May 2020

Camper Christina Cooks – Making Homemade Hamburgers from Scratch

By |2020-05-18T14:06:12-04:00May 18th, 2020|Categories: backcountry, backcountry camping, burger, camping, camping food, camping tips, edibles, education, food, hamburger, homemade, meals, Outdoors, recipes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my camping trip over the May long weekend, I made a homemade hamburger that I made from scratch at home.  I froze that burger and then brought it on my camping trip making an avocado spread for the bun and topping it with all kinds of yummy things to make it extra tasty.  Due to concussion #2 this post will be the youtube video that I created for Camper Christina Cooks - Making Homemade [...]

December 2018

Camper Christina Cooks – Making Chicken Stew

By |2018-12-18T19:26:31-05:00December 18th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, backcountry camping, camper christina cooks, camping, camping food, Canada, canoe camping, cooking, food, Ontario, Outdoors|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

With winter camping well under way, I needed to prepare a delicious hearty meal to bring with me on my winter trips.  I have never made chicken stew before, but I put together the ingredients that I had, that I liked and thought would be tasty and it turned out amazingly well.   Now, one of my favourite meals!   Hope you enjoy this weeks post, a new addition to the Camper Christina Cooks Series, [...]

November 2018

Camper Christina Cooks – Making Prosciutto Basil Tomato Pasta

By |2020-07-21T10:06:39-04:00November 27th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, camping food, Canada, cooking, education, enthusiasm, food, inspiration, kayak, kayak camping, Kayaking, meals, Ontario, Outdoors, recipes, tips|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This weeks blog post will be directed to a video from my Camper Christina Cooks Series, Making Prosciutto Basil Tomato Pasta during my trip this summer to Tim Lake.  I could write up a post on it as well, but for the cooking videos, it just seems easier to do it by video alone. I hope you enjoy this weeks post.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbe5-wa1FHk If you would like to say hi, ask a question or leave [...]

August 2018

Little Blackstone Lake – The Massasauga – 081118-081218 – Recovery & Rest

By |2018-08-28T14:45:48-04:00August 28th, 2018|Categories: Adventure, algonquin highlands, alone, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, camping food, campsite, canoe, canoeing, Exploring, great blue heron, Massassauga, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, outdoor products, Outdoors, paddling, Provincial Park, solo trip|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Every time I look at a calendar, I feel a sense of panic.  It's AUGUST! It's August and one of my two most favorite months of the year to camp, September being the most favorite.  I need to go,  go go and I can't stop.  I have to get out. That is what I hear, constantly in my head.  Not only is it August, but I missed 5 months of camping due to 2 concussions [...]

Algonquin – 5 day solo 2018 – Days 3,4 & 5 – Biggar, Three Mile, Manitou

By |2020-06-05T09:26:27-04:00August 15th, 2018|Categories: #adventure, Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, backcountry custom canoes, camping, camping food, camping tips, Canada, canoe, canoe camping, enthusiasm, Exploring, grouse, loons, moose, Ontario, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, River, scenery, scenic, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is part two of my Algonquin 5 Day Solo Trip 2018. To see Part 1, covering days 1 and 2, please click here. In part 2 I am on my site on Bigger Lake, waking up to the 3rd day of my trip on Saturday, August 4th, 2018.   I woke up at 545am on Saturday morning. It was August 4th and after raining on and off during the night, the sky, for the [...]

July 2018

Tim Lake – 18 Hours of Awesome!

By |2018-07-31T17:39:13-04:00July 31st, 2018|Categories: Adventure, Algonquin, Algonquin Park, Algonquin Provincial Park, alone, animals, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, camping food, Canada, dehydrated food, Exploring, inspiration, kayak, kayak camping, Kayaking, Muskoka, Nature, Ontario, ontario parks, Outdoors, paddle, paddling, solo trip, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I find it absolutely amazing how much adventure I can pack into a short trip, this one, being only 18 hours from put in to take out.  As some of you may know, I recently purchased a house in Muskoka, after over 2 years of looking, and have been doing renovations on it for a few weeks now. There is a lot left to do, but summer is also here, I've missed 5 months of [...]

Camper Christina Cooks – Making Camping Pancakes

By |2018-07-03T13:08:04-04:00July 3rd, 2018|Categories: Adventure, algonquin highlands, backcountry, backcountry camping, camping, camping food, Canada, dehydrated food, education, enthusiasm, food, learning, maple syrup, meals, Outdoors, pancakes, recipes, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

On my camping trip over the May long weekend, I made strawberry pancakes using dehydratred strawberries that I made earlier in the season and topped them with my homemade maple syrup which I also made earlier this year.  Due to concussion #2 and working on renovating my new house,  this post will be the youtube video that I created for Camper Christina Cooks - Making Strawberry Pancakes.  I hope you don't mind and that you [...]

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