RV Cooking

     I was extremely impressed with the size of the kitchen in the RV. Even tough it only fits one person it is able to get the job done (Rich tried being in there at the same time that I was cooking, and let's just say that the spaghetti with buffalo meat sauce I made ended up on the floor:). I've officially made it into Paula's kitchen and no one is allowed! Haha). The refrigerator is a bit small, so when we go to the grocery store you can only plan for a weeks worth of food. As I had mentioned in an earlier post there are these amazing little bars that protect the food from flying around during travel, but they are not great for daily use, it is better to remove them when you have found a spot to live in for a while.

      The oven is pretty handy. The top burners are very easy to use, but they are a bit small, so I try the best I can to cook multiple things at once with pans that would fit on top perfectly. If that doesn't work, I have to split the cooking into two parts to get the job done. The oven has to be lit when you want to use it, unless you choose to leave the pilot on the entire time( I don't so that way I'm not waisting the propane). The hardest part about using the oven is that there is no preheat setting or to know the exact temperature in there. It has been a lot of trial and error figuring it out, but after a month in here I think I've got it down. 

    Most of the blogs I read said it was very hard to make nice meals. I don't find that to be true. Just last night I cooked stuffed chicken with artichoke,sun dried tomatoes, VT cheddar cheese with brown rice on the side. Brown rice normally takes 40min, but in the RV it takes a bit over an hour. Something that is pretty hard to do is huge meal preps which I love doing. It is not because the oven can't handle it, but because the refrigerator doesn't have the space to hold it all. Hard boiled eggs are about the only thing I can prep for the week, and the rest I make daily. Happy healthy eating to all:) 

P.S. Paper plates are awesome to avoid having to do so many dishes by hand in the very small kitchen sink:)