The Backpackers Recipe Guide is here! 10 simple recipes for the hostel kitchen to help you save money, eat well and meet your fellow travellers.
From a dash of Curried Cornflakes to a sprinkling of Creamy Feta Bake, with just a touch of Clapshot Haggis, we want you to try them out next time you’re in a hostel kitchen. Let us know how you get on in the comments box below…
Download and print your simple recipe guide here.
We went to Clink78 hostel in London and made the Tomato, Mozzarella and Pesto pizza for some fellow backpackers, here’s what happened…
So, fire up the hotplate, plug in the microwave and bash some pans about – it’s time to get cooking!
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October 11th, 2011 at 2:36 pm
An interesting challenge! Thanks for the opportunity.
What are your thoughts on garlic and cooking oils? Part of the 5 ingredients or considered in the excluded category?
October 11th, 2011 at 2:41 pm
Hello Travel Chef, you can use garlic and cooking oil to your heart’s content – they’re in the excluded category. Can’t wait to see everyone’s recipes!
October 15th, 2011 at 8:11 am
Just one recipe? That’s unfair.
I could have posted few more.
October 15th, 2011 at 8:20 pm
What if you don’t have twitter? Can we facebook it?
October 16th, 2011 at 9:38 am
I do not have a website or blog, does this mean I cannot enter the competition?
October 17th, 2011 at 8:40 am
Mmmmm..a yammy Caprese salad with fresh Mozzarella ( buffalo’s cheese )Napolitan tomato and pomodorini from ( Vulcano ) Mt. Vesuvio..our kitchen give’s you thereal taste of Napoli!!
October 17th, 2011 at 10:41 am
Hello Meowwm, just tag us on Facebook by typing @HostelBookers.com and include your URL.
Teresa, you can add your entry to the comments box on here if you like.
Thanks, Vicky
October 18th, 2011 at 8:57 am
It is a very good idea
but why on our website ? can we share it twitter
October 18th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Thanks sinem! The aim is to get a community going of people sharing recipes, because this is what we want to encourage in the hostels. And, it means we can create a lovely resource post after the campaign ends, linking to the people who took part. Have fun!
October 18th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
MUSHROOM AND CHEESE QUESADILLAS
This is a recipe that adapts well to almost any hostel and ingredient circumstance.
Makes 2 servings
Ingredients:
½ kg mushrooms sliced (or spinach)
½ a medium onion chopped
2 garlic cloves chopped
1 tablespoon fresh parsley or cilantro (or ½ tablespoon dry oregano)
½ tablespoon olive oil or canola oil
250 grams any cheese that melts shredded or sliced
8 flour or corn tortillas (if you can´t find these ingredients you can use pita bread or make a sandwich instead of a quesadilla with regular bread!)
Salt and pepper to taste.
Heat the oil over medium heat , add the onion and let it cook around five minutes until it softens. Add the mushrooms, the garlic and a little bit of salt and pepper. Stir until the mushrooms start to release some of the water, approximately 3 minutes. Let it cook for another 10 minutes until most of the water evaporates, add the parsley and let it cook for two minutes more.
Heat the tortillas and stuff with some cheese and some of the mushroom mixture while is still hot.
Enjoy! Buen provecho!
you can visit our facebook page as well!!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hostal-8-Venado/178998848830868?sk=wall
October 19th, 2011 at 10:26 am
Hungarian chicken stew for 2 persons
- 1 big onion
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
- 4-6 chicken drumsticks
- 1 big tomato
- oil, salt, black pepper, paprika (red pepper)
1 Wash the drumsticks.
2 Chop the onion
3 Heat oil (2-3 tablespoons) in a pot
4 Add onion and fry until glassy
5 Take it off the heat and add paprika and meat and stir.
6. Add the chopped tomato, garlic and salt to taste.
7 Cover and steam for approximately one hour.
8 Serve with rice/noodles/dumplings/pasta
Free cooking lessons available at the hostel!
October 19th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
I posted mine: easy homemade pasta (from scratch) and tomato sauce. If 11 boys under the age of 12 can make this on 2 hotplates in a science lab, anyone can make this in a hostel kitchen!
2 recipes
less than 10 ingredients
10 steps
http://www.eatlivetravelwrite.com/2011/10/les-petits-chefs-make-pasta-with-massimo-bruno/
October 19th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
COCONUT LADOO
Dessicated coconut – 1 cup
Condensed milk – for mixing
Powdered cardamom – pinch
Nuts(crushed) – 2tbs
Mix3/4 cup of the coconut with condensed milk.
