Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Reports :: Trip Report - Steve and Steve's Boundary Waters Odyssey
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NotLight |
Any suggestions on what recipes seem to pair well with the quinoa? I finally got a bunch of quinoa rinsed, cooked, and dehydrated this weekend. I was looking at recipes online. They all seem to have olive oil and lemon. Then some seem to go the direction of adding mint, cranberries, walnuts, etc.; and some seem to go the route of something like a tabouli - adding things like green onions, red pepper, basil, cumin, pine nuts, etc. I am going to place an order from outdoor herbivore for some of their no cook stuff, but I wanted to mess around a bit on my own first and try to make some no cook quinoa salad kind of things. |
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boonie |
I'm sure you would enjoy the Lake Superior Circle Tour. I've just done it in bits and pieces on my trips to and from MN from WV. There are so many things to see on The North Shore from Duluth to Canada, then in Canada, and all across the U.P. of MI, plus WI. I've tried the last several years to take an extra day to see some of it. I've seen a lot of things, but there are still many on my list. |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
Thanks for sharing. |
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boonie |
We thought of you and all your tree pictures when we were on the Mesaba-Hug portage with the big old pines. When I took that picture, Steve said, "This one's for TB". :) |
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inspector13 |
Thanks for reminding me of our petition to Joulupukki ...with the decorating of the Balsam Fir and Hazelnut bush with our socks. Too bad all I got in my socks was a sore tendon. : ) Maybe it was Calypso and one of her sirens disguised as a loon that prevented me from remembering much of that Tuesday spent on Little Saganaga. I know that no lotus eating was involved, since its season had passed some time ago. : ) By the way, a little bit of sad news. Pak’s Green Corner is closing this coming Friday. I guess she was offered a lot for the property, and decided to spend more time with her family. |
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boonie |
OldFingers57- Did you just use the Superfeet insole and leave all the other three insoles out? I used two of the insoles. Did your wet feet slide forward on the Superfeet insoles? Thanks, bapabear- There's a lot of nice country up there. I think you went into the Lady Chain, didn't you? That was my other option. ducks- I knew you were waiting for this one, so I wanted to make it a little different ;). If you read it to your kids, try not to giggle at inappropriate times and destroy the drama! sunnybear- If you think I have real courage dining out along the way, what about all that "unreal" food I eat in the BW. BTW, I did have a hamburger and fries at My Sister's Place as soon as I came out. And the other places - you could tell how good it was going to be from the aromas emanating from the kitchen! :). |
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Spartan2 |
I smiled when I read about the Kinniwabi Pines, too. An odd little place with slow service, but interesting food. We'll no doubt stop there again sometime. Enjoyed your observations about the Canadian part of your trip, as well as your canoe trip report. |
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boonie |
Sorry to hear about Pak's - it was good and conveniently located. I was looking forward to eating there again. You never got to eat there, did you? Hope you enjoyed the report. I wanted to give it a different slant from yours, so it wouldn't seem too repetitive, and include some of the pictures to illustrate. I'm not really sure what I did all day Tuesday either, but it must have been real cool, man. Reminds me of the late 60's, early 70's :). |
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inspector13 |
quote boonie: "Sorry to hear about Pak's - it was good and conveniently located. I was looking forward to eating there again. You never got to eat there, did you? " No I wasn’t able to eat at Pak’s and I really wanted to try it. When going to the cabin I usually pass through Duluth before 11am. I was planning on eating there next spring when I got to Duluth later in the day, or the next time I needed to stop at Menards. Oh well. Just as word got out about the place too. |
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boonie |
Thanks for the suggestion about going back by way of Canada. It was a little more work in the planning since I hadn't been out of the country since maybe the early 60's :). I will go back again since there's so much I didn't see and I'd certainly like to stop at Pukaskwa again! I will eat at Kinniwabi Pines again - I'm not sure there are many other interesting options in that area. The food was good, and next time I'll take a book and/or maps and notebooks, unless I'm accompanied by a delightful dinner companion who can transform the simplest observations into scintillating conversation. Thanks again for the suggestion, Spartan2. BTW, Here's a link to my photo share site if you want to see more pictures from the trip. There are a few nice pictures that aren't in the report, especially from Pukaskwa. |
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boonie |
That's really weird that my reply to your post ended up before your post! |
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boonie |
Did you try the quinoa after you cooked it? Quinoa is like couscous and rice in that it's basically a "blank canvas" without a strong, distinctive flavor of its own, so it's good with just about anything. I'd go with whatever sounds good to you. You might also try looking for salads made with couscous or rice and just substitute the quinoa. You could add just about any dried fruit, vegetable, herb, spice, oil, vinegar, nut, or seed, or any combination of those. I've used it a lot at home for pilafs with onion, garlic, herbs, spices, nuts, fruit, and roasted or sautéed vegetables, as well as in salads. Obviously, it can be substituted for a lot of things where you'd use rice as a base. It can be eaten as a hot or cold cereal. Can work well with some curry spice blends. I love olive oil, so generally put that on mine. You can add beans and meat also. I've had it substituted into several Hawk Vittles meals like the Beef Stew or Cashew Curry that ordinarily contain couscous with generally good results. |
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TomT |
The flooded portages that late in the year seemed out of the ordinary. But the weather sure could have been worse too. You roll the dice in late sept. and you guys did ok. Nice seeing pics of the places along your road journey too. Not many people travel that far to get to canoe country. So, next year it's Quetico right? :) |
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boonie |
The first flooded portage was due to beaver activity and the Zenith-Lujenida portage probably was. Water levels were generally higher than last fall up through the Malberg area. I really enjoyed Pukaskwa National Park on my trip through Canada. I'll probably go back that way again sometime. Quetico is a possibility next year if my brother and/or sister don't go with me. I haven't done much planning about Quetico, but thinking maybe a northern entry. . .? |
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mcspin50 |
Just a wonderful, magical trip report. And the photos are spectacular. Thanks for sharing your adventure and your meal ideas. I'd love to do a circle tour of Lake Superior some day. Take care, Lil M. |
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boonie |
I didn't know the picture was from then, but I remember you telling about it some time ago. I'm glad you enjoyed it, ducks - you prodded me for the report and I made some flippant reply about a mythic journey, so I just decided to run with that for fun :). I think you will enjoy the area. |
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boonie |
quote ducks: "boonie! Congrats on winning the Nov. Trip Report Contest for this one!!!!!" Thanks, ducks! I wrote it just for you...and my grandkids ;). Congrats on winning the extra prize - you did an outstanding job on that! :) Kind of cool that Steve won last month for his report of the same trip. |
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boonie |
Trip Name: Steve and Steve's Boundary Waters Odyssey. Entry Point: 37 Click Here to View Trip Report |
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Hawbakers |
I think we had some of those mishiwagaywe spirits affect some of our travel plans, too. I enjoyed reading, thanx! |
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bapabear |
Very nice trip report on an area I must try some day. Thank you for sharing! I also enjoyed how you included your trip home and the wonderful photos throughout. |
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boonie |
This report was written for my grandchildren (and children), but I think many of you will enjoy it also. |
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