Three trail meals I actually cook
Lamb tagine, shepherd's pie and chicken risotto. I cook these meals at home, dehydrate them, and eat them on multi-day hikes. Get my recipes, cooking instructions and rehydration methods in your inbox.
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What is in the recipes
The meals I make in my own kitchen and carry on track.
- Lamb and chickpea tagine with couscous. Moroccan spices, lamb and chickpeas in a sweet-savoury sauce with dried apricots.
- Shepherd's pie. Lamb mince with vegetables and reconstituted mashed potato, cooked in the same pot.
- Chicken and spinach risotto. Arborio rice with chicken and spinach, cooked at home and rehydrated on track.
- Cooking and dehydration. Ingredients, methods, temperature, time and technique for each meal.
- Rehydration on track. Pot cosy and stovetop methods, with water amounts and timing.
- Measurements. Metric and imperial measurements throughout.
Who this is for
I made these for hikers who want to cook their own meals.
- You want to dehydrate meals at home.
- You want recipes you can cook and rehydrate on a multi-day walk.
- You want the cooking method as well as the ingredient list.

Who wrote it
I'm Mowser. I cook food at home, dehydrate it and carry it on multi-day hikes across Tasmania and mainland Australia.
These recipes are what I actually eat on track, not nutrition advice.
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