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We take a stew  or mince i cooked the night before, everything else we buy when we get there. As hubby does the cooking on hols i dont care what we have,  it is his headache not mine.

bbq in the summer and i have a health griddle and use that lots and lots also the slo cooker is brilliant,very rarely do i use the oven use the top,also take a toaster as well, We do like the steamer as well , while the bbq is cooking the meat and the steamer can do someveg as well.

If the boys decide to come with us they pop the sandwich toaster in as well!!!!

we have only just started using a microwave and found it good for baked beans and small snacks etc. , our new van that we get in a weeks time has a microwave already in there, what a stupid place they put the microwaves up high in the van!! but thats another story!!!

Thanks very much for all your ideas, I'm sorry it does sound a bit of a silly question.. but I do like the idea of cooking lasagna and freezing then taking up with us.  Probably have a BBQ the other night.

Thanks again

Hi Alpha1 - this has got to be one of my favourite subjects. For weekend away Friday night preplanned - can be spag bol cooked under the Fiama with glass of wine or something like lasagne or Shepherds Pie made earlier in the week then reheated.  Breakfast has always got to be (in UK in any case) bacon and sausages from our local butcher in buns or bread from our local baker (I have an intolerance to flavourings and preservatives so can't do pre packed stuff) cooked on bbq. I could making a fortune feeding those who ask for a bun in the morning.

For Saturday evening we've usually been wondering around somewhere so have found something to take back to cook on the bbq or outside gas ring - cooking outside keeps the van clean and tidy, its also far more sociable; evening meal can often take a couple of hours cooking, chatting and sipping.  We have things like salmon wrapped in foil seasoned with whatever you like sat on the bbq cooks beautifully. Of course the odd steak - love a ribeye steak although betterhalf prefers fillet (naturally).  To be honest the bbq used at right temperature (not too hot) is great for so many things.  Also use outside gas ring.

For longer holidays - Risotto with anything: peppers, smoked haddock or other fish. Pasta with anything. New potatoes one night with left overs sauted the next night with a bit of garlic. Chicken thighs slowly cooked on bbq - so underated as everyone seems to want breasts. Couscous - yumyum.  The odd curry.

In France nothing better than whole prawns fired in garlic and olive oil - kids sit and peel them for hours and pretty cheap too, although the best bit is French bread dipped in the olive oil at the end.  For breakfast French Toast.

The only similarity is its all cooked outside ! (Except heating things through on Friday night)

Have a great time.

Dan

We tend to leave any actual cooking to the evening meal and have cereals with fresh fruit at Breakfast and Sandwiches at Lunchtime because we are normally away sightseeing.

We only have a 2 burner stove but we use the double skillet and so we can bake as well as all the normal cooking.

I guess the biggest difference between home meals and camp meals, for us, is that we tend to buy and cook everyday or every other day and so all our food is fresher. Also we tend to try local delicacies wherever possible and we support the local economy as well as educate ourselves in "new to us" foods.