Date:         Fri, 29 Jul 2005 18:58:05 -0700
Reply-To:     BA <ande@SAN.RR.COM>
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From:         BA <ande@SAN.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: What do you cook when camping?
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We need to expand our horizons.  We usually go out on weekends, so
that's three to six meals.  We have a limited list of "favorites" and
we're looking to expand the list.

Breakfast has settled to being Simon's Camp Eggs (scrambled eggs, with
some diced ham and a good coupla' spoonsful of mild salsa mixed in).
We have cooked bacon and sausage (outside the van), but find it to be
more mess than it's worth.  Alternate is to have breakfast at a local
diner.

Lunch is burgers or hot-dogs, with beans or potato salad.

Dinner is usually one of:
Tuna cutlets and pasta/veggie stuff from Trader Joe's
Steak with caesar salad and new potatoes
Simon's Chicken Tortilla soup
Some really nice creamy, almondy sauce with shrimps in it;  caesar
salad with this one, as well.

(caesar salad = a baggie of pre-cut and washed lettuce leaves, onto
which I shake a goodly dollop of low-fat caesar dressing.  We pile
that into our camping bowls and add shredded parmesan and croutons.)

Wine with dinner, always.  And assorted libations after dinner, for
them as wants ...


B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal



On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:11:52 -0400, you 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).