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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Start with the good - great pictures of 70s retro caravans and motorhomes and 70s retro people posed in pastiche settings that are simultaneously uplifting and cringe-making. A great shame there were no photo credits.
After that it's downhill all the way. Cindy Thompson is claimed to be an experienced motorhomer who has travelled all over Europe, North Africa, Middle east and India. I can only assume she had a 60ft Winnebago with gourmet kitchen, chest freezer etc, plus a noisy petrol generator to drive the appliances out in the wilds.
The blurb says the recipes require a minimum of space and cooking utensils. That's why she asks you to line up three separate bowls to put the coating on her (admittedly authentic 70s retro) turkey schnitzels, and goes on to suggest you'll have space in your fridge to store a bowl of sauerkraut overnight, or maybe a "family sized trifle bowl" full of lemon mousse that will need chilling after you've whisked it with an "electric hand whisk". Any of the vans shown in the photos would have a tiny little gas fridge, if they were lucky, and it would be jammed full with supplies. Modern caravanners seem to believe they would die if unable to plug into the mains as soon as they arrive on site but they don't need a special recipe book. They have the same kitchen as at home. If there is a need it's for imaginative cooking ides for people with two gas rings and a tiny work surface.
There are 31 recipes in the book. 13 of them require an oven, several require electric gadgets, some require big heavy pans or bowls. I counted 10 recipes which seemed to be suitable for somebody cooking away from the domestic life support system.
The most bizarre recipe was for "Travellers Christmas Cake" which the author bakes 3 months before it is eaten then "feeds" with brandy every week. It wasn't clear whether you baked it on holiday in the summer ready for Christmas at home, or baked it at home in anticipation of a campfire Christmas.
So I'll put the book in our little retro caravan (3 burners and a small fridge) and we'll enjoy looking at the photos and inviting friends to laugh at the ludicrous recipes. But I guess we are on our own when it comes to menu planning.
After that it's downhill all the way. Cindy Thompson is claimed to be an experienced motorhomer who has travelled all over Europe, North Africa, Middle east and India. I can only assume she had a 60ft Winnebago with gourmet kitchen, chest freezer etc, plus a noisy petrol generator to drive the appliances out in the wilds.
The blurb says the recipes require a minimum of space and cooking utensils. That's why she asks you to line up three separate bowls to put the coating on her (admittedly authentic 70s retro) turkey schnitzels, and goes on to suggest you'll have space in your fridge to store a bowl of sauerkraut overnight, or maybe a "family sized trifle bowl" full of lemon mousse that will need chilling after you've whisked it with an "electric hand whisk". Any of the vans shown in the photos would have a tiny little gas fridge, if they were lucky, and it would be jammed full with supplies. Modern caravanners seem to believe they would die if unable to plug into the mains as soon as they arrive on site but they don't need a special recipe book. They have the same kitchen as at home. If there is a need it's for imaginative cooking ides for people with two gas rings and a tiny work surface.
There are 31 recipes in the book. 13 of them require an oven, several require electric gadgets, some require big heavy pans or bowls. I counted 10 recipes which seemed to be suitable for somebody cooking away from the domestic life support system.
The most bizarre recipe was for "Travellers Christmas Cake" which the author bakes 3 months before it is eaten then "feeds" with brandy every week. It wasn't clear whether you baked it on holiday in the summer ready for Christmas at home, or baked it at home in anticipation of a campfire Christmas.
So I'll put the book in our little retro caravan (3 burners and a small fridge) and we'll enjoy looking at the photos and inviting friends to laugh at the ludicrous recipes. But I guess we are on our own when it comes to menu planning.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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This little book is quite good fun to look at but of no practical use at all unless you have a camper-van with extensive worktops, ovens and storage space for innumerable dishes and bits of cooking equipment - let alone the inclination to cook elaborate dishes when camping!
More a novelty than a useful book.
There is potential for the publishers to come up with a useful book of recipes for dishes to be easily and quickly cooked in confined spaces ...... !
More a novelty than a useful book.
There is potential for the publishers to come up with a useful book of recipes for dishes to be easily and quickly cooked in confined spaces ...... !
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I think I was a bit disappointed in this little book as I was looking for NEW ideas for Meals in the motorhome, it doesnt really offer anything inspiring or that I havent tried already which is a bit of a pity really, as a book that DID offer some great new ideas for meals and snacks would be welcome by the many camping, caravaning and motorhome fraternity
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