What do you eat??

[brobrosmom]

OK, so we have done plenty of weekend camping trips in the motorhome but no week long trips.

We are heading to FW for a week in January and I am curious to hear what y'all do as far as cooking goes....do you cook there or do you cook ahead of time, freeze, and reheat? What kinds of meals do you make?

Thanks in advance for the ideas!

[CCIntrigue]

Cook ahead of time and reheat ... meat loaf, beef stew, broccoli soup, roast, etc. Depends on the season. Or throw steaks or chicken on the grill. Have a great trip!

[AllenV]

We usually cook a low country boil one night, which is basically potatoes, kielbasa, corn, and shrimp all boiled together. Pour it out straight onto the picnic tablecloth and let folks pick at it.

We also do a Carolina pulled pork in the crock pot. It's easy to pull together and it can cook all day while you're at the parks, and tastes great!

When we started camping, we would just cook hotdogs and hamburgers all the time, but recently we've challenged ourselves to make anything but hamburgers and hotdogs on a camping trip.

[m1tchells]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1064017&highlight=camping+recipe+thread


You will find some great ideas here!

[photofreak]

CROCK POT is the BIGGEST time saver!!!
We usually only use it when we're fall camping up here in the chilly north but when we went to the fort last Jan-Feb, it came in pretty handy!! (especially since it ended up close to freezing a few nites while we were there)
We've done roasts, chili, meatballs (for meatball subs!), baked beans, ham w/ pineapple juice, even a breakfast throw together...... Extremely useful!!

[k4dcf]

We basically pack the MH with the same food items we use at home only smaller amounts.

[freshlybarked]

Breakfast in the RV, lunches are usually at the parks and dinner is a mix. Sometimes we eat out if we get a reservation ahead of time. If not I bring steaks, chicken and/or ribs, depending how long we will stay. If we are there a long time I'll also bring along meals I've made ahead of time and frozen. Whatever is easy.

[_Athena_]

When we camp I cook the same things I would cook at home. Of course I have my trusty 2 burner colemen stove, and I have a single burner that goes under my coleman camp oven. Yes, I said oven :) Nothing like fresh homemade bread to go with steak and green beans!

[mamaloya]

You can also buy frozen skillet meals. Those cook quickly in an electric skillet. There are also microwavable meals.

[BradyBz12]

I bring some precooked stuff for easy "heat and eat" meals like:
lasagna
casseroles
meatballs & sauce

I also bring things that are quick and easy to throw on the grill...
burgers & dogs
sausages
chix breast (marinate before you freeze)
steaks

For sides I usually get salad stuff or frozen veggies

[Disneyforus]

CROCK POT!!!

We just got back from the fort and the 2 days we had a crockpot supper were the best...we were gone all day and pulled into the campsite, set the table and ate! The best!! If we ever go again, I will definately do more of them!

[mdoc]

We were just there last week, so this is all fresh in my mind. We generally do not eat dinner in the motorhome while we're at FW, but we eat breakfasts, snacks and occasional lunches there, plus we have two travel days on either end of the trip when we eat in the motorhome. This year I made cheesy chili mac, beef stew, cheesy potato casserole and turkey chili before we left. I froze the chili for the way home and we ate the others on the way down. I also brought lunchmeat and bread/rolls, cheese and crackers, fresh fruit and veggies and hotdogs for lunch/snacking, and cereal, milk, OJ, frozen waffles, yogurt, bacon, eggs and muffins for breakfasts. I always have canned food (chili, soup, beefaroni) and frozen dinners (pot pies, Lean Cuisines) on hand just in case. We don't have an oven in our motorhome, but we have a microwave, crock pot and electric frying pan, so I could pretty much cook the same way as I do at home, but I find it's easier to cook in advance and not have to bother with it at WDW. If we do plan to have dinner in the camper, I make something in the crockpot (usually beef stroganoff, pulled pork or cream cheese chicken).

[retired and happy]

That cream cheese chicken sounds intriguing. How is it done?

[team bradfield]

I think it's been posted before, but to be clear:

FOR SAFETY CONCERNS: ALL CROCPOTS SHOULD BE LEFT OUTSIDE THE CAMPER ON THE PICNIC TABLE. don't forget to leave some utensils, bowls and napkins...maybe a beer or two!

[LarryJ]

We basically pack the MH with the same food items we use at home only smaller amounts.

