The Cyclist's Kitchen
Foods for Bicycle Camping
2007 / April 21
Note:
as much as possible, the following recipes avoid artificial ingredients &
excessive packaging
This page :
Basic & versatile pantry items you will need | Recipes | The $1.00 vegetable curry |
Make
Your Own Muesli | fibre counts |
food product links | Other Peoples' Cooking
Books & www sites
Other
food pages at Bicycle Fish :
Damper - a traditional travellers' bread | Food parcels on tour | Drying
fruits & vegetables: DIY | Self Service Wholefood
stores across
Bicycle touring is something of an
adventurous pastime, especially if you travel "un-supported" (i.e.
without a back up team). There you are, out in new territory, enjoying new
sites, feeling pleased with the inner strength and resourcefulness you find in
your new self, perhaps a little different to your suburban work-a-day
existence.
But for some people, there remains
a balance to strike - finding a menu of dishes that is at once as satisfying
and tasty as you are used to at home, yet light, compact and durable enough to
carry across the hills on your next trip.
You can go along way towards
finding that balance with a few simple and basic commodities that make up a
"cyclist's kitchen". Some of them you may have already, others you
may not think you need - but all of the following are reliable, easily
"bike portable" and most can be found in even the smallest general
store.
Dried onions - most savoury dishes are based on onions.
While you can use fresh ones, the dried form is more space efficient and much
lighter, more economical and will last longer if you're away from shops for a
few days. Kept it in a small plastic bag or jar, it's also unaffected by heat
or rain. Look for the " Mackenzies" brand in supermarkets in
Dried garlic - as for onions. A small packet of dried
garlic will be enough for weeks on the road, and easier to use than the fresh
form. A film canister is a useful and compact container.
Spices - a very small quantity of spices will
improve simple dishes no end. You can experiment as you go, but start with
paprika, basil and oregano for Italian style dishes. For more spicy meals,
small containers of curry powder, a Cajun mixture and perhaps another of
crushed chilies will be useful - I find almost everyone enjoys just a
few crushed chili seeds, even if they say they don't like
"hot" foods. You'll find small packets of spices cheaply enough in
supermarkets and wholefood shops – secure them against spillage by bundling
them together with a few rubber bands, inside a small cloth bag. You can also
use Plastic film bottles, but they are a bit bulky.
Butter or oil - a very small amount improves your
cooking immensely. You might be surprised how long butter keeps - even in hot
weather - if you keep it in a screw top container (plastic bottles from stock
powder are ideal). Butter is readily available in rural
Stock powders - light and durable, stock powders are also
versatile, improving the flavours of many dishes but without artificial
chemical enhancement. In an emergency, you can use stock powder as instant soup.
I recommend the Massel range, which is
also both tasty & also ideal for vegetarians ( it's the only brand to offer
a "vegetable" flavour). There are also some interesting flavours
available in Asian supermarkets. The "cube" forms are more space
efficient than the "powdered" form - we carry a selection of cubes in
a small zip-lock bag.
Milk powder - is infinitely more convenient to carry
than fresh milk, and much cheaper. The skim variety dissolves a little better than
the full cream. Useful in tea or coffee, muesli or desserts. Avoid lumpiness by
adding milk to your hot cup of tea (rather than the other way
round).
Dried vegetables - wholefood stores & supermarkets
usually stock a range of dehydrated vegetables, eg peas, beans,
carrots-and-corn etc. In the spice section, you might find Italian style dried
mushrooms. These are all very economical for camping, especially travelling
solo or in a small group.
Dried fruits are also a staple of the grocery store in
Parmesan cheese - useful in a variety of applications, as
well as durable and highly concentrated, giving you a lot of flavour for a very
small space in your panniers.
Rice - the quick cooking variety [Sunbrown quick] is particularly useful,
as you can " cook" it in your panniers - simply by soaking it, in a
leak proof container, for a couple of hours before you make camp. It's ready to
eat with just a couple of minutes warming over your stove, and provides a good
fibre count to your diet.
Bulgar Wheat ( also known as Bourghal) is an interesting
alternative to rice and pasta. It's still space efficient and with practice
easy enough to cook.
Pasta - there are now some "quick
cooking" varieties particularly useful for cyclists. I like "Pasta
Pronto" brand, myself. In general, smaller shapes cook quicker
than larger ones. Use the ingredients above to build flavours.
