Dinner without a refrigerator

Jebby14 wrote:
SOOOOOOOO many choices. anything rice or pasta based. Also a huge fan of using canned black beans as a meat replacement that doesn't need to be kept cold or go for canned meat as well. Stir fry works well too. veggies rice noodles whatever you like all from cans. also a cured meat (think salami or prosciutto) for sandwiches or adding to dinner.

Yes to a lovely aged salami! The man is partial to em and we rarely camp without.

Ron3rd wrote:
All good ideas above and don't forget large burrito size flour tortillas that you can use for just about anything you would use bread for, like meat or veggie wraps, etc, and heated in a pan for quesadillas, use with eggs in all sorts of ways, and on and on.

And as a side note those large tortillas are also fantastic for open faced fruit tarts which you can make with canned, fresh or frozen fruits as well as jams or preserves.

Learned the technique from a J. Pepin episode of "Fast Food, My Way" and this video link includes all the dishes he made. Only interested in the dessert? Fast forward to 1:40 and watch through 5:08; "money shot" shows up at 5:31

Fruit Tart on a Tortilla Base

SOOOOOOOO many choices. anything rice or pasta based. Also a huge fan of using canned black beans as a meat replacement that doesn't need to be kept cold or go for canned meat as well. Stir fry works well too. veggies rice noodles whatever you like all from cans. also a cured meat (think salami or prosciutto) for sandwiches or adding to dinner.

I'm not sure how little space you have in the frig, but a quick dinner we throw together every so often is sort of a chicken caesar salad - "bag of salad" from store, bag of precooked and sliced chicken (usually Perdue seasoned chicken), bottle of caesar dressing - or other dressing. Bowl of salad, put chicken slices on, top with dressing. Filling and healthy (depending on dressing, lol!).

Idahoan Mashed Potates in the Package all flavors. Just need water.

All good ideas above and don't forget large burrito size flour tortillas that you can use for just about anything you would use bread for, like meat or veggie wraps, etc, and heated in a pan for quesadillas, use with eggs in all sorts of ways, and on and on.

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Here's another camper/backpacker cooking site with a good recipe list and fairly simple ingredients:

http://www.trailcooking.com/

We grew up tent camping and dad had a few.

Why buy Spam when you can buy canned ham?

This a one pot meal, no refrigeration.

A bag of egg noodles.
Can of corned beef
3-4 potatoes
1-2 onions

Get a pot of water boiling, cut up the potatoes and start them. Soon after put in the noodles and chopped onion.
When the noodles are done, drain off most of the water, Add the corned beef
Salt and pepper.

Sometimes he would add cabbage, we usually had bread and jelly if we were extra hungry.

If you put sterilized mineral oil on the eggshells they'll last even longer.

Preserving egg experiment.

Seems there's a protective coating washed off the eggs to make them more appealing to the consumer.