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RV Cooking Without Hookups
Rate it! Votes (1) | Comments (0) By Donna Flanders Posted August 6th, 2007 FabulousFoods.com Recommends: The RV Book, by Mark J. Polk, (2007, RV Education 101)	The RV Book

When you are dry camping (no hookups) cooking can be more of a challenge. Generally you are trying not to use much water so you don't have to head to the dump station and if you need to run the microwave, it means using the generator or running down the batteries.

But dry camp cooking needn't be stressful, if you plan ahead. The following article will give you an entire week's worth of meals that will need very little dishes and clean up.

The best approach to cooking without hookups for extended periods of time is to have several meals cooked and in the freezer. When packaging meals that need to be reheated, I use disposable aluminum containers because you can heat them in the propane oven or even the outdoor grill. When you buy the containers, select shapes that stack well in your freezer. Use aluminum foil to cover.  Save money and the envoronment by saving aluminum containers throughout the year from takeout and prepared foods and reuse them.

Pasta is one of our favorite foods but it takes a lot of water to prepare and clean up, so I cook my pasta in advance. I use an actual dinner plate to measure the amounts for each person. Then I slide the necessary servings for one meal into a plastic bag and freeze. Pasta reheats exceptionally well.

I make many meals on the gas grill. I've included a few recipes at the end of this article. I also love the broasted chickens found in most grocery stores. I will usually get 3 meals out of one chicken. So if you use all the recipes in this article with two or three meals from your freezer, you can get through a whole week with very few dishes to wash. See the Related Recipes below for some great RV recipes.

Donna Flanders and her husband Harvey have been camping for over 20 years. When they were ready to head from New Hampshire to Oregon, they traded their small trailer for a motor home and found a whole new world. They've since logged 50,000 miles in their RV. The Flanders so loved their new lifestyle, they turned it into a business to help others discover the joys of RVing. RV Vacation Planner provides custom RV vacation plans including trip routing, campground research, activity research, and itinerary, each based on the individual customer's requirements. Prepackaged plans also available. Donna and Harvey do all the research, you have all the fun. Visit their website for more information along with free packing lists and articles.

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