Posted in Simple and Frugal Living
You all know we have been away for the week. Our state's homeschool conference was part of the week and another part was that my husband had to go away on business, so had to get us up to the campground 3 days early. We spent some time just relaxing and some time at Sea World. However, there is always stress when we camp...dinner.
Although I enjoy cooking over a campfire, not all campgrounds allow open fires here during the dry season. This means more traditional cooking. Our kitchen is small and so is the space to prepare food, thus cooking for a large family can be hectic. Over the years I have tried to come up with a few menu items that are simple, don't require a lot of space to prepare. This is great, however when we have been outside all day, or walking at an amusement park, or at the conference, I am always so tired when we come back that I am often cranky and easily aggitated at the prospect of cooking.
So this time I thought, I wonder if I could use my crockpot. I planned each dinner that we would be out for the day as a crockpot meal. Then I thought, since we won't be able to have a fire, I will plan all the meals in the crockpot. I made my menu, packed the crock, and off we went. It was wonderful!!!
On the days we were at the campground, I set the crock on our outside prep table, filled it with ingredients, covered it, set it, and let it cook all day. At dinner time...no stress no hassle. On the days we were to be gone fromt eh camp for any length of time, I set it up inside. It was WONDERFUL! I never thought of using a crockpot while camping before. It was simple, frugal, and very low stress. An added bonus, clean was a breeze. Next time you are camping, if your site has electric, consider bringing along your crockpot and making some low cost, no stress meals, that are ready when you want them, and don't require mom to use what little energy she has left at the end of the day. It actually felt like a holiday!
These are my thoughts.
Leslie Valeska
~Contributing Writer~
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