Sultanas - are very versatile, you can eat them as
they are, add them to rice dishes, use them in cooked desserts, or even add to
a "damper" mixture to make sweet bread.
Sugar - you may or may not need it in tea and
coffee, but it's also a useful energy source and the base for some interesting
desserts, particularly in combination with milk powder. A hundred grammes will
go a long way.
Self raising flour - makes damper,
Semolina & Polenta - are both cheap & versatile and widely
available in Australian grocery stores. They contain more fibre than rice or
cous-cous , and are each much easier to cook (properly) in the field . Each can
be combined with a little oat bran for extra fibre. Adding a little semolina to
your flour makes for a nice crust on your damper.
TVP - "textured
vegetable protein" is a useful alternative to meat , with a variety of
applications. In supermarkets, it's usually found under " hamburger
helper" or sometimes in the " health" secction.
Asian food stores - good for many useful products, eg jerkys,
dried mushrooms, prawns ( shrimps ), dried fruits & vegetables. I use a
tiny dried anchovy
, very cheap (about A$1.20 for a packet of a hundred or so, lasts at least a
week on tour : you may need to ask for them by their Malay name "ikan
bilis".)
Snap lock plastic bags -
are highly space efficient and can easily be re-used. Label bags with the
contents to avoid clashing tastes when refilling. The plastic bags will last
longer if you protect them in a larger outer bag made of cloth. I keep the
whole collection safe from rain inside a re-used large, heavy-duty plastic
" document courier" bag that fits my panniers almost exactly.
Measuring cup - helps make best use of your stocks by
avoiding waste ; and useful for mixing dry ingredients etc. Good as a spare cup
too ! Look for one with good volume marks, metric and pre-metric if possible,
that are easy to read.
Plastic bowl - a bit of a luxury perhaps, but quite useful
; and as it travels in the pannier on the end of my folded tent, it doesn't take
up any extra space. Mine is Decor brand, 1.0 litre, clear, bought
in a charity shop for 20c. Ideal for mixing damper & generally useful.
- Camper's Paella
- "High Country Fry Bread"
- Bulgar Wheat & Mushrooms
- Red lentils curry & Lentil and Bulgar Wheat Pilaf
- Quick rice with garlic, chile &
Kangaroo jerky
- Quick rice with dried anchovies &
peas.
- Rice , Biryani style
- Polenta
- Semolina - a delicious evening
dessert, and good for breakfast too
- Short pasta with herbs, dried vegetables
& "creamy" sauce
- Pasta with herbs, TVP & tomato sauce
Paella
is a traditional Spanish dish, combining the flavours of chicken, ham and
seafood. Generally, the ingredients would not be suitable for bicycle touring,
or for cooking on a small stove. However, I have adapted the traditional
ingredients to be "bike portable". This version is a very basic
approximation, but still quite tasty. If you cook it at night, use any
leftovers for a delicious lunch!
Ingredients
Rice 2/3 C.
Onion, dried - 2
tsp.
Garlic, dried - a
few grains
Butter for frying
onion - 2 or 3 tsp
Green peas, freeze
dried - 2 or 3 tsp.
Green beans,
freeze dried - 2 or 3 tsp.
Paprika - 1/2 tsp
Chicken stock cube
- 1
Shrimp, dried (
tiny ones from Asian grocery) - 2 tsp.
TVP, bacon flavour
- 1 Tbs.
Tomato paste - 1
or 2 tsp.
Water , about 2C.
Pepper – cracked
black, a little
Salt, to taste
only
Method :
(If possible ,
pre-soak rice & TVP for half an hour or so.)
1. Melt butter, fry onion a
little, add shrimps, garlic & paprika, mix well.
2. Add rice, peas, beans, TVP,
tomato paste, stock cube, pepper, water, stir in.
3. Simmer gently, (covered)
till cooked, about 10 minutes or so. Water should be absorbed completely &
rice separate. Add a little water if necessary to prevent scorching the pan .
"High Country Fry
Bread"
2 c Flour
Water
1 t Salt
3 c Oil (enough to fry bread)
1 T Baking powder
Honey to taste
1/2 T Cooking oil
Mix dry ingredients. Add 1/2 Tbsp
oil and enough water to make a stiff dough. Knead for 5 minutes. Roll into
3" balls and flatten each like a pancake. Cut thin lines from the centre
to outside of pancake (in the shape of a star) so that air can get into the
dough. Place this into heated oil in skillet. Cook until golden brown and
crispy. Top with honey.
