Date:         Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:43:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: What do you cook when camping?
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Pasta, quesadillas, soup (frozen, keeps the fridge cold, too), chili,
burritos (rice, black beans, frozen chicken breasts, cheese, lettuce,
tomato, salsa, avocado), cereal or oatmeal with fruit, sandwiches,
trailmix, coffee, hot choc, nachos, beer, and screw drivers (when camp
is set up and the sun is going down... OK, I gotta start planning the
next trip!

Keith O

PS no bears have bothered me yet. Is my cooking that bad or just lucky?


On Jul 29, 2005, at 9:11 AM, Kim Brennan wrote:

> The whole Joe versus the Black Bear thread makes me curious what folks
> cook when camping.
>
> Me, I tend to prepare my meals at my house, stick them in tupperware
> (or equivalent) and then store the ready made foods in the fridge. Only
> have to reheat and that usually is very fast. Breakfast I tend to go
> for oatmeal with fruit added. Only have to heat water. I don't drink
> coffee, tending towards getting my caffeine from Coca-Cola, or Tea.
> With tea, again, all I need do is heat some water. Snacks are dried or
> fresh fruit, with various salted nuts for salt in the diet (Gorp or
> trail mix as some would call it).
>
> For extended stays I have soups (dry and canned), hot chocolate
> (mandatory for any camping, but especially nice in the winter).
>