“* fast. The muffins’ SAT ESSE WIS CEDI Road food doesn’t have to be hamburgers and fries BUDGET BEATERS IT’S NEARLY time for us to liberate our beloved RV from its winter refuge (our daugh- : ter’s backyard) and hit the road again. Last year we used it almost every weekend from May till Cctober and took two long trips in itas well,” ; : I cook in our vehicle. In fact, we rarely eat out and only twice during our excursions did I rely on deli _ food. Odder still, although the van came with 4 propane barbecue.to ‘attach to our main propane tank, it’s never been used... ; » We aren’t too keen on steaks and hamburgers and I'd rather han- “die a'couple of smail steaks on my ‘Stove. I-dry-fry and ‘drain the pan well before.making a sauce for the ‘Steake oy _ ~ "You won't believe my mother,” remarked one of my daughters. * “She cooks'gourmet food on .” camping trips!” .- . ‘That’s nonsense, of course, But, -. We eat.a Certain quality of food at -home-and I'm damed if I'm going - to cat slop on the road) 2. +" We have a’small refrigerator .-With’a fairly:large'freezing compart- Ment: It will hold 18 large home- _., Made muffins: Those..with fresh. ~ fruit, milk-and coffee are our break- sugar free and + alniost fat-free and are impossible to purchase, Latso carry muffin tins and all the ingredients and bake a fresh buteh Whenever [ get the chance. We stop for fresh supplies almost every day, We eat far more cooked vegetables than salads --- lettuce is wnuisance to carry along o— takes too much room, but] carry tomatoes and cucumber, The secret of easy vegetable cooking is ta use ane pot, Suirt with new potatoes in their skins. Top with an onion, quartered, Adi any! other root vegetable (other than beets) — baby carrots and yellow turnip are favorites, After these have steamed for about 10 minutes, Padd tiny sprouts or green beans. Or broccoli and cauliflower. The veggies can be tossed into the meat, water and all, and thick- ened to mike a stew (excellent with boneless chicken breasts) of served on the side, I use instant blending flour to thicken gravies — too expensive to use at home but handy on the road. eee On the rare occasion we have steak, I often make Diane sauce — so simple but very nice over steak’ and mushrooms. DIANE SAUCE 2 Tbsp. chopped green onions 1 Tbsp. chopped parsley 1 Thsp. butter 1. Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp. bottled steak sauce 2 Tbsp. sherry : Pan-fry two steaks in a dry pan to your liking. ] toss in a handful of sliced mushrooms when I turn the steaks but that’s optional. ; Turn out the meat and mush- ‘rooms and wipe out the pan with a paper towel to get the grease but not the browned bits. Turn the heat to'high and add the onions, parsley and butter. Stir quickly until the butter melts ‘and the onions are hot. 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Cook quick- ly, Mirting constantly until thiek- ened, Pour over chicken and serve with steamed rige — some of the Chivored rice mixes are nice, (a0, IF yau are cooking vegetables -— broccoli and green beans are nice with this --- tise the cooking water fo prepare the chicken broth fram granules, one Jambalaya is an casy. one-pot dinner. | make extra rice the night before to save tine. JAMBALAYA This will serve four — {half it. 1 medium onion, chopped 1 smnall green pepper, chopped 2 ‘Tbsp, butter Jeo deed bam (1 buy a small han steak and dice) 1 8-02, tin tomitto sauce i 4-02. tin Comite puste Ke. sherry 2 ¢. cooked rice fib. cooked shrimpment Cook the onion and pepper in the butter until Timp, Add the ham and then stir in the tomate sauce and paste and sherry, Stir and heat to boiling. Lower heat and simmer five minutes, Stir in rice and shrimp. Serve as soon as the shrimp are hat, Some people add frozen peas to this. 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