Let's be honest — we're usually creatures of habit when it comes to camping meals. During our last camping trip, we decided to step it up a notch in the food department: Steven made tri-tip and beans! After a long day of hiking and exploring, this camping meal totally hit the spot.
How to Make Chorizo Tacos Dorado
When in Baja, you gotta eat allllll the tacos. Right? When we’re not camping in town, we prefer to beach camp, which usually means we’re cooking our own grub. Fortunately, we’ve eaten at enough taco stands in Baja to try a new favorite: Tacos Dorado. Tacos Dorado literally translates to “golden tacos,” which makes a lot of sense considering these are basically crispy, fried tacos. We first heard of the term at the birrieria stands in San Felipe, where you can order birria tacos regular or fried. In my opinion, the latter makes the tacos more flavorful. And when you can’t make it to Mexico, these tacos are perfect for…
You’ll Love This Delicious Pad Thai Recipe for Camping, Backpacking or Van Life
The other night I was dying for some comfort food. Because a majority of our cooking happens outdoors, we wanted something super easy and fast so that we could eat and spend the rest of the evening cozied up in the van. I had totally forgotten about this recipe until Steven fired up the stove!
Eating Clean with Avocado Bowls
Life on the road makes it hard to eat 100% clean, 100% of the time. Our go-to staples are usually quick and easy, like sandwiches or chicken and rice. However, we've got a fantastic healthy recipe that's super simple and incredibly delicious: our Avocado Bowls!
You’ll Love This 50/50 Chorizo & Beef Tacos Recipe
If you've been following our Instagram for awhile, you know that we're hooked on 50/50 chorizo and beef tacos. We've perfected this recipe over the past several months. Although you can make this dish with just chorizo, we've found that by adding lean beef, it's less greasy and more filling. It's also super simple and very delicious. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
The Best Healthy Snacks for Road Trips
Let's face it -- we've all gotten to the point during this shelter in place where we're snacking like crazy, and not always making the best choices. Quarantine life is tough! Thankfully, we decided early on to keep the unhealthy snacks to a minimum. And even though the pantry doesn't have any temptations anymore, we still wanna snack. Over the past month, we've discovered some new favorites, as well as a few staples!
Exploring San Felipe, the Gateway to the Sea of Cortez
Towards the end of our second week in Baja California, Mexico, we were ready to leave the Pacific side and see what the Sea of Cortez had to offer. After a three-hour drive, our first destination on the Eastern side of Baja was San Felipe.
Taste of Baja: The Best Street Food in Ensenada
Let’s get real – besides the gorgeous views and incredible culture, the thing we were looking forward to the most in Baja California was the food. Tacos, ceviche, cervesa... You name it, we wanted to try it. So of course, a lot of our Baja “research” centered on the best places to eat. And what better place to start than in Ensenada. Here were our favorite places to devour delicious food!
