Greetings,
While waiting on delivery of my rv, I ordered a Cobb Grill as my first accessory. It came yesterday, and I can't wait to give it a trial run So I've searched this forum and found many Cobb recipes.
I think I'll try the beer roasted chicken this weekend just for fun and practice.
But it got me wondering if you folks have any memorable first rv meal stories or recipes to share.
So, what was your first rv meal?
An 'ad-hoc' pasta dish done for several friendly Steelhead fishermen. At a Spey 'Clave up in Washington, dark comes, we're all sitting around 'sampling' Single Malts. Realize these fellows (well some of them) were close to 'getting under the weather' without something to eat.
As I had the one/only motor home, ended up making dinner for close to 20 folks. (Yes, someone did have to make a run to a store 10 miles away for extra supplies.) Great dinner, great company, great nights sleep!
Quote: So what's so great about a Cobb Grill? I've never even heard of it, what am I missing?
Well, I've been looking for a small, lightweight charcoal cooker/smoker and this one caught my eye after doing a search on this forum. I do alot of slow smoking and the home-based stuff is to big to carry around in the rv. This seems to fit the bill, and it is very lightweight.
As far as "great" goes, I don't know yet. I'll be checking it out this afternoon if the monsoons let-up and I'll let you know.
Here is a link for you to go see it.
It is so long since my first RV meal, I cannot even begin to remember it. But if you have a grill, and eat meat.... Grill some dead cow.
If the thought of this is too gross, grilled zuchini, tomato, pepper, and onion skewers is delicious.
40ft Sooner Cargo/Horse trailer,somewhat modified, towed by a Dodge 3500 4x4 dually crew-cab with a Colibert 18k convertible fifth wheel, Jake exhaust brake and Predator Fuel computer.
Eventually we will get it right!
We are just getting ready to take our new MH out for a virgin voyage and my brother in law has been teasing my DW saying that we ought to fry up some grease poppin bacon or some greasy old cheeseburgers, just to break the coach in and to clear out all of that "new smell" that it still has. The DW is scared to death of that. I can just see it now. I will be eatin cold cut sandwiches from now on as she is little miss clean freak and wouldn't want the smell, or the mess.
Time will tell.
Larry
05 Fleetwood Discovery, 39J
07 Ford Explorer, Sport Trac, 4 x 4
Blue Ox baseplate, Ready Brute Towbar w/built
in supplemental surge brake system
FMCA, Good Sam's, Golden Age Passport
It's been quite some time since we took our first shake down cruise. Don't remember what we fixed for our first meal. I am sure we grilled something on the BBQ.
A nice steak, a big ole bake potato and a tossed green salad is one of our favorite meals. So easy to fix, so easy to cook, good eating and VERY easy to clean up
Diced ham
Diced potatoes
Chopped onions
Chopped sweet pepper
Saute until half done
Beat eggs with 1 tbl sp cream per egg, salt, pepper or spice blend
Pour over mixture, stir (do not stir again)
Cover with cheese
Put into 400 degree oven until eggs are set or cover with tight lid and turn down heat to medium low and cook on top of stove until done. The oven method works best. Better yet in a covered grill.
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2004 Ford 350 Super Duty 2W Dirve Long Bed PU
2008 327RLT Montana Mountaineer 35 ft. 5th wheel 2005 Alaska and other Trip Logs
My very first outing in my new trailer was with a group from my church that camps together once a month at one of the nearby state parks. I didn't know how to back in, hook up, level, or use the dump station........BUT, that didn't stop me from making crawfish fettucinni, garlic bread, and a salad for the pot luck dinner on Saturday night. To make matter even worse, I doubled the recipe. What was I thinking!!! I barely knew how to use the stove, and I selected something that required a lot of chopping and dishwashing. To make matters worse, I doubled the recipe. I learned a number of things that weekend, including how quickly a grey tank fills. I mainly learned to keep it simple when camping! I'm including the recipe because it's really, really good. I'm actually going to fix it again for one of our trips, but I will either do it all at home or at the very least, have the chopping and grating done beforehand:-)
Crawfish Fettuccini
½ to 1 stick butter
1 lb crawfish tails
8 oz. Pepper Jack cheese
8 oz. Fettuccini
1 ½ stalks celery, chopped
2 T flour
1 bell pepper
3 cloves garlic
2 T chopped parsley
1 ½ large onions, chopped
½ pt. Half & Half
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
Saute onion, bell pepper and celery in butter. Add crawfish, garlic and parsley. Cook 15 minutes. Add Half & Half, Pepper Jack cheese and flour. Simmer 30 minutes. Add Parmesan. Boil fettuccini and drain. Add fettuccini to the mix. Can be served immediately or put in casserole dish, topped with a little extra Parmesan or bread crumbs and put in oven until just bubbly. (Add slightly more liquid if baking.) Serves 4-6
Slow cooked BBQ chicken.
I used an aluminum bread loaf pan and put a couple of boneless, skinless chicken breasts in it. Submerged them with BBQ sauce, covered with foil, and let it sit in the refrigerator all day.
To heat, use a low setting on the range burner. I place the pan on a griddle for more even heating. Slow cook for about 1.5 - 2 hours. Turn chicken every 30 minutes or so.
I like baked potatoes and corn with this meal. I've microwaved potatoes and canned corn, and I've also wrapped potatoes and fresh corn in foil and cooked in campfire coals. Your choice. A salad-in-a-bag goes great, too.
The meal is fantastic, but the beauty is the clean up. Throw away the aluminum bread loaf pan, the foil you used to cook potatoes and corn, and the paper plates and utensils. Heck, even throw away the aluminum canned beverage you had with it! No washing dishes with this meal! It was great the first time out, and continues to be a favorite.
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