning we had to wait in line to use one of the showers. I was never so glad to get home!

    By the way, my husband works at a hospital in the EEG dept. (brain wave tests) and he comes home with stories of people that are not dressed properly (imagine shorts, a halter top and NO helmet…now imagine falling). You were wise, smart, a genius…all of the above, to wear a helmut, the adorable outfit, and the boots. You might have come home bruised and sore, but you lived to tell. Kudos for being such a wise young woman!

  10. Veronica,

    You just look great in that outfit !!! Maybe next time, it will be a motorcycle -:)

    Thank you for your recipes, they’re so good, and hope you had a great time camping.

    L.

  11. Love the ideas for vegan camp food! And I love tent camping!!! It’s a shame it’s hard to find good camp sites that aren’t overrun with trailers. Anyway, I (I’m 79 and still slept on the ground on an air mattress) went tent camping with 20 + family members last summer near the Wisconsin River and only one grand daughter and I were vegan out of the bunch. We ate veggie burgers, lots of fruit and salads. Our favorite Texas caviar recipe was the hit and eaten by everyone. THanks for all your great vegan recipes!

  12. I have made your quinoa, chickpea, sweet potato burgers this weekend and it is on the top of my list. I made them for our staff meeting at work and had some for the family. Instead of burgers I put the mixture in a baking sheet for cookies and put parchment paper on the bottom, baked at 350 for 30 min. Sooo good.

    Thanks Veronica

  13. Can’t believe you posted this…only a week late. We just went camping with our family members in up state New York–right on Lake Ontario. We camped in cabins with electricity, which made things a bit easier. I prepared most of our food ahead of time and froze it. I took our crock pot and the toaster oven. I suppose this is considered “cheating,” but the good news is I turned our family onto vegan food! My nephew asked his mom for “vegan night” once a week, and I emailed her some of my favorite recipes once we got home. Thanks for sharing your tips and pics…looks like you had some fun!

  14. What do you know? Corn on the cob over the fire doesn’t pop into popcorn… Darn, that would have been fun!
    Everything you have is great and looks fresh, I am sure they were drooling over your breakfast sandwich! Maybe your friends took notes for the next camping trip.

  15. I’m curious about leaving the silks and thin layer of corn husk on the corn when grilling. Wouldn’t you have to wait until the corn cools to strip the silks? I’d rather eat corn warm. Any reason not to just clean the corn completely and then wrap in foil?

    • I’ve grilled corn with the silks and husks on and it works great! When you peel the husks back, it pulls everyone off with it. Not hard to do. Another option is to peel the husks back, but leave them attached, before cooking, remove the silks, then put the husks back in place to protect the corn.

      I don’t want foil touching anything I’m going to eat because the aluminum contributes to Alzheimer’s. I need all my brain cells working for a long time, yet.

    • Hi Ashley, it’s to protect the corn from burning. And no you don’t have to wait until the corn cools to remove the silk, you can use tongs, or gloves. The corn is SO hot that it retains heat for a while so even after it’s peeled I let it sit on the plate and eat my veggies first. Corn on the cob retains heat for a while so it doesn’t cool down too fast to eat. The wet corn silks also help steam the corn to cook it so it’s moist and cooks faster. It’s not the same just with aluminum foil.

  16. Wow! Everything looks amazing! Beautiful!
    Just discovered your site and youtube videos! Can’t wait to try some of your recipes!

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