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MEALS in a HURRY |
There will probably come the time when you will want to whip up something to eat and
get it over with as quickly as possible. It can be at the end of a long day of traveling
or else something is going to take place and you don't want to be tied up in the kitchen
and miss any of it.
CHUNKY SOUP QUICKIE
Campbell's chunky Soup is one of the greatest things to come along since sliced bread. No
RV pantry should be without a few cans of your favorite varieties of this soup.
1 10 Oz. Can Campbell's Chunky Soup
3/4 Cup Minute Rice
3/4 Cup Water
While the can of soup is heating prepare the Minute Rice. Chop up a few veggies to make a salad. Pour the soup over the rice and Ole, you have dinner.
HAM AND MAC CASSEROLE
1 Package Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner
8 Oz. Can of Ham or Spam
Cook macaroni according to directions on package. Dice ham in half inch cubes and mix with the cooked macaroni. Using half again more milk than is called for, finish the instructions for adding the cheese. The whole thing takes only about ten minutes.
FRITO PIE
1 8 oz Package Corn Chips
1 16 oz Can Chili
1 Onion, chopped
4 Oz. Grated Cheese
Line bottom of baking dish with corn chips, spread chili over the chips, sprinkle on the chopped onion and cover with grated cheese. Bake for 15 minutes in a 350-degree oven.
BEENIE WEENIES
Beenie Weenies have long been a standard food group for growing kids, boy scouts and tired
RV'ers. They are quick and easy to fix and do provide a certain amount of food value in
comparison to the calorie count. Spruce them up a bit and they aren't half bad.
1 Lb. Wieners or Smoked Sausage, cut in 1" pieces.
1 Can Pork and Beans, drained
1 Onion, chopped
1/2 Cup Ketchup
1 T. Brown Sugar
In a dab of oil or butter, heat the onions and wieners. Add the ketchup and brown sugar and heat until it bubbles. Pour in the beans to heat. Do not overcook or the beans will turn to mush.
PREGO TO THE RESCUE
A group of my friends and I have flown to Bahia de los Frailes, near the tip of Baja, so
many times that we have become known as the Baja Bunch. We go there each February for the
announced purpose of celebrating one of the member's birthday, which comes on the 17th.
Actually, his birthday is just a good excuse for us to fly 1500 miles so we can lay around
on the beach, drink beer and catch a few fish, providing that catching fish doesn't
interfere with the first two pastimes. To celebrate our first night there, we have our
traditional dinner of meatballs and spaghetti, to which we invite all of the native
fishermen who are camped on the beach with us.
One might think that after several hours in the air, followed by the chore of setting up
camp, the last thing that we would want to do is prepare dinner for fifteen or twenty
people on a Coleman stove. Actually, it is much easier than one would think. Originally,
we would prepare several pounds of meatballs and freeze them to take with us, but with the
advent of canned meatballs, we have switched over to the ready-made variety. Now, we
simply count noses, estimate how much spaghetti to cook and heat up the meatballs and the
Prego. This is a great way for us to kick off our vacation, make a lot of new friends and
ensure a constant supply of fresh fish.