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RV Cooking Show Shares Pots and Pans Packing Advice + a Delish RV Recipe

All across the country trees are budding, flowers are beginning to bloom, birds are chirping…and RVers and campers are preparing for their spring/summer adventures. One of the great things about camping is that it can be as expensive or as frugal as you choose to make it. A big financial factor is food – will you choose to eat out or dine in? Chances are it’ll be a combo.

Don’t be caught unprepared to cook a terrific meal at your campsite – it’s easy, fun, can be a great family affair, and is definitely a dollar-stretcher. In this episode of the RV Cooking Show I’ll show you what pots and pans I bring along in my RV…and a few things I carry that I really don’t need. Print a nifty RV Pots & Pans checklist here!

After a walk through my RV kitchen cupboards we’ll prepare a simple and delicious RV recipe - warm tortellini salad that can be made in advance and that is terrific for picnics and potlucks. It’s a favorite in my RV and will be a tasty addition to the ‘Movie Under the Stars Potluck Party’ this weekend at the campground I’m visiting.



Stay tuned to the GoCampingAmerica blog – soon your RV Cooking Show friends will share how we stock our RV kitchen pantry and even offer a checklist for your convenience.

Excitement is mounting…find your perfect camping spotpick up a few helpful camping tips, and get ready to enjoy the great outdoors - it’s time to Go Camping America!

Evanne

Camping / RVing and Spring Wildflowers – a perfect pair


You don’t have to read it on Go Camping America to know that springtime is prime time for wildflower viewing. From early March to the end of May RVers and campers can embark upon a memorable and exciting spring camping vacation full of fresh air hikes, colorful photo opps, and a healthy dose of nature – just what we all need after a long, snowy winter.

Everyone has heard of the famous Texas Hill Country bluebonnets but the indian blankets, just as spectacular, follow the bluebonnet blooms. California deserts come alive with color. If you time it just right you might get to see flowering Joshua Trees (photo left) – though the fragrance can be less than pleasant. And then there’s Tennessee's famed Great Smoky Mountains wildflowers. Nowhere else can you see the flame azalea and with over 1500 other flowering plants you won’t be disappointed.

But did you know that most likely there are beautiful wildflower displays in your “backyard”? The wildflower displays in the Pacific Northwest’s (Oregon and Washington) Columbia River Gorge are, well, gorgeous. The Hocking Hills area of Southern Ohio boasts amazing wildflower displays. Virginia’s Shenandoah region as well as the Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway are a haven for wildflower lovers.

As if camping or RVing, hiking, and photography aren’t enough, springtime blossoms with some fabulous flower festivals. There’s the nationally known Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC March 27 – April 11; Ashville, North Carolina is home to the Biltmore Estate Festival of Flowers running from April 3 – May 16; and July 12 – 18 you won’t want to miss the Crested Butte Wildflower Festival in Colorado.

With longer days and warmer weather ahead, gather the family and visit GoCampingAmerica.com to find your perfect springtime destination and campground. Here’s to a blooming good time!

Contributed by Evanne Schmarder

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