Banana Sandwich

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Ingredients:

• 1 banana
• 2 slices bread soft
• 1 teaspoon butter softened if you like your bread buttered

Steps:

• Butter bread if you like
• Mash banana in a bowl and spread over a piece of bread
• Top with other piece of bread
• Cut into 4 triangles
• Enjoy

Bread, No-Knead Brown

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Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened soymilk
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsulphured molasses
• 1/2 cup raisins

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees
• Spray a 5x9-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray I also line it with parchment paper
• Mix soy milk and vinegar and set aside
• In a large bowl mix the flours baking soda and salt
• Add the soy milk mixture molasses and raisins
• Stir just enough to combine
• Bake for 1 hour
• Remove from pan and cool on rack

Camping Fruit and Rice

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Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups Minute Rice
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup dried fruit
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons margarine

Steps:

• At home put the rice cinnamon and dried fruit in a zip loc bag
• Seal
• Label add 1 1/2 cups water and 2 tbs margarine
• At camp put the rice mix and the water and margarine in a saucepan with a cover
• Bring water to a boil
• Cover
• Remove from heat
• Let sit 5-7 minutes; fluff with fork
• Serve with a bit of powdered milk mixed with water

Granola Bars

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Ingredients:

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 egg lightly beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Spray a 9-inch square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray
• Combine oats wheat germ dried fruits coconut sunflower seeds almonds cinnamon and salt in a large bowl
• Combine melted butter and brown sugar in a small bowl until well mixed and any lumps removed
• Stir in maple syrup honey egg and vanilla until smooth
• Add liquid mixture into dry mixture until dry ingredients are moistened
• Press mixture firmly and evenly into pan
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden and firm
• Cool completely before cutting into squares or bars
• Note other varieties of dried fruits and nuts may be substituted to suit your likes and dislikes

Grilled Yellow Squash and Zucchini

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Ingredients:

• 3 -4 small summer squash combination of zucchini and yellow squash
• 1 garlic clove minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Steps:

• Halve each squash but do not peel
• Combine sauce ingredients and brush squash with sauce
• Place on medium hot grill and cook about 5 minutes on each side basting frequently with the sauce

Vegetarian Pemmican Bars

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Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup dried dates pitted
• 1/2 cup dried fig stems removed
• 1/2 cup whole almond
• 1/2 cup cashews
• 1/2 cup walnut pieces
• 1/2 cup pecan pieces
• 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
• 1/2 cup wheat bran
• 1 tablespoon flax seed ground
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 1/2 cup honey

Steps:

• Chop all the fruit
• nuts and ground flax seed
• and mix together Mix the dry ingredients together and add to the fruit and nut mixture
• a little at a time
• alternately with honey Add just enough waterabout 1/2 cup to moisten Press into a buttered 8 loaf pan
• Bake in a 375F oven for 30 minutes Cool in pan on wire rack When its cooled
• remove from pan
• slice into bars
• Bars can be transferred to a freezer container or bag and frozen for up to 3 months To remove bars easily from the pan
• line pan with foil and grease foil with butter Enjoy
• Makes 16