½ c bulgar wheat
1 cup water
½ pkg onion soup mix
about 8 mushrooms, sliced thin
two scallions, sliced into rounds
Bring water to boil. Add bulgur.
Reduce heat to low add soup mix, and simmer about 20 minutes, until the liquid
is all absorbed. Meanwhile, saute the mushrooms in a little butter or oil. When
bulgur is done, mix in the mushrooms and the scallions (the heat of the bulgur
will "cook" the scallions). Enjoy.
( From : http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/recipes/grain/bulgar/bulgar-wheat-recipe.html)
Lentil Curry
Red lentils are cheap and easy to
find in larger supermarkets, in conveniently small packages, (around 375 gm.)
They also cook more quickly than other beans, especially if pre-soaked for a
short time.
Ingredients :
Red lentils : ½ cup, (preferably
soaked in a cup of water for an hour or so)
Butter : about 3 tsp. At least. Use
olive oil if you want, but butter is easier to manage.
Onion : dried , about 2 tsp.
Garlic : dried , ¼ tsp.
Curry Powder : about 2 tsp. or to
taste . Add a whole chile if you like it more interesting.
Stock powder : about ½ cube, your
choice of flavour .
Coconut cream : (optional) about 1
tsp. ( This is available in an "instant" form from Asian groceries)
Salt :
to taste
Method :
Melt the butter in one corner of
your pot. Fry onion in butter, add garlic & then curry powder, fry a few
seconds ( carefully , so as not to burn !). Add the lentils, coconut cream and
stock cube and another cup of water. Cook over gentle heat, stir occasionally,
to prevent sticking. Should be ready in about ten to fifteen minutes, serve as
a thick soup or sauce, goes well with steamed rice or a small damper. Dishes of
this type are common in
Red Lentils & Bulgar Wheat Pilaf
Ingredients
Red
Lentils : ½ cup
Bulgar wheat : 1 cup
Onion : dried, 1 or 2 tsp
Garlic : ½ tsp
Butter/ Oil : 1 tbs.
Parsley : dried , 1 tsp or more to
taste.
Stock cube : ½ or more to taste.
Salt : to taste.
Black Pepper : a little (optional).
Method :
1.If possible, wash the lentils in
several changes of water to remove dust etc. Add 1 C water & leave to soak for
an hour or more if possible. Otherwise, proceed to step 2.
2.Heat butter / oil over a medium
flame. Fry onion and garlic for about 1 min or until onion is soft.
3.Add bulgar wheat and lentils,
stir and cook another 3 minutes or until wheat is lightly browned.
4.Add parsley, stock cube, salt, 1
3/4 cups water.
5.Bring to a simmer, cover, turn
heat right down and then cook for 20 minutes or so. Watch closely, and add
small amount of water if necessary to keep from sticking.
6.Turn off heat, leave pot to
sit covered and undisturbed for a further 20 minute. Add the black pepper,
mix and serve.
This receipe modified from :
http://www.recipesource.com/fgv/pilafs/00/rec0067.html
Quick
Rice With
Garlic, Chili & Kangaroo Jerky
Garlic: ¼ tsp or a few grains,
dried (or fresh, if you must!)
Stock powder: ½ tsp, your choice of
flavour
Kangaroo jerky: a couple of pieces,
or about 1Tbs.
Rice : ½ C "Sunbrown
Quick" quick cooking long grain brown rice, for preference.
Water :
1C +
Method :
Place all ingredients in a wide
mouth, leak proof, screw top bottle, with enough water to cover. Leave for a
couple of hours, if possible - bouncing around in your panniers is fine! The
rice will absorb the water & be ready to eat after about two hours, &
the jerky will be "chewy".
Heat through or cook as necessary -
depends on soaking time. Do not drain.
Quick
Rice With Dried Anchovies & Peas
Garlic
- a few grains, dried
Onions - 1tsp or so , dried
Butter - if possible, 2 tsp.
