Comments on: Staying Green{ish} On the Road ~ Food Prep and Cleaning Products

By: Lynn Bonelli

Lynn Bonelli — Sun, 13 Apr 2014 16:13:29 +0000

Hi Dawn! Thanks for reading and for your comment. If you're talking about the Wonderbag I;ve been 'stalking' them for a while (After reading about it on Treehugger.com). I saw they are available through Amazon now for $50 and plan on ordering one as soon as we are stationary enough to receive mail. I LOVE the concept and think they will work wonders for RVing (including cooking beans). Plus, they are Eco-friendly and for every Wonderbag purchased, one is donated to a family in need in Africa. It just doesn't get any better then that. =)

By: Dawn from Camano Island

Dawn from Camano Island — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:26:36 +0000

Thank you for your great suggestions! I just made some olive tapenade--very easy & much cheaper & fresher than store-bought. Next up today is homemade hummus & tomorrow I'll be making pesto.

Do you have any experience with the slow cookers that aren't electric--can't remember the name. They don't use electricity--good for boondocking. I'm curious about them as compared to using a crockpot & rice cocoker. I wonder if you could beans with one of these?

By: Lynn Bonelli

Lynn Bonelli — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:42:31 +0000

Thanks for the comments Amanda! I've struggled with the yogurt recipe because I use Almond Milk, which has different proteins than cow's milk, but it has been reported to work very well. The batches I've made taste as good as, or better than, store bought. It doesn't require electricity either!

Ah yes, boondocking adds a whole new challenge to cooking. I've debated about getting a pressure cooker which is supposed to be an awesome way of cooking beans (and just about anything else) really fast. Probably would save on time AND propane. But I have no idea how to use one so I'm a bit hesitant to ADD something else to our over-stuffed storage. =)

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:26:50 +0000

I LOVE this post! So many good tips in here. We seem to have similar cooking styles. I also cook a lot of things from scratch including an occasional loaf of bread, healthy muffins, salsa, granola, marinara sauce, and tons of other stuff. I love the recipe you linked to for no knead bread. I will be trying that very soon. And I am fascinated by the idea of making my own yogurt. We go through a ton of plain yogurt each week. Both for breakfast and I use it as a substitute for sour cream and heavy cream in sauces all the time. Seems like I should at least try to make it myself. I do wish I could have a rice cooker, I've heard from so many people that they use it for much more than rice. Unfortunately we live without electric hook-ups about 90% of the time so that kind of electric appliance is not an option. Again great post. And thanks so much for the laundry soap link. I'm going to order some very soon. So much cheaper than the 7th generation I've been using for years.