On Thu, 11 May 2006, jmcquown wrote:

> Wharfrat wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> Doug Kanter wrote:
>>>> "sarah bennett" > wrote in message
>>>> . com...
>>>>> Wharfrat wrote:
>>>>>> I'm hoping someone here can help me...I'm going on a 5 day camping
>>>>>> trip with a girl that I really like who happens to be a
>>>>>> vegetarian. This is our first real excursion together and I kind
>>>>>> of want to impress her with my out-door culinary skills. i.e. I
>>>>>> don't just want to bring a cooler full of Morningstar veggie
>>>>>> burgers (I like them, but doubt they would keep).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm hoping some of you could toss out some good recipes that would
>>>>>> impress a vegetarian....All we have to cook with is a tiny
>>>>>> pro-pane grill.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Like I said, I really want to impress this girl...The trip is for
>>>>>> 5 days, so it has to be food that will keep in a cooler prior to
>>>>>> being cooked....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can come up with some really good *cold food* ideas, but when it
>>>>>> comes to the grill I'm coming up short of ideas....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The only thing I've thought of so far is to make my own veggie
>>>>>> burgers from scratch, or maybe Portabella Fajitas marinated in
>>>>>> wine... They would grill easy...and would make a good meal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any other ideas or recipes would be greatly appreciated. The more
>>>>>> intricate the recipe the better. I am a cook by trade...I just
>>>>>> don't have experience in this avenue of cooking. Looking to tap
>>>>>> your expertise.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for any help you have to offer!
>>>>>
>>>>> my suggestion is to buy a camp stove, or give up vegetarianism.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No no no! Not only does he need to prove his cooking skills, but
>>>> also his ability to stoke a fire WITHOUT any sort of stove. If it
>>>> rains, he'll have a real test on his hands.
>>>
>>> Absolutely. There's nothing like a real wood fire (and you go gather
>>> the wood yourself! BTDT). Brew some coffee or tea, sweetened with
>>> honey.
>>>
>>> She can't be adverse to vegetables so (to the OP) take along a cooler
>>> of ice and diced veggies. Pack some in foil (heavy duty) and bake
>>> them along side the hot coals. Or do baked potatoes in the coals.
>>> Those are nice!
>>>
>>> If you have a dutch oven the possibilities for vegetarian stew are
>>> endless.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> WOW! I'm getting so many responses so fast I can't even respond to
>> them all!!!!
>>
>> Thanks Everyone!!!
>>
>> I'm not sure if the place we're staying at allows us to have a camp-
>> fire. I realize that adds a whole new deminsion to what I can cook,
>> but simply stated that I only have a tiny propane grill to simplify
>> things...
>>
>> Thanks again for all the great advice!
>>
>> You guys rock! none of the other cooking sites I've posted this to
>> have given me a single response yet. This is sooo cool! you guys have
>> offered me some amazing ideas! Please keep them coming!
>
> Find out if you can take a hibachi. Propane will only get you so far but
> you can pack some lump coals. My SO travels hundred miles at a time,
> sometimes without any way to cook other than a hibachi. Perhaps grilled
> cheese sandwiches for lunch?

Use an alcohol burning stove. Much cleaner than propane, and a heck of a
lot easier to transport.

Lena