food options name your favorite

[RainDog]

Originally Posted by southwindphoto

Great idea Michael
$2 each.. for the whole meal, or just the meat? where do you shop?

Thanks

These are the ones I get: India Foods USA

They are even cheaper at my local Indian grocer. There are other brands, but MTR are the best of the Indian ones I have tried.

[RainDog]

Here is a nice rundown of the major brands for Indian.

Ready to Eat, NRI, MRE, in India, for Indian, Asian food, cuisine includes quick food, ready food, heat and eat, fresh food, fast food,

[southwindphoto]

thanks for the links.. sounds great...

[TQA]

poptarts !! POPTARTS !! This is about food - not sure they qualify.

Stuff that does not need refrigeration? ah well

Proscuitto for sure

Danish salami the stuff that comes in shrink wrapped plastic.

Anchor tinned bacon cheese and butter

RED WINE! Buy in bulk when in a French island.

Salsa Stock up in Walmart on their own brand or make your own anytime you get access to cheap tomatoes peppers etc. and bottle it. See here for how to do it CLICKY I use the pressure cooker method as it saves on gas.

Good quality Garam Masala

Dried fruit.

Good quality mueseli or cheap granola and add local fruits and some dried fruit.

Dried milk powder

Nestle Carnation Instant Breakfast Essentials powder.

Dried egg powder

LAST BUT NOT LEAST THAT STAPLE FOOD OF MANY BRITISH YOTTIES

FRAY BENTOS TINNED PIES my personal favourite is the steak and ale.

From Hoot Mon

[remetau]

The simple good wholesome egg.
Fruits and vegetables.

[MacGyverRI]

I just tried "Bowl Appetit!" rice bowls, small but yummy, 5 mins in the microwave and they're done.

Coffee (and a coffee press)

Gen. Foods International coffees (I use it in place of cream/milk)

The Hormel meals (kinda like an MRE) are 1/2 way decent.

Flavored instant Oatmeal!!!!

Canned brick oven type beans.


I also have a "Goldstar GR 051SF" mini/dorm fridge (it only uses 85 watts) that doesn't really dent the 2, "4D" 12 volt batteries for the 110 volt converter so I also keep the must have "needs refrigeration" items.

I have Solar panels for charging from harborfreight.com (on sale, $199)
45 Watt Solar Panel Kit

Fruit cocktail (always best cold)

Mayo/Ketsup/Mustard/Hoi Sin/dumpling sauce...

Filet Mignon (If you have an "Aldi's market" near you, the 4 pack in the freezer section are really good for $9.95). FYI, The regular "meat section singles" aren't that great... http://www.aldifoods.com

[hellosailor]

Rice bowls, ramen cups...You can do a lot better buying angel hair (thin thin) plain rice noodles in any asian grocery store, typically $2/2 lbs. All they need is steeping in boiled water for 5-6 minutes, 10 if you really want to absorb it all. Then add your own freeze-dried soup vegetables, or boullion mix, or bits of real veggies and meat.

Who needs the plastic bowls/cups with all the added salt and preservatives, when you can eat the real stuff and have a much better (and cheaper!) time of it.

[CapnBones]

Originally Posted by WanderingStar

Peanut butter and jelly. Always on board, keeps well. Even the bread lasts for many weeks.
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We always travel with peanut butter and jelly, it can't miss also cereal bars and those crackers with cheese in them. Real food consists of stuff in cans that we can do in a pot on the little grill and shake'n pour pancakes. I know more than 3 but still.

Also though bread does keep for many weeks don't lose a piece in a bag for too long. Though delighted to find the smell and get it out of the boat it was a terrible surprise.

[newhaul]

canned chicken, tortillas, cheadar cheese place tortilla in fry pan to brown one side cover with canned chicken or tuna, add shredded cheadar cheese top with another tortilla turn over when browned and cook other side and dinner or snack quesadillas
Flour Tortillas
Serving Size : 12

4 cups Unbleached all purpose flour
2 teaspoons Salt
4 teaspoons Baking powder
2 tablespoons Vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups Warm water or more if needed

[bljones]

This season, we decided to explore just how culinarily adventurous we can get with the galley in our 23' boat. The galley equipment inventory consists of:
1. 2 burner Almatic alcohol stove.
2. A small pot w/lid
3. Small frying pan
4. Other small frying pan
5. Spatula
6. Tongs
7. Very cheap knife set
8. Small icebox
9. Cutting board

That's it. No oven, no pressure cooker, no freezer, no microwave. Egads, since we installed the davits, no BBQ (I have to find a new mounting location and method.)

Turns out, you can make some interesting and tasty stuff with a little planning and only two burners. Last Sunday for dinner we served "Italian jambalaya": herbed rice with chunks of pancetta bacon, chicken and shrimp, with grilled baguette smothered with melted brie and cranberry chutney.



I have been surprised at what has come out of our little galley. We ate onshore fewer than a handfull of meals this season.