Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Could anyone help me out? We're going camping this weekend and I'm not sure what I could take to make for 5 people. I just didn't want a weekend filled with Veggie burgers. We don't have anything portable so it's just a cooler and open fire cooking. Any ideas would be extremely helpful. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 we went camping last weekend and had to feed four adults and three kids. it was an adventure. here's what we made: one night we did indeed have veggie dogs on WW buns with all the fixin's, plus some fruit (and toasted vegan marshmallows ). usually i wouldn't touch the things (veggie dogs) but we were exhausted from the drive and it was quick. for two nights we had tinfoil dinners. we put chopped potatoes, carrots, onions and garlic into tinfoil and cooked it over the fire for 30-60 minutes. we brought a cast-iron skillet and sauteed seitan over the fire one night, and tofu another night, and used different seasonings so it wasn't too much the same. for breakfasts we had oatmeal with nuts, flax meal, and blueberries, usually with yogurt or something, and for lunches we had sandwiches - TKTs (tempeh-con, kale, and tomato on WW bread - our version of BLT), and good ol' PB & J. we provided all fo the meals and everyone was happy. we brought a smallish cooler and two plastic bags of dried goods, so i won't say it's compact, but it did the job. have fun, chandelle' On 3/22/07, nancymh3 <usernancymh wrote: > > Could anyone help me out? We're going camping this weekend and I'm not > sure what I could take to make for 5 people. I just didn't want a > weekend filled with Veggie burgers. We don't have anything portable > so it's just a cooler and open fire cooking. Any ideas would be > extremely helpful. Thanks! > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to > provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a > qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health > professional. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Vegetarian or vegan? If not vegan, bring oil & either milk powder or the shelf-stable containers of soy or nut milk to mix with boxed mac & cheese. You'll have to make do with quick cooking carbs, so: pastas, white rice, quinoa, bulgar wheat. Lentils are the quickest cooking of the beans/legumes. Dried fruit & nuts. Oatmeal. It sounds like you might be tailgate camping....if so, canned vegetables (better than nothing) and canned beans so you don't have to to waste time, fuel & water by soaking/boiling. Have fun! Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Get a head of cabbage, cut out the core, and fill it with butter or spread of some kind and a bit of garlic salt, wrap it in foil, and put it close to the coals in the fire till it's all cooked through. That is soooooooooo good!! You can also wrap corn on the cob in foil and cook it the same way, and put butter and seasoned salt on it (can you tell I love butter and salt?). Cabbage and corn will be fine unrefrigerated for a little while so you wouldn't have to waste room in the cooler. If you have a grate over the fire you could bring a pan and cook soup. I've lately become addicted to minestrone. Amy's makes the very best minestrone soup ever. Have fun on your camping trip. nancymh3 <usernancymh wrote: Could anyone help me out? We're going camping this weekend and I'm not sure what I could take to make for 5 people. I just didn't want a weekend filled with Veggie burgers. We don't have anything portable so it's just a cooler and open fire cooking. Any ideas would be extremely helpful. Thanks! Kadee Sedtal Brain: " Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering? " Pinky: " I think so, Brain, but if the plural of mouse is mice, wouldn't the plural of spouse be spice? " Check out my new , Classical 2 at http://launch.classical2/ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by " Green Rating " at Autos' Green Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 , " nancymh3 " <usernancymh wrote: > > Could anyone help me out? We're going camping this weekend and I'm not > sure what I could take to make for 5 people. I just didn't want a > weekend filled with Veggie burgers. We don't have anything portable > so it's just a cooler and open fire cooking. Any ideas would be > extremely helpful. Thanks! > Back in Boy Scouts we would make " foil dinners. " They are actually really quite adaptable and delicious. You chop up some veggies, add spices, wrap them up in two layers of aluminum foil, and place them in COALS for about 20-30 minutes. Make sure they are coals. That provides more consistent heat than flames. Then, I ate meat, and it would be ground beef, potatoes, carrots, spices (salt, pepper, whatever sounds good!). To " veggify " this, I have made great VEGGIE foil dinners with different vegetables, and you could even make some grain (rice?) or make something else on the side. Hope that helps. When the foil dinners come out of the coals, they smell great, and they are a ready made meal with little clean up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 we cooked some rice, lentils, and barley and brought them double-wrapped on our trip to eat with our foil dinners. it worked out great. On 3/23/07, gregorybarnum <gregorybarnum wrote: > > , " nancymh3 " <usernancymh wrote: > > > > Could anyone help me out? We're going camping this weekend and I'm not > > sure what I could take to make for 5 people. I just didn't want a > > weekend filled with Veggie burgers. We don't have anything portable > > so it's just a cooler and open fire cooking. Any ideas would be > > extremely helpful. Thanks! > > > > Back in Boy Scouts we would make " foil dinners. " They are actually really > quite adaptable and > delicious. You chop up some veggies, add spices, wrap them up in two > layers of aluminum > foil, and place them in COALS for about 20-30 minutes. Make sure they are > coals. That > provides more consistent heat than flames. Then, I ate meat, and it would > be ground beef, > potatoes, carrots, spices (salt, pepper, whatever sounds good!). To > " veggify " this, I have > made great VEGGIE foil dinners with different vegetables, and you could > even make some > grain (rice?) or make something else on the side. Hope that helps. When > the foil dinners > come out of the coals, they smell great, and they are a ready made meal > with little clean up! > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to > provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a > qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health > professional. