Cooking in a Caravan: Share Your Best Recipes

Sadly I was aware of Richie’s passing, just wondered if his and Sam’s legacy was still available. I think she did a bit of other work with CaMC on cookery and also a Club Sandwich offering.

As RMEs (reduced meat eaters) we sometimes substitute the meat in lasagne with a mix of Haricot and kidney beans. Sometimes half bean/half meat if daughter and family eating with us. They never seem to notice this !😉

I have to admit I do not have any Caravan Specific recipes. I've never had a microwave, oven or grill in the caravan, but still manage to cook everything that I would at home. I'm one of the boring Remoska addicts who has found himself using it a few times a week at home and most days in the caravan.

One fool proof recipe for home or away is a Torte. 

I cut two or three small to medium potatoes into about 20mm pieces, place in the Remoska with salt & pepper, and a light drizzle of oil and cook for about 25 minutes. 

Into this I then fold any cooked vegetables, but usually mushrooms, peppers or green beans.

Add 6 beaten eggs, a couple of handfulls of grated cheddar, more seasoning  and top with a sliced tomato.

Put lid back on and cook for about 20 minutes.

We usually have this warm with salad, coleslaw and ham.

It has never failed me, but the only thing I've found it does need is one strong taste. For this I'll add either about 90g of Chorizo crumb or substitute some blue cheese for the cheddar.

Colin

Home or away I wouldn’t be without my slow cooker, especially in winter or if we have guests coming to the caravan. Beef stews, chicken casserole, I just put meat in, any veg we fancy, a stock cube and herbs, always a lovely meal to come back to and don’t need to put the oven on. BBQ in summer with fresh salad, potato salad and couscous with grapes and pomegranate seeds. Although I admit on the first night, after travelling and unpacking etc. I do usually buy a ready meal and just pop it in the microwave.

Good to use whatever works for you. We use our slow cooker at home, storing it would be a bit of a chore when away, as we are out every day, moving on. I looked at a Remoska last year, but might be same thing, storage in MH. Both great gadgets though👍

This one is small but big enough to produce a meal for two. Very easily stored in any of our cupboards. Will also fit in the oven, cold and turned off of course for travelling. That’s if you’ve got an oven! Can also use with an inverter when travelling. When cooking strong smelling recipes we put it outside under the van. Just find that right safe place but very little heat is created on the outside, certainly far less than the engines exhaust, only a tiny bit of steam.

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/31822/lakeland-mini-multi-cooker-18l

One pan Paella………

I usually boil plenty of veg (broccoli/cauli florets, onions, mushrooms, celery,  courgette, sugarsnap peas, sweetcorn, whatever you fancy really) par boil, add rice, tin of chopped tomatoes, turmeric to taste, let rice absorb most of moisture then we add lots of seafood, or tinned tuna, crab sticks. Loaded with veg of course, an easy five a day👍 This is nice cold as well if you have any leftovers, with some salad.

I was looking through our Cookbook shelf the other day a came across a small recipe book entitled "Favourite Caravan and Motorhome Recipes" compiled by Cindy Thompson. By the look of the graphics and the photographs I imagined it was quite old but an internet search established that it was published in 2009, so not that old. 

I have put some photos of book pages below. If you right click on a photo you will have the option of opening it in a new window to get a larger view.

David

I think we have that somewhere as well DK. 

Try Shakshuka or Shakshouka. Lovely North African dish, spicy or not as you prefer with cooked onions tomatoes red peppers (we sometimes add sliced chorizo) with eggs on the top poached in the oven. Google Shakshuka; BBC Good Food have a good basic recipe you can modify easily.

Now that sounds delicious Cartledge and simple to make, must try it.

 
Here’s a similar Mexican dish, traditionally a breakfast but great for a supper. also cooks in the slow cooker. 

https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/huevos-rancheros-beans/7WDKzQe3

We also enjoy an all day full English for supper too, on the very odd occasion.😉