where to get good food?

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Mark McLauchlin on April 23, 2010 at 5:34pm

Hi Jenni,

Welcome to Trail Talk.

Perhaps you could put a 'menu' of what you have up for people to see.

Thanks
Mark

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Karen Dowling on June 8, 2010 at 9:45am

Hi Jennie yes some menus would be great when I am home again I will contact you re food and dehydrating Karen

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Karen Dowling on June 8, 2010 at 4:25pm

How do we contact you Jenni do you have an email or number we can ring you on. Like to hear more about your tasty meals.

Karen

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by jenni on June 9, 2010 at 9:59pm

Hi Karen and Mark... Im slowly getting my act together wrt menus etc... Fancy a green chicken curry, Spiced Morroccan chicken, roast vegetables and cous cous, wild mushroom rissotto, Lamb in Red wine with rice. ... you name it, I can create it!!!!
Rhubarb leather, Kiwi leather, spiced apple leather...
Just reply to this and you will get me!
Jenni

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Karen Dowling on June 10, 2010 at 9:09am

Okay Jenni

Wow that sounds great, I love rissotto, I create one myself using Risoni, Tumeric, dried garlic and onion, some dried peas and mushroom also some Biltong salt and peper oh and some dried chilli. Its pretty good on a cold night. looking forward to your menu's. Also do you have a dehydrator I have seen one in Harvey Norman at a good price so maybe I need to invest in one. I have heard they make a lot of noise have to be in dust free area and run for a long time??? dont know much about them.

Karen

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by jenni on June 15, 2010 at 6:13am

Hi Karen..
I use a smaoll dehydrator with about 8 round shelves. It does the job. I also vacuum pack individual meals. Dehydrating can get overengineered just like everything else. I put mine in the childrens bathroom as the fan is annoying rather than really noisy. Dust free??? If you load correctly and have small pieces/thin slices it takes about 12 hours... depends on what you are dryiing. Experimenting is fun, I have had no disasters, yet.
Sharing a dehydrator is a good way to go.. you dont need it that often. I keep all dried stuff in the freezer as pantry moths LOVE it.................
Ciao,
Jenni

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Karen Dowling on January 16, 2011 at 11:01am

Hi Jenni,

 

I have a dehydrator now, have started doing my meals. So how are you going with your recipes can't wait for you to share them.

 

Karen

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by jenni on January 19, 2011 at 10:08am

Hi Karen,

Conga rats on the dehydrator.... pretty much any recipe works.... you just have to have no or as little as possible fat, otherwise it is inclined to go rancid.. Not a great discovery out in the middle of nowhere with no altenate food supply.

I use chicke/beef/turkey/whatever mince rather than chunks. It dries out faster and rehydrates faster too. Most important when you are cold and starving out in the boonies.

I also go for plenty of spice... bland is soooo boring. I also cook then dehydrate rice. That means it only needs rehydrating, not cooking. That means less fuel to carry.

Jenni

• ▶ Reply

Permalink Reply by Karen Dowling on January 19, 2011 at 10:33am

okay onto it.

 

thanks

• ▶ Reply