Planning for Camping Trip...

Posted by thewrighttaste, August 3, 2008 at 10:46 AM

But...this is no ordinary camping trip for me. We are spending 9 nights in a cabin at a remote fishing camp on the French River Delta in Ontario. My man tells me we will buy our groceries in Parry Sound, drive another hour or so to a marina, where we will park the truck, load our things into a boat, and then be "taxied" to the camp. He has told me that we "can" take a day mid-week to go back for more supplies, but I'm thinking that's not exactly what he wants to do.

Obviously, we will be fishing, and eating some of what we catch. I love fish, but I'm not sure if I can eat it for 9 days straight. My supplied equipment? Full-size stove (with oven) and fridge and gas grill - danger of forest fires eliminates open fires at the cabins. The website says the kitchen is equipped with kitchen "necessities" - I'm packing a stove-top flat griddle, my cast-iron chicken fryer, our knives and cutting boards, one of my saucepans with a good lid for cooking rice.

Yes, my man will eat some salads and coleslaw, but he's not a cooked veggie eater. We are packing some meat in dry ice for the trip - obviously breakfast, such as bacon & sausage. I think I have him convinced to make a pot of his award-winning cajun chili, so we'll take that meat as well.

I will pack a downsized version of my "magic drawer", along with some Buffalo Dust and Cajun Kick to spice up the fish. I'm thinking grilling in foil a couple of times, maybe a fish chowder mid-week. The firmer fish, we can grill direct, but that's if we are lucky. Pan-fried (dry or in oil) is a given...

Any ideas for sides for a carnivore/starch eater that I can carry in?

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