Caravan Pantry for Easy Meal Preparation

Simplifying meal preparation for travel or home.

Tonight's meal is left over roast pork from the freezer, a few almonds for extra protein, as it wasn't a main meal size serve of meat. Mixture of fresh home-grown vegetables and frozen, a dash of dry sherry, pepper and parsley-easy, Delicious and nutritious portion controlled dinner.

Corn cooked in its husk and served with soft cheese.

This was the ingredients for the recipe I'd planned. 

• 125g Cherry Tomatoes, halved
• 1g Olive Oil Spray
• 1/3 Cups Quinoa (67g)
• 1 Corn Cob (125g), husk & silk removed
• 1 Zucchini (101g), halved length-ways & thinly sliced

• 100g Canned Black Beans, rinsed & drained
• 1/4 Cups Fresh Coriander (10g)
• 1 Tablespoons Lime Juice (20g)
• 1 Teaspoons Olive Oil (5g)
• 40g Low Fat Feta, crumbled

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'm sure it would have been nice. ​When the time came to cook, I simplified.

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What I chose to cook was sweet corn cooked in its husks for six minutes each in the microwave and served with cheese and tomato, lightly peppered. Simple and delicious.

I bought all the recipes ingredients and intended to cook this dish, but on the night-I honestly preferred my choice of more straightforward cooking. The corn I cooked, as described above, was delicious. 

I left the Quinoa and Canned Black Beans in the cupboard to go into a stew in the future. I guess I'll do a stockpot and add the zucchini to it. 

Which meal would you have preferred? 

This list is of what is in my pantry cupboard now. The list is taken from the Michelle Bridges 12wbt program I am doing.  The photos are of our caravan pantry.

• Pantry Essentials
  • Anchovies 
  • Canned beans (e.g. red kidney, chickpeas, butterbeans)
  • Canned tomatoes
  • Canned tuna, salmon, sardines
  • Capers
  • Chilli sauce (low sugar)
  • Cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • Couscous 
  • Dried beans
  • Dried pasta
  • Fresh tomatoes
  • Dried herbs (e.g. mixed herbs, paprika, dried basil, oregano, cinnamon, cumin, nutmeg)
  • Light soy sauce
  • Low-cal hot chocolate powder (make sure there are no trans-fats)
  • Low GI cereal (eg Special K)
  • Olive oil spray
  • Olives
  • Oyster sauce (msg free)
  • Pepper grinder full of black pepper
  • Rice (basmati or brown)
  • Rolled oats
  • Seeds (e.g. sesame, pumpkin, sunflower)
  • Sesame oil
  • Stock (cartons or cubes – check the sodium content)
  • Sultanas
  • Tomato paste
  • Tomato-based sauces (no added sugar)
  • Untoasted muesli
  • Vinegar for dressing (balsamic, red wine)
  • Whey protein powder
• Freezer Essentials
  • Free-range, skinless chicken breasts
  • Fish fillets - not the boxed kind! (e.g. white fish, salmon)
  • Lean red meat (e.g. beef fillets, kangaroo fillets, kanga bangers)
  • Frozen peas
  • Frozen berries
  • Multigrain, rye or soy and linseed bread
• Measuring Tools
  • Kitchen scales
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoons
• Fridge Essentials I
   apart from fresh fruit and vegetables, you will need:
  
  
  • Low-cal cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
  • Low-cal (skim) milk or soy milk – high calcium is best
  • Low-cal yoghurt, no sugar
  • Meat for sandwiches
  • Multigrain or soy and linseed bread
  • Parmesan cheese (strong flavoured so you use less)
    

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