Anchovies - dried, from Asian
store, 4 or 5, or to taste
Peas -
green, instant ½ Tbs
Stock Powder - 1 tsp. vegetable
flavour ( or your choice)
Salt -
½ tsp. optional
Rice - ½ C "Sunbrown Quick", long grain brown
quick cooking rice (or other, as available)
Method :
Fry garlic, onions & anchovies
in butter (carefully!). If no butter, just add ingredients to rice, below. Add
rice, peas & water to cover + about 1 cm more water. Add stock powder,
salt.
Cook over low / moderate
heat about 10 mins. Do not drain, eat when soft!
Rice, 1 cup, Basmati type is best,
preferably rinsed once or twice.
Butter, 2 or 3 tsp
Onion & garlic, a little of
each
Curry powder, 2 or 3 tsp to taste (
expensive ones are usually better !) If possible, add a little ginger, cloves
& cardomom to the spice mix.
Stock powder, 1/2 cube or 1 tsp.
Perhaps a little salt as well.
Peas, snap dried, about 3 tsp; and
a few dried vegetables if available.
Tomato paste, 2 or 3 tsp.
Yoghurt, if available, about 1/2
cup. Otherwise, water.
Water, enough to cover rice.
Method: melt butter carefully in pan, add onions
& garlic, fry gently, than add spices & fry a little more, be careful
not to burn. Add rice, stir, then add tomato paste & yoghurt, stock , peas
etc. Cover rice with water ( to about 1 cm), set cooker to low burn, cover the
pan with lid. Liquid should evaporate in about 10 mins, rice will be soft but
separate. You should not need to drain the rice.
Garlic
: a few grains
Onion : 1tsp, dried
Butter/oil , a little (to fry
onions & garlic)
Parsley 3 tsp
Polenta 1C.
Water 3 C.
Stock cube : 1 Massell's
"chicken" (or to taste)
Salt : 1 tsp or to taste
Parmesan cheese (optional)
Method : combine garlic, onions , salt, fry in
butter ; add parsley & polenta , then add water. Cook over gentle
heat, stir frequently, taste after 5 min, add more water if it's too thick to
stir easily. It's done when it's sticky enough to hold the spoon vertical but
comes away from the sides of the pot.
Polenta goes well with soup or a
sauce of some kind.
NB Polenta is high in fibre, low in
sodium (you may want to add salt). You can also cook semolina to the same
recipe.
"Polenta - another receipe
: Coarsely ground yellow cornmeal is cooked with stock or water and flavored
with onions, garlic, and cheese"
http://www.vegweb.com/glossary/polenta.shtml
Herbed
Polenta
http://www.cookinglight.com/recipes/old/misc/HerbedPolenta.html
Polenta from The Way To Cook by Julia Child.
http://www.nd.edu/~jpalmier/Recipes/polenta.html
(
a delicious dessert, and
good for breakfast too)
Semolina 1/3 C
Butter 1 Tbsp. ( optional)
Sugar ¼ C
Milk powder ¼ C
Water 1 C
Sultanas 1 Tbsp. ( optional)
Method :
Fry semolina carefully in butter (
if any). Combine sugar & milk powder, Add water gradually, blending to a
smooth paste.Add sultanas. Cook, stirring frequently, over gentle heat, about
10 mins. Add water, or sugar/honey to taste.
NB : It's done when it's sticky but
comes away from the sides of the pot ( as for polenta, above).
Semolina
(savoury version - good with a soup or sauce)
semolina 1/3 C
butter 1 tsp
onion , a little dried
water 1 ½ C
parsley , 1 tsp dried (optional)
Method: fry onion in butter (if
used) OR add onion to semolina. Add water. Cook for a few minutes, till it
thickens
Dried Vegetables &
"Creamy" Sauce
Short pasta - 1 C (Three Minute
variety if possible)
Onion & garlic - a few grains
Parsley , basil etc. - 1 tsp or so
each
Stock powder - ½ tsp
Dried vegetables - zucchini,
broccoli, capsicum etc, preferably soaked till soft. (optional)
Skim milk powder - 1Tbs
Salt & cracked pepper - to
taste
Method :
Cook pasta in about 1C water (this
is entirely contrary to classic pasta technique!) When pasta is nearly done,
add onions & garlic , dried vegetables, chile seeds, stock powder, &
milk powder. Stir throughly. Do not drain the pasta ! Eat the whole
thing - it's delicious!
Note : short pastas cook more
quickly than longer or thicker ones. I find " spirals" best.
