Dinner without a refrigerator

Walmart sells TVP, or that fake meat and I've found that it works great for any hamburger recipe like chili or Spanish Rice etc. It comes in those huge cans so before we leave I open and put into 1 serving portions. None of the family has ever asked if its real meat or not and of course I don't mention it.

Hi Pianogirl58,

I make something I call "motor home soup". A canned chicken (deboned), a can of mixed veggies, a can of peas (I love peas), and lots of macaroni elbows. Add one (chicken) can of water. It provides 8 generous servings and is a wonderful meal for a cold winter night.

In the dead of winter I use one of the outside storage compartments for fridge space. It is not convenient but it sure beats having no way to cool things at all.

P.S. does your nick name imply you play piano? Or tune pianos as I do?

Pianogirl58 wrote:
box of mac and cheese with cheese sauce Add any can meat
tuna ham and some veggies like peas

Kittykath wrote:

Jebby14 wrote:
wine?

Wine, cheese, crusty bread & infused olive oil, smoked salmon & fruit. Not so much a full meal, but delicious after a long drive.

Wine can also be used to make fast gravies or sauces.

Equal parts butter and flour (about a teaspoon of each will serve 2 people nicely) "smushed" together in your hand makes a buerre manie. Add to a 1/2 cup of wine that has been reduced in half over medium to high heat and you are good to go for 2 people. Sometimes I add freeze dried chopped shallots or scallions and dried herbs to the wine to enrich. To serve 4 people jump up to 1 tablespoon flour and butter.

Last night I made a 20 minute pantry dinner of clams over linguine minus the linguine; used pasta shells instead cause it holds the sauce so nicely and it was on hand.

3 garlic minced cloves (we like garlic but you can use less)
1 can of chopped clams
1 can of minced clams
buerre manie
parsley in a tube; used about a tsp; you can sub fresh or dried
1/4 cup white wine

Place wine and chopped garlic in uncovered pan over med high heat; reduce liquid in half. Add parsley, 2 cans of clams(include can liquid), buerre manie and parsley. Simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cooked shells and serve adding a splash of a nice EEVO. If you have one, a chopped scallion is a nice topping. Also since I'm not a Southern Italian I've no prob with adding grated cheese;). If I had any leftover pesto sauce I'd have added that instead of the parsley and EVOO.

Spam fried rice. And any number of the freeze dried goodies you can get for back packing from you local sporting goods store.

box of mac and cheese with cheese sauce Add any can meat
tuna ham and some veggies like peas

Canned hash with eggs cooked on top. We love breakfast for dinner!

Jebby14 wrote:
wine?

Wine, cheese, crusty bread & infused olive oil, smoked salmon & fruit. Not so much a full meal, but delicious after a long drive.

I'm a newbie on this forum and I started looking for information about buying, restoring or travelling with vintage "canned hams".

But I stumbled on these great dinner/recipe ideas, first. Love them. Thanks for sharing! Now I'm hungry.

wine?

Cheese also keeps a long time out of the fridge.