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 During the day, we stick to sandwiches, snack bars, granola, fresh fruit, chips and salsa. But I like to take advantage of the fire in the evening. We love the foil packets everyone described but you can also pack some " low profile " veggies like asparagus. These are great grilled over coals! You'll just need a knife, tongs, oil and salt. (Call ahead to see if you need to bring a grate. Most parks have them on the fire ring. You may want to take a smaller grate or cake cooling rack to put on top of the grate. I have found some of these to be so large that even my small pots have a hard time balancing on them.) If you like baba ganoush, it's great made with roasted eggplant. It won't be smooth like a dip made in the food processor but you can spread it on your bread. You can also take boxes of tabouli and hummus (or already prepared) to round out a middle eastern theme. If everyone likes salad, you could bring enough for the first night. Whatever hard veggies you don't eat can go into the foil packet the next night (like carrots). Many veggies don't have to go in the cooler, at least in the short term, like tomatoes, bell peppers and carrots. We also take instant oatmeal. You can use hot water for a warm breakfast. Or if you get up really early for hiking and such and don't want to wake the neighbors, you can put water in the oatmeal the night before and have a cold breakfast the next morning. I did this when backpacking. It is a real time saver not to have to wait around on the coals. Don't forget a small pot with a lid or a tea kettle for tea, cocoa, instant foods, etc. If you are up to it, you can prepare dessert while you are chopping those vegetables for the foil packets. Put a couple of crumbled gingersnaps on the bottom of a piece of foil and top with several slices of apricot and plum, some sugar and earth balance and a little lime juice if you wish. Close the packet leaving a small vent hole at the top. Put them off to the side in the coals when you take dinner off the fire. You could also top apple slices with Earth Balance, sugar and raisins for baked apples in a packet. If you are going to take a larger vessel, like a skillet for browning tofu or veg burgers, you can also make grilled collards. Boil them in a little water and oil for about 3 minutes. When you remove them from the water, you want them coated with oil. Then stack them 7 - 9 leaves high and grill them until done, turning only once after about 5 minutes. These are really good. Watch the edges, they will dry out and burn. Have fun! Carrol , " nancymh3 " <usernancymh wrote: > > Could anyone help me out? We're going camping this weekend and I'm not > sure what I could take to make for 5 people. I just didn't want a > weekend filled with Veggie burgers. We don't have anything portable > so it's just a cooler and open fire cooking. Any ideas would be > extremely helpful. Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 ooh, another great one from girl scouts: core an apple, throw in some earth balance(or butter), and a bunch of cinnamon and a little sugar... wrap in foil and bake near/in the coals... it's like a personal apple pie dessert...yum. - rtillmansmail<rtillmansmail < > Friday, March 23, 2007 12:54 PM Re: Camping Trip During the day, we stick to sandwiches, snack bars, granola, fresh fruit, chips and salsa. But I like to take advantage of the fire in the evening. We love the foil packets everyone described but you can also pack some " low profile " veggies like asparagus. These are great grilled over coals! You'll just need a knife, tongs, oil and salt. (Call ahead to see if you need to bring a grate. Most parks have them on the fire ring. You may want to take a smaller grate or cake cooling rack to put on top of the grate. I have found some of these to be so large that even my small pots have a hard time balancing on them.) If you like baba ganoush, it's great made with roasted eggplant. It won't be smooth like a dip made in the food processor but you can spread it on your bread. You can also take boxes of tabouli and hummus (or already prepared) to round out a middle eastern theme. If everyone likes salad, you could bring enough for the first night. Whatever hard veggies you don't eat can go into the foil packet the next night (like carrots). Many veggies don't have to go in the cooler, at least in the short term, like tomatoes, bell peppers and carrots. We also take instant oatmeal. You can use hot water for a warm breakfast. Or if you get up really early for hiking and such and don't want to wake the neighbors, you can put water in the oatmeal the night before and have a cold breakfast the next morning. I did this when backpacking. It is a real time saver not to have to wait around on the coals. Don't forget a small pot with a lid or a tea kettle for tea, cocoa, instant foods, etc. If you are up to it, you can prepare dessert while you are chopping those vegetables for the foil packets. Put a couple of crumbled gingersnaps on the bottom of a piece of foil and top with several slices of apricot and plum, some sugar and earth balance and a little lime juice if you wish. Close the packet leaving a small vent hole at the top. Put them off to the side in the coals when you take dinner off the fire. You could also top apple slices with Earth Balance, sugar and raisins for baked apples in a packet. If you are going to take a larger vessel, like a skillet for browning tofu or veg burgers, you can also make grilled collards. Boil them in a little water and oil for about 3 minutes. When you remove them from the water, you want them coated with oil. Then stack them 7 - 9 leaves high and grill them until done, turning only once after about 5 minutes. These are really good. Watch the edges, they will dry out and burn. Have fun! Carrol < >, " nancymh3 " <usernancymh wrote: > > Could anyone help me out? We're going camping this weekend and I'm not > sure what I could take to make for 5 people. I just didn't want a > weekend filled with Veggie burgers. We don't have anything portable > so it's just a cooler and open fire cooking. Any ideas would be > extremely helpful. Thanks! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Too late for this weekend ... but for camping we often take Soft Path organic vegan instant meals. We order them from Mountain Equipment Co-op. www.mec.ca ~Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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