Caravan, camping and holiday cookery

what a great thread, I'm off on the 18th august with my mum , sister and 6 kids between us , at best we will have two gas rings between us . I need to talk to them about their eatting plans but i am now confident i can feed my fussy (no beans no tomatoes)gang with one ring .

thanks

We've recently got a caravan, the first 2 nights we had something cooked at home then reheated. I took meals made from the freezer, one casserole and one spag bol (made with vege mince) from the freezer, popped them in the caravan fridge and reheated when we got there (it also helps the fridge cool down quicker) Sausages (again you could use veggie versions) waffles and beans were another main meal then we had frankfurter sausages and cooked chicken pieces (chilled, chicken was cooked at home before we went but you could use quorn etc versions) with peas, corn and noodles as a back up meal but was lazy and had a meal out so that made last nights tea when we got home. Most sites have a shop but they do tend to be a little more expensive, but for the likes of milk it's worth the extra few pence than taking loads with us. Breakfast my son has waffles, 59p for 12 I think they are in Aldi and Lidl toasted off in a dry frying pan. Lunches we mainly do sandwiches, packet soups and a roll are nice. A lot of people use disposable BBQs on sites aswell. It's probably easier doing all vege meals but I have a fusspot family who turn their noses up if there is no meat (or what they think is meat)

Personally I'd save on the space of the slow cooker and not bother with it. I'd considered taking mine at first but haven't needed it. We do have a small oven and grill in the caravan but I've only ever used it for garlic bread. Most things I usually grill I just fry in the pan without oil or use spray oil.

The Deep - meals there are very expensive, I don't remember there being a vege option for kids, I'd take foods/drinks with you.

We camp loads, and barbeque when we can :j We find meat will last for a couple of days, and we tend to buy each day. Pasta meals (using cured meats, or a veggie sauce) are good too.

There's a long thread on camping cookery. I'll add this one and you can browse there.

Penny. x

my OH just went on the same sort of thing and they basically lived on stew/soup easy to reheat. I imagine you could freeze it and it would stay okay for a day or two in this weather?

are you doing LRP or the more adult/realistic ren stuff? (my OH is a larper!)

carebearbecky wrote: »

Hi there everyone,

My OH and I are going on a medieval style camping trip thing this weekend, and I'm needing to take our own food. It has to be stuff that at least doesn't look out of place, and as the only cooking stuff we'll have is an open fire, preferably stuff I can make before I go and then just reheat, or doesn't even need warming through.

I was thinking I might make some bread rolls, and take some cheese or similar, but I was wondering if anyone had anything a bit more out-of-the-ordinary? Might be nice to surprise the fella with a nice treat or two, when it's 3 in the morning and he's freezing cold!

Many thank in advance,

Becky x