We do most of our cooking outside on the picnic table with a very old Coleman stove. I mean a real fill the tank Coleman stove. I prefer it over propane because a gallon of fuel equals several disposable propane tanks and I have no problem pumping up the stove to cook.
When our kids were small, they helped prep the food and cook the meals. Vacation should be a vacation for the wife also. She does not cook any meals when we travel. The kids have grown and two of the girls are seriously into camping.
If it is raining, I pull the awning out and move set up my portable table. I do love my outdoor kitchen.