25 July 2026

Trail-easy potato soup

Note: for more trail-easy see https://www.donnadietz.com/philmont

Some water. Boil 6+ cups. Start with 4 cups of boiling water and add as needed.

Dry: 

Baco bits: 2T (or more)

Dry chives: 1T (or more)

Salt: 1T

Soy milk powder: 1/4 c

Yeast flakes: 1/4 c

Oil: 2T (or more)

Minced onion: 1T

Minced garlic: 1t

Dry mashed potatoes (Idahoan): 2 1/3 c

Serve with sliced boiled egg (if desired)

Black pepper as desired.

Serves about 3, depending on what else is available (crackers? Etc) to accompany it.




17 February 2026

Shiro (Selam)

2 regular onions, chopped up, fried in olive oil until carmelized.

2 regular tomatoes, chopped finely (take your time), add to carmelized onions

6 cloves of peeled garlic, chopped finely and in mix also!

5 c water. Bring to a boil.

2T mushroom flavor 

1 c shiro mix

Once absorbed, reduce heat. Don’t let pan burn! Stir constantly.

Be patient while it thickens!



17 January 2026

Belgian waffles

 Adjusted slightly from

https://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/belgian-waffle-recipe/


Mix dry:

2 c all purpose flour 

1/4 c cornstarch 

1/4 c white sugar

1 T baking powder 

1/4 t salt (unless using salted butter)

Then add to mixture:

1 1/2 c Costco vanilla soy milk 

1/2 c melted (but room temp) coconut oil

2 egg yolks (save egg whites)

1 teaspoon vanilla 

Fold in 1/2 c Belgian pearl sugar

Whip 2 egg whites until meringue-like fluffy texture and fold in.

Measure out 1/2 c mixture per waffle. Our iron makes 2 at a time.

Serves about 3 - 4 people making about 10-12 waffles.







05 January 2026

Taco Salad (Haystacks)

Theodore’s recipe:

1 onion

1 pack frozen “meat”

1 brick tofu

Tomatoes (chopped fresh)

Oil as desired

1-2 T Garlic powder (fresh was not available)

1 T paprika 

1 T ground cumin

2 T salt









29 December 2025

Coated Tofu Slices

Cut tofu into slices, coat with flavored (to your preference) gluten flour, fry. Pretty simple! 

Afterwards, experiment with leftover coating, making patties etc.




15 December 2025

Grammy's Stuffing

This is the stuffing I (Donna Ann Dietz) grew to expect as the Thanksgiving stuffing my mom always made: