New Hampshire

Bubbles likes belly rubs

Locations:             Portsmouth and Jefferson

When:                   Early November

Miles traveled:     180 mi

Price of gas:         $3.499 per gal.
Camping style:     House
High point:           Family!
Low point:            Paperwork

One thing learned: Flax meal can be used as a flour thickening substitute.

                               

    I decided to "camp" with family in southern NH for a few weeks while exploring the surrounding states. So this week and the next two weeks I'll be exploring NH, VT, and MA with day trips. Staying with family in a house is awesome! There is a shower!!!, washer!, wifi!!, fridge!!!, and central heating! I also took the time for various important tasks like signing up for health insurance and paying bills. 

USS Albacore crew's mess

    In New Hampshire, I toured a submarine, visited a wildlife refuge, and went dog "sledding".  USS Albacore is a retired submarine that was used to test experimental features. It was really neat. The crew's mess could only seat 18, so the 50 crewmen ate meals in shifts. Since they were often near a port, their food selection was larger than a typical submarine. 

    Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 10 minutes from the submarine, was less interesting. I was spotted by a chipmunk near the trail, and it did not know what to do about me looking at it. It dropped one of the nuts from it's mouth and did not retrieve it.

    Muddy Paw was a fun family outing. Since the weather was too warm (62°F) for the longer five mile tour, we enjoyed a two mile dog cart tour. Their winter tours start late December. It was a bit overwhelming to meet 60 dogs and learn about their various personalities which included; relaxed, thief, hyperactive, reclusive, hugger, and in between. The cart tour was fun, and we each had the opportunity to direct the dogs and cart for a short time.

Returning dogs to their houses after tour

Chicken pot pies*

 

1+ can of chicken

.5 to 1 can of peas and carrots (+ other vegetables and herbs if desired)

1 can of cream of chicken soup (or homemade white sauce)

1 can of pastry dough or crescent rolls

Mix first three ingredients together. Put half of dough into bottom of cooking dish(es) or not. Top with filling and put remaining dough on top. Cook until top is well browned. Eat when pot pies are no longer piping hot.  

 

Cooking time will vary due to cooking method (campfire, oven, stove top), temperatures (known or unknown), cooking dish (cast iron, ceramic, glass, dutch oven), and food depth (dough on bottom is not recommended for food depth greater than 5"). 

*Ingredient quantities are not exact, use what you have and what looks good to you. 

As you can tell, I don't always follow a recipe exactly and sometimes improvise.