Comments on: Cooking In The Caravan

By: Lynette Irwin

Lynette Irwin — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:02:08 +0000

I have a Cobb Cooker, use it for Baked Dinners, everything cooked together, no mess, also Quiches (no Pastry) Cakes. Pizzas.
When we go camping we go bush, so no power

Lynette

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:15:40 +0000

The best thing I have used while camping is the George Foreman roaster that I picked up a few years ago. Everytime I use it I attract fellow campers from the smell of a home cooked roast. I ended up buying two, one for the caravan and one for the house, so easy to clean.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:39:21 +0000

I cook roasts in my slow cooker. When I buy the roasts (raw), I place them straight into an oven bag and into the deep freeze. When we want to eat them, I just pop them into the slow cooker (frozen) and let it cook on high for 7-8 hours. About a half hour before removing from the slow cooker I put some vegies in the oven bag with the meat and turn the power onto low. When done, lift the oven bag out of the slow cooker, hold over the sink, cut the corner off the bag to drain all the juices/fat off. If you like …….. I arrange food on oven tray and place under griller for 10 mins to brown/crisp up the meal. Saves a lot of electricity and heat in the kitchen during the summer months. I also cook roasts like this in my caravan - minus under the griller (because it’s too small). By the way…… when the slow cooker has cooled down, you only need to wipe it out with a damp cloth.

By: Kez

Kez — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:37:55 +0000

You can crisp the taco shells in the microwave - just give them a few seconds at a time so they don’t burn!

By: socko

socko — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:39:54 +0000

Heya chickadee.

It’s been a while since Ive visited, due to many personal reasons. Boy have I missed reading your blogs!!!!

Here is a website I have been a member of for some time now..
http://bestrecipes.com.au/

I was wondering, is a Dreampot like a slow cooker or “crock pot”? If so McKenzies make slow cooker meal bases you can buy at Coles & Woolies (possibly other grocery stores too) which are inexpensive to make & are great to eat! The best thing is you put it all in a pot then let it cook on its own. Perfect when you don’t have time to stand around cooking. You can make changes to the meals by changing the meats used etc or adding/removing items. If you jump on McCormicks website here http://www.mccormickslowcookers.com.au/ you can download a free recipe booklet. I was lucky enough to get a copy sent to me when this range was still new. McCormick & Maggi etc offer good recipes on all their sites. Same with Kellogs etc if that helps?

Good luck to you & I hope this comes in handy if not for the trip, then maybe back at home sometime

By: Mistress B

Mistress B — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:10:07 +0000

You could easily do mini pizza snacks under the grill using muffins with a little ham and cheese for topping

We also use mini pita breads to make our own pizza’s for meals and they are quite easily made with whatever we have on hand (we’ve been known to throw on carrots, beans, leftover meat) and grilled.

And you never know what you’ll find in the camp kitchens at the caravan parks you go to if you need more room to make something a little bigger/more complicated here and there.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:17:45 +0000

I am impressed with the range you already have. Almost like a little cafe.

By: lightening

lightening — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:01:13 +0000

Lynette - that brownie recipe sounds good. I’d love to get that from you if you still have the recipe. I did buy some small silicone cupcake moulds which I’ve experimented with a packet muffin mix with reasonable results.

Sharon - the kids would love hot dogs (although I can’t stand them!). Wraps are a good idea. Yes, the count down is now on. July will be here before we know it.

Aussie - yeah, thanks for that! Been a while since anyone called me anal-retentive. LOL. I’m not actually planning on preparing the menu before we go, just ideas. And the idea of the laminated cards is so that I can take them with me and make use of them during the 3 months without them getting ruined. I want to be able to slip them into my handbag so I know what ingredients I need etc for each dish because I won’t have a fully stocked pantry like I have here at home.

Kelley - I have to admit that I’ve never had Quesadilla’s before - they sound great.

Kez - toasted sandwiches is a good one. I’d love to do Tacos but we’re used to having the crunchy shells and I haven’t worked out a way to crisp them up yet. I wonder if the grill on low would do it without burning them?

River - good point. And I love the fruit and cheese platter idea - the kids would love something like that for a change.

Marita - I’ll have to try that idea. Yes, you did offer me the dreampot but I don’t think we’ll be your way before we go - pity I didn’t know about it before I bought mine as even with postage, it would have been way cheaper. Why don’t you use it anymore?

Snoskred - thanks for that suggestion. I’ve not seen those before. They look really good. Will keep my eyes open. Wonder if there’ll be any at the caravan and camping show?

Lynette - you’re full of great ideas when you get going aren’t you? Thanks. I will attempt to post the recipe cards when they’re done although it’ll probably be on