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So I haven't been able to find anything about this and have really been wondering what you guys cook in Tent City? Is it just standard camp-type food or do you have special roo-cipies that you like to make while there?
Cookstove or just makeshift cookers?
I have never brought a cooker but i like to do a burrito with some refried beans, cheese and salsa...spread the beans on the tortilla sprinkle with cheese and salsa and set it on a piece of aluminum foil and lay it on the top of the car....hot and delish in no time....(must admit one year i forgot the foil and slapped it right on the hood)
I plan on brining some potatoes. I think I might cut them up and boil them before I go so that they don't take forever to prepare and cook. I want to put potatoes with some cut up green pepers and onions in tinfoil with some oil and seasonings and cook it on my mini grill. I think that would be good with some hot dogs and corn on the cobb.
I plan on brining some potatoes. I think I might cut them up and boil them before I go so that they don't take forever to prepare and cook. I want to put potatoes with some cut up green pepers and onions in tinfoil with some oil and seasonings and cook it on my mini grill. I think that would be good with some hot dogs and corn on the cobb.
this is great! throw in some carrots and maybe even broccoli or whatever veggie you want really. its perfect camping food.
I plan on brining some potatoes. I think I might cut them up and boil them before I go so that they don't take forever to prepare and cook. I want to put potatoes with some cut up green pepers and onions in tinfoil with some oil and seasonings and cook it on my mini grill. I think that would be good with some hot dogs and corn on the cobb.
yummy! I make that almost every time i go camping and i just throw the foil in the fire to cook...i use olive oil and some season salt. also fresh basil...but i put that in almost everything i cook...the top it with shreded cheese. But i haven't thought about it at the roo...i usually buy the vegetarian breakfast plate deal in tent city. Great idea! Thanks
we had a ton of chips and hotdog/hamburger buns left over after our meat got bad/soggy.
we put the chips (doritos, sour cream and onion, or cheese doodles) on the bread and ate it.
delicious. try it and see.
ha, we ran out of food on a camping trip once and all we had were regular lays chips and hamburger buns. we made chip sandwhiches and it was NOT that great. but i bet doritoes and sour cream and maybe some jalopenos make for some pretty tasty treats.
I bring a little of this, a little of that.... pasta, fajita fixin's, sandwich makin's.... stuff that for when I want a meal I have the things I'm used to eating and knows satisfies the daily hunger. I bring a campstove to heat it all up. Oh, and the one thing I really get into cooking at 'Roo? Breakfast. Bacon. Eggs. Hashbrowns..... stuffed..... then I supplement the rest of my caloric and nutritional needs in little bits through the day.
That brings me back to leftovers from the week before. One thing I've learned is, when I look in the cooler, a large variety of small servings is soooo much better than a small variety or large servings.
Post by Darth Boo Boo Kitty @#*& on Jan 31, 2009 12:37:39 GMT -5
Traditional Bonnaroo breakfast for my group is scrambled eggs with cheese, bacon, hash browns and pancakes accompanied by a Bloody Mary and topped with scorched corn. Lunch is a Cliff bar and several other hydrating and non-hydrating beverages along with jerkygorpstringcheesedriedmango snacks throughout the day and more scorched corn (it's just so good in the summer). Dinner is dependent on mood and level of awareness and headliner appeal - anything from grilled duck to cold hot dogs or peanut butter sandwiches. Protein must be involved. Late night is always some yummy carby and fatty mixture of saltysweet goodness and/or italian sausages with mustard. YUM! Dessert is always rice crispy treats. From space.
Post by kimpalm1028 on Jan 31, 2009 14:30:20 GMT -5
Cook some pasta before going and throw it in a baggie with a little olive oil. Toss it in your cooler and add a jar of marinara when you're ready to eat. Easy and filling!
After Jack Johnson's set last year a made Banana Pancakes since I had all the ingrediants there (Bananas and pancake mix.... yeah), They were DELICIOUS.