Same here, but since most of our outings are in the 40 to 60 day lengths DW prepares a lot of sauces and mixes (spaghetti, pasta, cheese mix, chili, sloppy joe mix, taco mix, even cooked Italian sausage for english muffin pizza, etc.) at home then we put them in ziplocs frozen flat so it only has to be heated or the final meal (lasagna, stuffed shells, etc) can be fixed with a minimum amount of extra preparation. In our old trailer we even cooked a 10lb turkey during Thanksgiving weekend during a football weekend at Penn State when our son was still a student there. Our current oven is to small for that. Outside of that we cook standing rib roasts, cornish hens, Pork tenderloin roast, etc. just like at home. About the only thing we take frozen is a 1/2 rack of BBQ port ribs that I cook and smoke at home. Since it's a family tradition and both our sons will be going us on the next trip to FW/WDW we even have a ham bone with lots of meat left on it to make 15 bean soup in the crockpot. Finally outside of muffins, biscuits we don't bake, but take things like fruit bread, banana bread, biscotti, and home made rolls that I make at home, freeze and take.

We like to take as much meat and frozen stuff from home and even bought one of the NORCOLD 1.5cu ft refer/freezers that doubles what freezer capacity is in our 7cu ft refer.

I will be steaming 2lbs of shrimp the day before, putting it in a ziploc and throwing in the cooler on ice for our first night out meal.

Larry

[sdemore]

I think it's been posted before, but to be clear:

FOR SAFETY CONCERNS: ALL CROCPOTS SHOULD BE LEFT OUTSIDE THE CAMPER ON THE PICNIC TABLE. don't forget to leave some utensils, bowls and napkins...maybe a beer or two!

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

[Born 2 Fish]

If ya just want some recipes,go to :

http://www.rvusa.org/dev/forum/viewforum.php?f=42

there are 4 pages of recipes, many of my favorites are there. :thumbsup2

[BradyBz12]

I think it's been posted before, but to be clear:

FOR SAFETY CONCERNS: ALL CROCPOTS SHOULD BE LEFT OUTSIDE THE CAMPER ON THE PICNIC TABLE. don't forget to leave some utensils, bowls and napkins...maybe a beer or two!

and don't forget the salt and pepper! :thumbsup2

[BradyBz12]

We like to take as much meat and frozen stuff from home and even bought one of the NORCOLD 1.5cu ft refer/freezers that doubles what freezer capacity is in our 7cu ft refer.

Ooh - great idea! This trip our freezer was jam packed with meat for the dogs (they eat raw) so not a lot of space left to pack extra stuff for us.

I will be steaming 2lbs of shrimp the day before, putting it in a ziploc and throwing in the cooler on ice for our first night out meal.

Mmmmm.... when are you checking in?? :laughing:

[_Athena_]

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:
D'oah! I keep forgetting we have electricity at the camp site! I'm so doing a pot of my famous Bufflo Chili!

[BradyBz12]

I make something in the crockpot (usually beef stroganoff, pulled pork or cream cheese chicken).

That cream cheese chicken sounds intriguing. How is it done?

Mmmm... yes.... what is this cream cheese chicken you speak of?? I truly believe everything in life is better with cream cheese. :upsidedow

[wherenow]

How about off site,noone has mentioned it.Our 1st time is February and from previous posts it seems the way to go at least once a day especially if driving to the parks.Is it much of a hassle to get to those nearby restaurants ?

[LarryJ]

Ooh - great idea! This trip our freezer was jam packed with meat for the dogs (they eat raw) so not a lot of space left to pack extra stuff for us.



Mmmmm.... when are you checking in?? :laughing:

The NORCOLD MRFT 40 that we have is definitely not a cheap route to go close to $900 (IIRC we paid just under $800 from CW with the Pres. Club discount on a their last one besides the floor model), but works great and keeps the freezer temp in the -8 to -10 deg range. For us and the way we like to RV it fills a need/want and was worth it in our opinion. I wish I would have had room for the MRFT 60 which has 50% more capacity and is only a couple of hundred $$$ more, but that simply would no have fit anywhere in the trailer except in front of the couch where we have the following and we like the coffee table combo so much we just couldn't give that up.

http://inlinethumb21.webshots.com/43412/2283188720035848260S600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb08.webshots.com/5063/2812577540035848260S600x600Q85.jpg

Everything in a trailer is a tradeoff just like for most things in life in general.

We will be checking in on 16 Dec, but the shrimp will have been eaten, first nite (8 Dec) peel'n shrimp with crackers and then the few leftovers on a tossed salad between 12 and 15 Dec while we are in Jacksonville.

Larry

[liv luvs disney]

Mmmm... yes.... what is this cream cheese chicken you speak of?? I truly believe everything in life is better with cream cheese. :upsidedow

I'm with you Monique; cream cheese ranks high on my list of favorites!

[Born 2 Fish]

Heres a recipe,
BEER,,
its already made, all you do is get it cold, pop the top and your ready to go, after it's gone, easy clean up, :thumbsup2