Food and Drink

Porridge is a great way to start a cold winter morning. Oats are available at any large supermarket.

Ingredients

• Porridge oats (may just be labeled as oats) - about 3/4 cup per person
• Milk
• Optional: Banana, jam, chocolate spread

Cooking

Add the porridge oats to a pan. Add milk to the required consistency. Bring to a near boil, and then simmer for about 5 minutes.

Try adding pieces of banana when cooking to give a great alternative flavour. Smaller chunks dissolve, larger chunks do not. Also stir in a spoonful of jam or chocolate spread once in the serving bowl. Kids love jams, chocolate spread and banana added to the porridge.

It is easy to make your own interesting and tasty oat cereals, just by adding fruit and nuts.

Ingredients

• Oats (same as porridge oats) or museli
• Milk
• Fruit or nuts - try rasins, banana, apple

Instructions

Add about 3/4 cup of oats to a desert bowl. Add milk and stir until the oats absorb the milk. Add fruit or nuts to taste. Raisins and diced or sliced bananas are particularly good.

Basic museli is also normally cheap to buy. By adding your own fruit and nuts you can make more cheap and interesting breakfasts.

Enjoying good food is one of the highlights of any traveling trip. Keeping costs down is a priority of most peoples trips. Keeping things simple can help greatly in preparing and clearing up after cooking. Here are some recipe ideas that may inspire you to try something different.

Pan meals

• Corn beef hash
• Omelettes
• Stir-fries
• Spaghetti bolognese

Breakfasts and deserts

• Banana pancakes
• Porridge
• Make your oat, fruit and nut cereals