Campsite Recipes

[Madmark]

For one I don't cook "shit camp food" and each to there own i like the chill out time, meeting back at the tent to cook up and catch up with friends who may of done their own thing,

[James Bolivar]

If you want to save money, but not waste time then think picnic food. You can keep cheese, sausage potato salad and the like cool for a couple of days or longer. Good cheese and sausage don't even need to be kept cool. You can bring in good bread and buy more on site as the weekend progresses. A lunch of crusty bread, cheese and a nice pickle is something to look forward to, relatively cheap and would take no time to get ready. It also an excuse to hit any white wine you brought.

In '11 we called into the Ludlow Food Centre on the way and stocked up on great cold foods and had great picnics for the first couple of days.

[Bill Syke's Dog]

Thank you for all your contributions. I shall certainly be adding Gallo risotto to my list but will take a pass on the peanut butter and bagels (sorry). I think it is fair to say that returning to your tent in the middle of the day to prepare lunch is not the most economic way to spend your time but the thrill of preparing breakfast outside your tent cannot be beaten. There will always be a play-off between pursuing your favourite pastime at a festival and other more mundane activities such as eating, sleeping and queuing for the toilets but it helps to keep a sense of perspective. Personally, I spend more time enjoying the the alternative arts and crafts rather than listening to live music. It is a festival of performing arts afterall. I have always viewed Glastonbury as an annual sociology experiment where people of all creeds live alongside one another without prejudiuce and share the belief that there is a place for everyone on this earth and everyone has a place.... except Hipsters. I hate Hipsters!

[ceetee]

http://www.jamieoliver.com/news-and-blogs/diy-food-for-festivals/

[jeffie]

If you want to save money, but not waste time then think picnic food. You can keep cheese, sausage potato salad and the like cool for a couple of days or longer. Good cheese and sausage don't even need to be kept cool. You can bring in good bread and buy more on site as the weekend progresses. A lunch of crusty bread, cheese and a nice pickle is something to look forward to, relatively cheap and would take no time to get ready. It also an excuse to hit any white wine you brought.

In '11 we called into the Ludlow Food Centre on the way and stocked up on great cold foods and had great picnics for the first couple of days.

[Rumblestripe]

Personally I just go for cereal bars and other dry and light (weight) food like crisps, tortilla crisps and peanuts. Pick up and go. Toying with the idea of taking a disposable barbie for arrival but that would be it. Main consideration for me is weight. If I can't carry it from the car to the camp site in one go it's no use to me. Obviously Campervan dudes will have a different take on this!

[windy_miller]

Those half-cooked rice bag things are pretty good. Just heat them up with a few drops of water. And then and some tinned Mackerel.

[markm69]

Easy and quick...

Box of boil in bag rice. ( 4 packets )

Bag of frozen diced chicken. (will last 3 days )

curry flavouring pack , about a pound from Aldi.( balti,tikka etc )

Fry chicken, add sauce, eat with rice. A filler , cheap and quick.

All done in 20 mins, the money saved spend on a couple of tins of cold

lemonade to mix with the spirits of your choice.

[The_Amazing_Oblong]

/Badger

There are many valid reasons why some people prefer to take some of their own food.

For me, I pay for 4. My wife, myself and my two youngest sons (strapping teens). We eat say 4 times a day at £8 a meal that works out to £600 over the 5 days. So pardon me if I would like to trim a bit off that hefty bill.

The thread is about decent alternatives to heating up a can of beans not wether or not they should be allowed to cook their own food.

Anyways, I have found those flour wraps to be great. You can stick anything in em but bacon and scrambled eggs go down a treat and you can eat em out of your hand. just need a frying pan, warm the wraps and then fry whatever and fill the wraps, no plate, no fork or spoon just stuff your face. They also last a lot better than bread.

Edit - Cheap to buy healthy breakfast is to pick up some of the Yeo yoghurt they sell on site (2 is enough between 4), add a handful of oats (dead easy to pack and very cheap), grab a few bits of fruit from the stalls, chop and stick it in the yoghurt. Really nice on a warm morning.

Edited June 6, 2013 by The_Amazing_Oblong

[Size9]

My point is simply that theres better things to do at Glasto than sit by the tent and cook some shit grub on a camping stove when theres so much variety of good food on site!

[Size9]

My point is simply that theres better things to do at Glasto than sit by the tent and cook some shit grub on a camping stove when theres so much variety of good food on site!

[Size9]

I was trying to respond to badger there. Oops.

[Size9]

....and say if the festival has so much ace shit to do then why does he have that big fuck off gazebo outside his tent?

Kind of taken the shine off it now....

[formed a band]

It's taking the stuff and cooking paraphernalia that I wouldn't bother with

[AiiShotTheDJ]

I think some people have got a bit lost on this thread. I'll be taking my own breakfasts because there is no way I'm paying somebody £5 for something I can rustle up myself for 50p. As I said on another thread, Glastonbury is not my only holiday and therefore I cannot push the boat out. For other members of our party, affording tickets was hard enough let alone shelling out on loads of food. For £5-I can buy enough sausages and barms for the whole 5 days (if they last!) so I'm taking the (in my opinion) sensible option as are many others by the looks of it. Good luck OP in finding something- we're taking sausages and bacon and pan au chocolats to heat up. We're not 'washing up' as such but using a small dettol spray and a huge roll of cloth to clean out our pans each morning (they have a huge roll in Asda for £1 at the moment).

[fur_q]

If you want to save money, but not waste time then think picnic food. You can keep cheese, sausage potato salad and the like cool for a couple of days or longer. Good cheese and sausage don't even need to be kept cool. You can bring in good bread and buy more on site as the weekend progresses. A lunch of crusty bread, cheese and a nice pickle is something to look forward to, relatively cheap and would take no time to get ready. It also an excuse to hit any white wine you brought.

In '11 we called into the Ludlow Food Centre on the way and stocked up on great cold foods and had great picnics for the first couple of days.

[whisty]

White wine with cheese‽

Edited June 6, 2013 by whisty

[StoneCircle]

Also, has anyone tried one of those 'Look What We've Found' readymeals in Tesco?

Edited June 6, 2013 by StoneCircle

[buffystar]

Ingredients

1 pack of bacon or sausages

1 or 2 can of beans

1 frying pan

1 fork or spoon

Serves 1/2/3/4 dependany on size of pan

Recipe

Heat frying pan

Put in Bacon/sausages or both

Fry until brown

Add beans cook until hot

Eat out of pan save on plates

[StoneCircle]

Ingredients

1 pack of bacon or sausages

1 or 2 can of beans

1 frying pan

1 fork or spoon

Serves 1/2/3/4 dependany on size of pan

Recipe

Heat frying pan

Put in Bacon/sausages or both

Fry until brown

Add beans cook until hot

Eat out of pan save on plates

[Thearg]

I know I'm stating the obvious but 3 minute noodles are good as well and drop an egg in too bulk it out.

[bigbilly]

Got a bucket bar b. stop at the giant Asda on the way down. Bar b q in dairy ground weds afternoon bring meat!

[bigbilly]

Home made marinated sauce gets priority.!

[James Bolivar]

Heathen

But I'm sure Jimbo will come up with some obscure wine from an unknown country that fits the bill nicely.

[Bubblecup]

My favourite camping dinner is chill con hotdog.... A tin of hot dogs, chopped tomatoes, kidney beans, an onion, chill powder and rice