Veggy/vegan cooking over an open fire - no fridge/freezer .... ideas anyone?

[stripeymama]

We (myself and 5yo DD) will be spending some of the summer living in a wood - so no electrical appliances, no cooker. In fact, no real kitchen. Just an open fire, and saucepans/frying pans/kettle.

So I need ideas for vegetarian food that we can

a) store with no fridge

b) cook with no cooker!

I've got as far as pasta/rice/couscous with sauce. And that bread from Guide camps that you twist round a stick and hold over the fire. But I'm a bit concerned about protein, as dairy is going to be impractical with no fridge. Is it maybe worth giving dd follow-on milk (as it can be made up as needed) on her cereal?

Lots of nuts, if you and DD can eat them, excellent source of protein!

Yep we both love them but they are so expensive! Mind you peanut butter is fairly cheap.

Peanut butter is great and you can make satay sauce to dip your grilled veggie kebabs into. You could make it a condition that anyone who wants to visit you has to bring you a big bag of brazil nuts?

Jacket potatoes/butternut squash/sweet potatoes done in embers.
Cartons of soya milk that don't need refrigeration with cereal/muesli.
Avocadoes for protein.

What about pulses? You can either use tins or dried (which would need to be soaked overnight). Then use in soups or stews. For instance if you were doing pasta with a tomato sauce you could add a tin of cannelli or borlotti beans to the sauce.

Ordinary tinned baked beans are a good source of protein too, although they can have a lot of salt and sugar depending on the brand.

Why will you be living in a wood? It sounds exciting, if a bit uncomfortable.

You can buy vacuum packed tofu that isn't stored in the fridge. I forget the brand now but I am sure you can get it in supermarkets.

You could do red lentils cooked up in a tin of cocunut milk - plenty of calories and protein there.

Ah had forgotten the tofu in cartons - thanks! Mmmm you can mash it up and fry with onion and spices to make something like scrambled egg. And yes to lots of pulses too - its just that despite knowing better, the recieved wisdom about kids and dairy sticks in my head!
Bran - will be living in a wood, well, just because really! Have dp and other friends living in a wood Oop North, and we are going to stay there for a bit. I lived as a traveller before dd was born and thought it'd be a good experience for her to have before she starts school - bit of free-range childhood really.

re: nuts -julian Graves still has a half price sale on I think.

Bananas cooked in their skins (slit the skin and put a couple of squares of chocolate in, pop onto the edge of the fire to cook)

That sounds wonderful Stripey. I think the key question here (ignoring the obvious one about flush loos) is will you still be able to MN? I would love to hear about it, I bet your dd will have the time of her life.

I will not be able to MN

Well, in the local library I suppose but its five miles, so we'll only be there once a week.

Oh and there are composting toilets. Nicer than they sound, honest.

You can sprout various pulses. They're great to eat, especially when you're out and about.

How fantastic to live in a wood cooking on an open fire.

Sprouting! And its a biology/botany lesson for dd as well