Pasta With TVP, Herbs & Tomato Sauce
Short
pasta - 1 C
TVP - ½ cup
Onion & garlic - a few grains
Parsley, basil etc. - 1 tsp or so
of each
Stock powder - ½ tsp
Tomato paste - 2 tsp or so
Salt & cracked pepper - to
taste
Method:
Cook pasta in about 1 - 1 .5 C
water (this is entirely contrary to classic pasta technique!) When pasta is half
done, add onions & garlic, TVP, chile seeds, stock powder, & tomato
paste. Stir thoroughly. Cook a few minutes more. Do not drain the pasta!
Eat the whole thing - it's delicious
The $1.00 Vegetable Curry
(2002
/ Jan)
I had a breakthrough on tour
recently, some of you may find the result useful .
In the past I have often found it
difficult to find fresh food in quantities appropriate to the limited carrying
& storage capacity of the bicycle traveller. I particularly missed fresh
vegetables, as it's difficult to deal with, say, a whole celery or cabbage when
you have only a tiny stove and (of course) no refrigerator. Till now, I have
relied on carrying dried vegetables as a stand-by, but while these are better
than nothing in remote areas, in more populated areas one might want to feel a
little less Spartan.
Well, the breakthrough came a few
weeks ago when I found myself in conversation with the proprietor of a small
country vegetable shop, where I had stopped to buy bananas advertised at a
bargain price. As he asked me about my trip (in a way unusually sensible for a
non-cyclist), I began to explain my carrying problem, and how much I craved a
simple vegetable curry, realising as I did so that one way round was to offer
to pay a small amount of cash for a small amount of produce - after all, a
dollar's a dollar to someone in private enterprise!
So I took an empty plastic bag
& suggested that, rather than me take up more of his time than it was worth
at the scales, he give me what he thought was a fair bargain for my
dollar, anything as long as it was a mixture. He thought this was fine, and
soon enough I had a great little bag of vegetables - a few beans, a potato, a
little celery, a couple of squash and a piece of cauliflower -- just about the
same quantity I had in mind.
I always carry the
"background" materials for such a curry ( a few spices , dried onion
& garlic etc ) so now I was complete. At that night's camp a few hours
later, I had a really great meal, perhaps made the more delicious by such a
simple demonstration of trust between strangers.
Now I liked this technique so much,
I next tried it in a self service supermarket. This was a little more
difficult, but still OK - the checkout person weighed my three beans, one
mushroom, two squash etc with a straight face, even if some of the other
customers in the queue at the "Express checkout " sniggered at my
micro purchase, so puny compared to their bulging trolleys of ice cream and
frozen cardboard. I didn't even need a volley of plastic bags, simply loading all
the little vegetables into one bag, after weighing them individually ( "
mushrooms 21 cents ... beans 4 c.... " said my docket ) . Again, the
result was a delicious and substantial meal at a tiny price, a fraction of the
cost of any processed food in a can or box.
One other good thing about a curry,
too, is that any left overs are good for a cold lunch next day.
Muesli mixes are very convenient
when you're on tour - just one packet, ready to eat on the spot if necessary,
easy to carry, durable etc
However, I find they have the
following defects :
- to my taste they are usually way too sweet
- they are overpriced considering the high sugar content (on
its own, sugar is a cheap commodity- things with a lot of sugar should be
cheap !)
- the fruit components vary considerably & are generally
a lower grade than in other applications
- in " toasted" varieties, the fat content may be
surprisingly high
- in " natural" varieties, the raw oats are pretty
stodgy to chew.
Well , there is an alternative that
- tastes at least as good
- gives you a bit of scope for creativity & variety
- costs about the same (or even less) for a better product
You will need
- A packet of "quick-cooking" oats - these are
generally around 750gm, widely available even in remote areas. (The only
difference from regular oats is, the "quick" oats are cut a lot
finer, to cook more quickly. They are certainly easier to chew in the
un-cooked state)
- Dried fruits ( sultanas are best for this, but others in
small pieces will do)
- Small packets of
- Sunflower seeds
- Pepitas ( green pumpkin seeds)
- Sesame seeds
- Linseed
- Oat bran
- Slivered almonds, or other nuts etc.
- Coconut - the " thread"
version has better flavor.
- Oatbran ( if you think you need more
fibre in your diet!)
