Janet Groene's Lentil Salad

Janet Groene's Lentil Salad
Lentils are light to carry, quick to cook and packed with nutrition. Serve this salad as a main dish at lunch time or as a supper side dish with steaks from the grill. Serves 4.

4 to 6 slices precooked bacon, cut in small pieces
½ cup vinaigrette dressing
1 can chicken broth plus water
2 cups lentils
Medium carrot, finely chopped
Large stalk celery, finely chopped
Small onion, finely chopped
Salt, pepper
1 bag shredded lettuce
Add water to the chicken broth to make 2 cups and bring it to a boil with the bacon and vegetables. Add lentils. Cover and cook over low heat about 20 minutes or until lentils are tender but not mushy. Let stand, covered, 5 minutes then stir 2 tablespoons vinaigrette. Make beds of lettuce on 4 plates (you don’t need the entire bag), top with lentils and drizzle with additional vinaigrette. Serve with crusty rolls. Variation: for a heartier main dish top with grated cheese.
To see more of Janet's camp and RV-tested recipes go to
http://www.CampAndRVCook.blogspot.com

For more tips and ideas for your camping and RVing life, see
Cooking Aboard Your RV, 2nd Edition. (800) 262-4729 or go to
http://rvbookstore.com/shop/detail.aspx?p=212&m=2

Did you know that Living Aboard Your RV, a guide to the full-time life on wheels, is available in its third edition? Go to http://www.rvbookstore.com/aboard.html

Women! Do you dream of taking command of your own RV and driving off into a new life of adventure and fulfillment? Read Janet's e-book A Solo Woman's Guide to RV's. Go to http://www.SoloWomanRV.blogspot.com

Make a Camping Skillet Meal

Janet Groene's
Porky Skillet Stew
Make this in any big skillet, including an electric skillet if you like. Thanks to canned soup it makes its own, creamy gravy.

1 pound boneless, bite-size pork chunks
1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon each crumbled rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, paprika
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 large potatoes, scrubbed and diced
4 medium carrots, peeled and cut up
Large onion, cut in chunks
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
½ cup milk
Put the pork in a plastic bag with the flour and spices and shake until pork pieces are coated. Heat oil and brown pork, shaking off excess flour. Discard bag. Brown pork over high heat in hot oil. Stir vegetables into pork, stirring up brown bits from the bottom of the skillet. In a small bowl, whisk together soup and milk and pour over pork mixture. Cover and cook over low heat 30 to 40 minutes or until meat and vegetables are tender. Check and stir after 20 minutes and add water as necessary if gravy is getting too thick. Serves 4.

To see more of Janet's camp and RV-tested recipes go to
http://www.CampAndRVCook.blogspot.com

For more tips and ideas for your camping and RVing life, see
Cooking Aboard Your RV, 2nd Edition. (800) 262-4729 or go to
http://rvbookstore.com/shop/detail.aspx?p=212&m=2


Did you know that Living Aboard Your RV, a guide to the full-time life on wheels, is available in its third edition? Go to http://www.rvbookstore.com/aboard.html

Women! Do you dream of taking command of your own RV and driving off into a new life of adventure and fulfillment? Read Janet's e-book A Solo Woman's Guide to RV's. Go to http://www.SoloWomanRV.blogspot.com