About GoodRVfood

The GoodRVfood web site is dedicated to the art of preparing meals in the relatively small spaces of our recreational vehicles (RV), boats and travel trailers. There are also a lot of hints for pantry staples, meal preparation ideas, and anything else to do with cooking in your small galley.

I'm Cathy Lea, editor of GoodRVfood, and I have been all over this great country in my Roadtrek class-B camper van. I love to travel and love cooking and eating good food.

My cooking experience is all pretty much self taught, with a little help from my love of watching Food TV. My mother was not a great cook, so I attribute my father (an excellent cook and baker in his own right) for teaching me how to love good food. When I moved out on my own I bought a few cookbooks, started experimenting and never stopped. All of our friends love to eat at my house because they are sure to get something they have never tried before. I don't follow the convention of only serving recipes I've tried before. I love to experiment with anything new and exciting so we all have fun.

Although we aren't full timer RV travelers, we do spend at least a month or two on the road several times a year. I work temporary jobs in between to help support this lifestyle. I am basically spending my retirement money now while I'm still healthy and active. I have seen too many people wait to follow their dreams and find time cut short by illness or other tragedies. I am a two time breast cancer survivor so the idea of living life in the present may be a little more real to me, but we all should follow that advice.

My wonderful Roadtrek has a two-burner gas stove and a small microwave, but it does not have an oven. Unfortunately way too many of the RV recipes I've found are only for class-A motor homes that have big kitchens with ovens and plenty of counter space - things I don't have and gladly give up to travel the way I want.

The recipes on this site are chosen with these constraints in mind. Most can be prepared using just a single burner on a stove top or camp stove. There are optional appliances that some like to use in their recreational vehicles. The Equipment section of this site is the place to find out more about those items.

Many of these recipes were contributed by fellow Roadtrekkers (Roadtrek RV owners), but recipes are welcome from everyone no matter how you travel or the size of your kitchen. Please send me your recipes and hints so we can all enjoy the fun of cooking new and delicious meals in our small galleys.

We are affiliated with the Roadtrek chapter of the FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association). The Roadtrek chapter has an active mailing list (called the Cyber Rally) full of very helpful, knowledgeable and experienced people. Their mailing list is open to Roadtrek owners. Please visit their web site for more information.

So get out there and travel, see new sights, experience new adventures. And enjoy cooking good food as well as eating out, along with all the things we love to do.