(You can get all these ingredients
from wholefood stores, or almost any supermarket)
The
method
- For each 750 gm of quick oats, combine your choice of
nuts, seeds & oatbran (about 2 cups , or around 250gm total), to make
up a kilo of mixture ( nice & tidy, isn't it ? ).
- Mix thoroughly. (You will have nuts etc left over for next
time, or for other uses eg making damper.)
- If you wish , add the sultanas now ( enough to your
own taste) ... BUT read on ....
- You might try this : Soak a few sultanas overnight in a
few drops of water - (a little screw top jar keeps the bugs out) ; in the
morning, add the soaked fruit to the mix just when you're ready to eat.
The sultanas etc will taste much sweeter !
- If that's not sweet enough, you can always add a little
sugar!
I have assumed you are using
powdered skim milk (cheap, portable & delicious). But you could always use
ordinary milk if you like - of course!
Generally , I think you'll find
this method much better than buying the first mix you see.
Fibre counts *
Percentage Commodity
|
12.2 Vita Wheat Biscuits ( Arnott's ) |
|
11.2 Flour, stoneground wholemeal * |
|
11.0 "Wheat-bix" breakfast
food |
|
10.0 oats, quick cooking, generic * |
|
9.9 Peas, quick cooking, (No Frills
brand) |
|
9.7 dates, dried , generic |
|
9.1 apricots, dried, generic |
|
6.7 muesli , toasted , generic |
|
5.5 Prunes, dried |
|
5.0 Baked beans (canned) |
|
4.5 Rye bread |
|
4.4 Sultanas |
|
4.0 "Salada" biscuit |
|
3.6 TVP, " Vitaburger" |
|
3.0 white bread , generic |
|
3.0 Semolina, dry weight * |
|
2.9 Polenta , dry weight * |
|
2.7 Milk Coffee Biscuits (Arnott's ) |
|
1.9 "Golden" brand
Hotcakes |
|
1.7 rice, Sunbrown Quick , cooked |
|
1.1 - 0.5 rice, white long grain |
* some product labelling lists
fibre counts for the "dry weight " or un-cooked ( and
therefore usually inedible !) form of the product, which exaggerates the fibre
count in comparison to a cooked form containing a large proportion of water -
water has no fibre. This practice makes comparisons difficult. In addition,
much product labelling is voluntary in
Links
Vegan
Passport contains a short
explanation of what vegans eat, don't eat, and why. This is explained in about
40 languages, one page per language, and all you have to do is to show the
right page to the restaurant staff.
http://www.vegansociety.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=231
Markus
& Mila’s Camping Kitchen http://www.weltweiseversuchung.de/ehome.html
Mark & Juliette's Bicycle
Cooking page http://www.mark-ju.net/juliette/food.htm
An Untitled Web Site with a few interesting "light weight" ideas for motor cycle camping and walkers - the author appears to be unaware that bicycle travelers share these interests.
Recipes by "Emergency Essentials
" http://www.beprepared.com/Articles/Campcooking.html
The Backcountry Recipe Book http://www.netside.com/~lcoble/dir9/recipe.htm
Mary
"The Lightweight Cooks : Recipes for
Forty Days & Forty Nights in the Wilderness" Detailed recipes and
useful hints from a number of experienced outdoors-people from around
Australia.( Ed.George Driscoll & Avis Pearce. Spiral bound, 94 pp. ISBN
0-9578396-0-X. email: soc@scoutnet.net.au
) Around A$20.00.
The Home-Made Stove Archives
slow to load (lots of good pictures!) worth the wait!
Ken Kifer's bicycle camping cooking page http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/TOURING/cooking.htm
Mike on the B.N. Trail has some good cooking
ideas http://members.optusnet.com.au/~mikejjack
Rebecca Burtt and David Waugh spent a good
time cooking for themselves on site seems to have bombed out ! http://members.optusnet.com.au/~aparima/about.html
"The Well Fed Backpacker"
June Fleming 1986. Vintage Books ISBN 0-394-73804-7
" The Lightweight Gourmet - Drying
& Cooking Food for the Outdoor Life" Alan Kesselheim 1994 Ragged
Mountain Press. ISBN 0-07-034248-2
GLAD Snap Lock bags http://www.glad.com.au/Products.asp?ProdID=15
Massel stock powder http://www.massel.com.au/
Sunbrown quick rice http://www.sunrice.com.au/