Anybody else spending Thanksgiving on the trail this year? I’m trying to brainstorm some recipes. I won’t have an oven... but I could come up with something... not turkey sized but rather for other dishes.
Ideas?
Ideas?
Thanksgiving on the trail recipes?
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Hey Truckee! I'm brainstorming the exact same thing since my girlfriend and I are heading out to the trails for the holiday as well.
What equipment will you have with you?
CA is tough because of the fire restrictions. Since I won't have a fire, I can't use a dutch oven. I think stove-top will be my only option. Because of the weather and our limited equipment, I think we'll have to go with a non-traditional meal.
Perhaps steaks and roasted veggies?
What equipment will you have with you?
CA is tough because of the fire restrictions. Since I won't have a fire, I can't use a dutch oven. I think stove-top will be my only option. Because of the weather and our limited equipment, I think we'll have to go with a non-traditional meal.
Perhaps steaks and roasted veggies?
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We are also doing Thanksgiving on the trail this year. We should be somewhere between DV and Mojave Preserve, not sure yet. Hoping to find a good camp spot on Thursday, start cooking early. My wife has been looking turkey options with an Instant Pot or maybe just BBQ a couple pieces of turkey. The sides should be easy. We will see, but it should be fun and memorable for the kids and us.
we did thanksgiving last year camping in north arkansas (wife and 2 sons in college) and to be funny, i bought turkey SPAM, box of stove top stuffing and a can of cranberry sauce for our thanksgiving meal out in the boonies. it actually turned out pretty good and we are definitely doing it again this year.
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I wanted to spend Thanksgiving on the trail but my request got shot down. And since it is her favorite holiday I will be nice and cooperate! 
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As a Japanese American, I grew up on Spam. While the sheer number of flavors is impressive, the thing that blows me away is that most of them are pretty dang good. Admittedly I haven't tried the turkey flavor; this might be the most appropriate occasion to do so!
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Turkey is not set in stone. If traditional American (in some homes) is wanted you could cook the turkey or game birds (I like Ginny hens) at home before you leave and reheat on a one burner gas stove and lid covered pot or eat cold. Regardless of the meal, the outing sounds great. Bacon and tomato sandwiches is always great anytime. So is spam and eggs any style ! Treat it like a picnic since it's just a couple of days.
For some, turkey day is a must family gathering day. It was for me when I had a lot of family. Happy turkey day !I wanted to spend Thanksgiving on the trail but my request got shot down. And since it is her favorite holiday I will be nice and cooperate!
I would save bird for at home. I deep fried a turkey 200 miles into Baja on the beach with mashed potatoes veggie medley and green salad for 10 people, it was kind a pain. The next night we had lobsters and steamers with rice and peanut cold slaw.
This year I am planing rolled prime rib points, with a blue cheese, chives, garlic, butter (pre made). Green beans with pecans an red onions. A salad of fennel, avocado, shallots.
I eat Keto other wise I would be halving Waldorf salad and maybe a rice with coconut and apricot and pineapple.
I will cook the beef ether in a pan or over a charcoal fire depending on the fire restrictions. All this will be done a 2 burner and maybe a open fire.
This year I am planing rolled prime rib points, with a blue cheese, chives, garlic, butter (pre made). Green beans with pecans an red onions. A salad of fennel, avocado, shallots.
I eat Keto other wise I would be halving Waldorf salad and maybe a rice with coconut and apricot and pineapple.
I will cook the beef ether in a pan or over a charcoal fire depending on the fire restrictions. All this will be done a 2 burner and maybe a open fire.
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I have cooked lots of Cornish Game Hens on a spit with stuffing and baisted in garlic butter,
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Planning on heading west into the North Carolinas mountains for Thanksgiving, Wife and two sons (high schoolers), each of us is responsible for cooking at least one meal on the campfire, will share recipes when we return. Should be interesting to see what everyone cooks, not sure about the turkey but I plan on using the Dutch Oven for one of my meals.
Spatchcock the turkey. Quick and easy and use a really small bbq!
