My philosophy is that I am simply refueling and I want to do it as quickly and efficiently as I can with the least amount of mess. I don't spend time cooking because that takes away from time that I could be hunting. I eat lots of freeze-dried and dehydrated meals on many spring and summer backpack trips because weight is a serious consideration when you have to carry it all on your back. But when I setup a base camp I have the luxury of eating things that weigh more. I still try to choose items that will meet the criteria of easy preparation and little mess to clean up. My wife is an excellent cook and there's no way that I could replicate the meals that she cooks, so I can't eat the same as I do at home. I do the best that I can.

Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.