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Welsh Rarebit

Welsh Rarebit

Today is likely to be Wales’s last day in the world cup, so here’s a Welsh recipe to send them off. In Wales it is called caws pobi, meaning toasted cheese, and has apparently been a popular dish since the 1500s. The first record of 

Machboos

Machboos

Once every four years there is one magical month, the World Cup, during which I watch an average of four or more hours of soccer a day. This past week we have been parked outside my brother’s house, so in addition to celebrating Thanksgiving with 

Nomad Holiday Shopping Guide

Nomad Holiday Shopping Guide

Season’s greetings, everyone! It’s that time of year where we’re all searching for gifts for loved ones, and I know that a lot of you, like me, would much rather give your money to a small business owner for whom it will really make a difference. With that in mind, Ayana and I put together a list of nomad-owned small businesses that produce amazing stuff. Have a look down this list and you might just find that your holiday shopping is nearly finished. If you see something you like, just click on the image.

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Buslife Thanksgiving Guide

Buslife Thanksgiving Guide

Here are all of our recipes for your vanlife Thanksgiving. We have both angles covered here: you can follow the elegant path and roast a turkey on your stovetop with pumpkin pie or crème brûlée for dessert, or you can knock out the feast quickly 

Pumpkin Mousse

Pumpkin Mousse

I love mousse as a camping dessert because it is just about as close to effortless as you can get. All you need is a powered whisk and a few minutes, and you can make a really delicious, decadent dessert. This recipe has all the 

Thanksgiving Turkey Burgers

Thanksgiving Turkey Burgers

There’s more than one way to do Thanksgiving. In the past I’ve shown you how to roast a turkey and bake pumpkin pies on the stovetop, this year I’m going to show you the opposite end of the spectrum.

With these Thanksgiving turkey burgers and the pumpkin mousse recipe that I’ll share in a couple days you can whip up a Thanksgiving feast for four in under an hour and for about $20. And that means more time to explore the empty trails on turkey day. Continue reading Thanksgiving Turkey Burgers

Mom’s Cranberry Sauce

Mom’s Cranberry Sauce

Thanksgiving approaches, and boy do I have a lot of recipes for you over the next ten days. We’ll start here with my mom’s recipe for homemade cranberry sauce. It’s sweet, it’s tangy, it’s aromatic, and the addition of chopped walnuts even gives it a 

Pumpkin Pancakes

Pumpkin Pancakes

As we said goodbye to the Pacific northwest and started our journey back to Colorado for the holidays, the seasons quickly changed for us. Hugging the coast in Oregon and California, the weather stayed quite temperate, but as we entered the great Nevada desert, the 

Green Curry Wonton Soup

Green Curry Wonton Soup

This dish was the second course at our most recent forest feast, and was my favorite of the night. A Thai-inspired take on wonton soup, it consists of chewy little wontons stuffed with scallion and basil-infused shrimp and pork, floating in a simple coconut and green curry broth. Fusion food is a tricky thing, it can certainly come off gimmicky or simply miss the mark, but, in the parlance of the youth, this dish slaps.

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Grilled Chicken with Vietnamese Pesto

Grilled Chicken with Vietnamese Pesto

This dish has been bouncing around in my head for a while. The Vietnamese pesto in my cookbook is one of my favorite creations, but the recipe it’s a part of is also likely the most complicated in the book. Instead of using the pesto