Post by arlenefavreau1 on Jan 31, 2009 16:29:12 GMT -5
Frozen fruit on a scewer . Cut up your fruit and scewer it on a kabob scewer and freeze for one to two weeks before roo they kept for us till saturday noon in our cooler next to the ice .
Post by plasticpepper on Jan 31, 2009 17:11:26 GMT -5
I recommend chili! Make it at home, freeze it into a solid block of chili, and throw it in the cooler. We reheated ours on our little camping stove thing, but I'm thinking you could probably easily heat it on the hood of the car. (We totally heated up some frozen chicken tenders that way while in line to get in!)
After Jack Johnson's set last year a made Banana Pancakes since I had all the ingrediants there (Bananas and pancake mix.... yeah), They were DELICIOUS.
Post by rooconteur on Jan 31, 2009 19:16:50 GMT -5
We brought all kinds of stuff to grill, and it all went bad pretty fast. This year, peanubutter sandwiches, a variety granola bars, are probably all I'm gonna bring (and corn and beer of course) Then whatever strikes my fancy from the vendors in centeroo
I recommend budgeting some money for centeroo vendors. It can be a little expensive, but there was one point last year where I was pretty sure I was going to melt. I would have spent $100 that point on a frozen lemonade. 4.50 or whatever it was, seemed like a steal to me at that point. I don't know what I would have done at that point if I didn't have any cash on me (water was not cutting it). Probably would haved died of heatstroke or gone insane.
Seriously, words of wisdom: Save money for frozen lemonades. They save lives.
mmmm i just ate blueberry pancakes, i never even thought of pancakes at roo, my group and i always struggle when it comes to what to buy.... we drive down from canada and buy groceries somewhere along the way, but are usually so tired from the drive we just stand around in the grocery store with blank looks on our face... this year were going to bring a list for sure!!!
Yeah, there's a nice little pancake mix package that comes in a yellow container. You just add water into it and shake it while in the container, VERY delic.
For those Peanut Butter and Jelly enthusiasts, I read somewhere else on this forum that you can put a thin layer of butter on the jelly side (before you put on jelly) and it'll prevent the jelly from being absorbed into the bread.
We brought all kinds of stuff to grill, and it all went bad pretty fast. This year, peanubutter sandwiches, a variety granola bars, are probably all I'm gonna bring (and corn and beer of course) Then whatever strikes my fancy from the vendors in centeroo
I recommend budgeting some money for centeroo vendors. It can be a little expensive, but there was one point last year where I was pretty sure I was going to melt. I would have spent $100 that point on a frozen lemonade. 4.50 or whatever it was, seemed like a steal to me at that point. I don't know what I would have done at that point if I didn't have any cash on me (water was not cutting it). Probably would haved died of heatstroke or gone insane.
Seriously, words of wisdom: Save money for frozen lemonades. They save lives.
Dry ice is a savior if you want to avoid buying vendor food. We have two beverage and two food coolers. One food cooler has dry ice, meat, eggs and water; the other food cooler has a little chip of dry ice, non-frozen perishables and regular ice. We never experience any spoiling issues. In fact, last year we had freezing issues without spending ungodly amounts of money on ice that half melts before you get it back to your site. We're also able to keep drink ice for longer. The key is to keep the dry ice separated from the wet.
Cook some pasta before going and throw it in a baggie with a little olive oil. Toss it in your cooler and add a jar of marinara when you're ready to eat. Easy and filling!
yeah...this sound like a great idea!
and the frozen fruit idea...i always bring lots of fruit..it makes me less thirsty and give me a quick sugar high but when i freeze it it get immediatly soft if it thaws out...like the frozen grapes idea..failed me last year. But i ate the hell outta soft grapes! ;D
Stick a bag of grapes into a cooler with dry ice... When the dry ice turns into CO2 the grapes absorb the CO2 producing fizzy grapes... They seriously are the best thing I have ever had at Roo and they were a total accident... The are very cold and refreshing on those super hot Roo days! Every time you bite into one you get a cold fizzy sensation in your mouth which is awesome with corn.