hi there can anyone recommend what food to take?

[bonnyb1]

We have just purchased our 1st tent and are taking the kids (2 & 5)to the Big Chill festival at the beginning of Aug. We'll be there for 3 nights, can anyone recommend a few meals to rustle up? I was thinking that stuff will only last in the coolbag until sat am (we will get there thurs pm). If I take a frozen homemade veggie meal will it be safe to eat sat night?
Am very excited! Any other 'festival with kids' tips would be v much welcomed

I personally wouldn't eat food that's been out of the freezer for more than a day, a tent is not the place to be suffering a tummy upset.

You could make some egg fried rice with fresh peas/french beans/sweetcorn/mushrooms in and add a bit of soy sauce.

Or boil a bag of pasta with a jar of sauce!

But TBH I would probably just go for nutella/jam on crusty bread, with loads of carrot sticks/apple slices/grapes and bananas for the whole three days!!!

Have you got enough wine??

get yourself down to m&s and buy some tins of curry, or steak, or casserole. Cook some pasta/rice and heat up the tins. They are YYYYUUUUUUMMMMM. and not full of junk. honest. our kids wolf them down.

oh yes last year our friends got a box of wine and froze it so we had lovely chilled white wine all weekend.

Pasta, sliced carrot & broccoli florets boil & simmer, garnish with cheese, yummy..

Take a curry and reheat, do the rice fresh though.

after running round all day, it's great to come back to your tent for comfort food.

My top five...

• gnocci with pesto from the jar and grated cheese
• eggy bread with cinnamon sprinkled on top
• couscous - stir in mozzarella, tomatoes and olives with a little jar of tagine sauce from M&S
• noodles with just about anything
• bake a box of camembert cheese wrapped in tin foil on the bbq then dig in with french bread. There's a recipe on bbc good food website...

lots and lots of amazing food ideas in The Happy Campers book - it's fab.

thanks for the m&s tin tip lovelydear was only going to suggest ainsley harriott cous cous (esp citrus kick) as an accompliment, so easy so nice (honestly)

LovelyDear - that's just the BEST idea about freezing a box of wine - I'm so happy that I can have cold white wine this weekend now!!
Thank you!

thanks so much there are some marvellous ideas here,I forgot about M&S! And I shall definitely be freezing wine, and baking camembert - ooh we'll eat like kings xx

Cooked breakfast - eggs, mushrooms, baked beans or whatever. Porridge - get the stuff in a sachet

Lunch - sandwiches, fruit etc

Dinner - pesto pasta

Will a freezer be provided? Or is that just campsites?

LOVE the frozen wine idea, I need to sort this ASAP

We are taking

Fry up food
Porridge
Pancake mix box (add milk/egg)
Pasta n sauce
noodles and frankfurters
golden savory rice

Can you really freeze wine? boxes obviously? doesnt it explode ? oooooo i want to freeze some now!

Wine box was purchased last night and is in the freezer for the weekend.
Then a friend who is coming has pointed out that a 'reverse still' effect may happen - which apparently means that as the wine defrosts, the first glass will be pure alcohol then the end glasses alchohol free.

I did think about taking half a glass out of the box before freezing but didn't - receckoned that the strong silver lining will contain it.

Shall report back on Monday!

surely if you keep shaking it it will be ok - or failing that make sure your first in the que!

pasta and sauce is the easiest.

Or, as my friends do, go to local military type shop and buy ration packs!!!

I have read this thread with interest. I thought about pasta and sauce for tea on one of the nights. However, I have a ds2 who has multiple food allergies (and is uber picky to boot) to dairy, egg, wheat & nuts and am honestly struggling to think of what to make for him with no oven. I guess toast or sandwiches for 2 solid days won't kill him right?!

cous cous and sauce is even easier than pasta and sauce

am watching this thread with interest. Am going camping in the alps this summer. We don't do electric hook up and shops are few and far between. I don't want to spend everyday having to find a shop but would like to eat well (on a single burner stove). Also like fresh milk but find half of it gets wasted without a fridge.