[slimmingsi]

hi all i'll state now i wouldn't normally venture near a veggie board however needs must.

in a few weeks i'm off working all summer on the music festival tour in the uk. i'll be living in a tent with no electric. so no fridge. i'll have a gas cooker some pots and a frying pan.

due to the lack of refridgeration i'll not be able to use much if any dairy/meat products unless used the day i purchase them. however shopping will be once a week max. this means i'll need to make at least 19 meals per week without them.

i was hoping you could help me out with recipies involving things that will not perish overnight in warm weather.and how can i mean dried pulses and similar things actually taste nice. (spiced to death i hope )

pots and frying pan only no oven no fridge. breakfast and drinking is soya milk as it keeps much longer out of the fridge. but apart from that i have a few ideas. i'm trying to steer well clear of cans and tins due to the huge amount of salt and sugar etc they put in them

[Kofarq]

You can make a primitive fridge by standing a small wooden or plastic box on its side, placing a bowl of water on top, with fabric draping in the water and down the sides of the 'fridge.' The moisture will evaporate off the fabric and cool the food in the box. Ta-Da! If you keep it in the shade, you will have a cool (and groovy) place to keep your milk. It won't be as cold as a real fridge, but significantly cooler than in your tent with you!

[huggamouse]

I suggest pastas, sandwiches, and minute rice. Also, don't forget that eggs can actually last a while unrefrigerated. As long as they are unfertilized and don't smell rotten you can totally eat them. I suggest cracking them one at a time just to make sure.

Also, pouched tuna and salmon last unrefrigerated and aren't that bad, and are low in calories. Chicken of the sea sells single serve pouches at the grocery store. It may be salty but if you toss it with vegetables you won't have to use as much seasoning. If you're creative you don't have to give up meat. That's a really really hard thing to do, especially if you really aren't inclined to do it, and especially if you're going cold turkey.

But the basics are that if you can toss it in a pan with some olive oil, you can put it over pasta or rice for a filling and healthy meal. I suggest green beans, bell peppers, mushrooms, carrots, onions, potatoes, and other hardy vegetables that hold up outside of the fridge. Take some italian seasoning mix or some soy sauce packets (ketchup, barbecue sauce... almost anything can become a marinade) along and you'll be able to improvise really easily.

Also, Clif Bars, granola, roasted nuts, etc are good for when you don't want to cook.

I hope this helps. Best of luck, and have fun!

[JulieJ08]

I'm not sure how long you should count on soymilk lasting you outside the fridge. It's only nonrefrigerated-shelf-stable before opening.

[bacilli]

Lentils! You can do a million things with lentils and they're super tasty.

In the US, you can get canned veggies and beans with no salt added. Once you rinse them, they're not terribly salty - certainly not like fresh, but better than nothing.

Also, fresh herbs make almost everything taste better. Plus, you can grow them in pots outside of your tent.

I'd agree on soy milk, it's likely not going to last you as long as you think unless you buy small packages.

Mushrooms are a good substitute for meat too, without being overly dependent on the fridge.

[Cebsme]

They make individual size soy milks. My sister used to get them for my niece to have in school. They are like the size of a juice box. As a note they also have the same size in real shelf-stable milk, it called lil' milk, DH says it doesnt taste the same but it does okay for camping and such.