| While we were kids, my brother, my father and | | | | able to smell all that wonderful tasty food |
| I, had the opportunity of traveling around | | | | makes mouths water with anticipation. If you |
| the countryside with our motor home to | | | | are a beginner in motor home ownership, you |
| explore everything our home country had to | | | | should know that there are several different |
| offer to "the three musketeers;" that being | | | | methods one can experience cooking while |
| our code name. Unfortunately, in most of | | | | camping, like wood fires, camp charcoal, |
| these trips our mother was left behind as she | | | | stoves, foil cooking or barbeque. The type of |
| had to work and we were given the chance to | | | | cooking method is directly related to the |
| spend time with our father who as a nature | | | | food you will decide to make and how you like |
| lover took as almost anywhere our car and | | | | it to be cooked. Sometimes you will have to |
| feet could lead us. These trips were our time | | | | decide based on your motor home appliances, |
| together with our beloved father, who while | | | | but then again there are several cooking tips |
| we were young did everything in his power to | | | | to consider before getting into a motor home |
| spend as much time with us as possible. If | | | | vehicle. |
| time was not the issue back then, we tried to | | | | |
| keep the budget under logical limits, so all | | | | Consider freezing the meat for instance. |
| these trips were made with our car that was | | | | Freezing it ahead of time can keep the meat |
| carrying on its roof our specially designed | | | | fresh and other foods in perfect state. My |
| and hand-made (by my father) tend. | | | | father used to be proactive like that and |
| | | | always planned ahead of time. He used plastic |
| During those motor home trips and since our | | | | bags or containers to keep measured portions |
| mother was not near by to help dad feed his | | | | of the food that was going to be consumed |
| kids, our father was apart much more than the | | | | safely contained. I think it is also best if |
| designated driver and the leader of our | | | | you want to avoid food from sticking to the |
| group. He was also the cook that served us | | | | pans to apply oil on the grill. Finally, put |
| some of the best meals we have ever tasted; | | | | matches somewhere safe to keep them dry as |
| probably because we were really hungry by the | | | | many camping cookbook recipes require the use |
| time we managed to sit down for a meal. The | | | | of natural fire and there is no better way to |
| truth is that I still remember the taste of | | | | start a fire than with matches. You can also |
| his pasta and if I could go back in time, I | | | | keep your drinks in a separate food cooler as |
| would love to experience again the thrill of | | | | it can help preserve foods for longer periods |
| singing with my brother while our dad was | | | | of time while avoiding any kind of spoilage. |
| smiling cooking in our motor home. | | | | Finally, a great tip is to keep water bottles |
| | | | after they are empty because they can become |
| Other motor home owners might agree with my | | | | great camping cooking containers to put in |
| remark as many support that motor home | | | | any left over salad dressing or any other |
| cooking can produce some of the best cooking | | | | liquid substance. |
| results. Living at the country side and being | | | | |