Add all other ingredients.
Mix well and make small balls(ladoo).Roll these ladoos in the left over coconut.
Serve it as dessert.
October 20th, 2011 at 9:49 am
Ooo these all sound delicious! I’m going to try them out. Thanks for all your effort Hiliya Resort, Mardi, Home Made Hostel and Hostel 8 Venado. Keep them coming everyone else!
Vicky from HostelBookers.
October 24th, 2011 at 9:45 am
GÜZEL İZMİR OTELİ
Baked Cheese Penne (Firinda Peynirli Kalem Makarna)
1 package Penne ~1lb
3 eggs
1 cup ricotta/ feta cheese
… … … 1 cup mozzarella, shredded
1 cup milk
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp thyme
½ tsp crushed red pepper (optional)
½ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped (optional)
1 tsp salt to taste
Cook Penne in salty water according to the instructions on the package (for about 8-10 minutes). Wash under cold water and drain.
Beat eggs in a large bowl. Leave ½ cup of shredded mozzarella for top and mix the rest of the ingredients with the eggs. Gently stir this mixture in cooked Penne. Take it over a greased Pyrex or oven tray. Sprinkle with the remaining shredded mozzarella. Preheat the oven to 400 F (200 C) and bake for about 30-40 minutes or until it turns lightly brown.
Serve hot/warm.
ENJOY
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October 25th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Hi I’ve completed my recipe. You can check it out here: http://tinyurl.com/3mof4jo Linguine with Sun-dried Tomatoes, Haven On A Plate! (Vegan)
I’ve also Tweeted the link to you.
Thanks,
Nancy
http://www.spiciefoodie.com/2011/10/25/linguine-with-sun-dried-tomatoes-haven-on-a-plate-vegan/
October 31st, 2011 at 2:17 am
Really nice idea,our manager loves to cook very much and he has many good ideas on cooking.He has prepared a traditional,yammy Chinese recipe(simple and handy),but since we could not tweet in China,how can we let you know our recipe and get the code to join?
Many thanks!!!^_^
October 31st, 2011 at 3:06 am
Dear Victoria,
It is really a good and nice idea.Our manager is really good at cooking and he has prepared a traditional,yammy Chinese recipe(simple and handy),but he could not put it on since we could not use twitter in China.How can we do that and get the code to join the idea?
Many thanks!!!! ^_^
October 31st, 2011 at 10:13 am
Hello Hanwood&Home,
I’ve just sent an email to you. I’m excited to see your recipe soon! Thanks, Vicky
October 31st, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Just posted my recipe for the contest. I’m entering a yummy Capicola Ham and Egg Sandwich (http://www.aroundmyfamilytable.com/2011/10/capicola-ham-and-egg-sandwich/).
I also just tweeted about it as well. However, I couldn’t get your code to work, so the code isn’t in my post, but I did link back to here anyway.
Wendy
Around My Family Table
November 1st, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Just added my favourite cheap backpacker meal. (http://backpackingsoutheastasia.net/backpacker-meal-recipes-mixed-bean-curry/). simple but tasty, with good amount of protein!
November 3rd, 2011 at 12:46 am
simplest recipe ever but very tasty.
tomato tuna pasta
fry some onions & mushrooms
cook enough pasta for the amount of people eating
add 1 can of tomato soup per person
add 1 can of tuna per person
season with garlic powder, a sprinkle of chile powder & pepper.
combine & enjoy.
November 3rd, 2011 at 7:16 am
hi.. I have post to enter this great event, you can check at my blog:
http://c1tr4sinau.blogspot.com/2011/08/repeatable-menu-karnyark.html
and I did twitt you at @HostelBookers
thx
November 6th, 2011 at 8:41 pm
Hareese:
2 cups Simolina
2 cups cocounuts
I cup sugar
2 cups jogurt
2 baking powder bags
Grease the tray with Tehina or Butter and pour the mixure above in the tray.
Bake in oven on 180c for about 45 minutes (or till surface is gold) and
leave till it’s cold.
Sugar Syrup:
2 cups sugar.
1 cup water
1 Geranyum flower
few drops of a squeezed half lemon
Boil all together till thick ,take out the Geranyum flower and pour the
hot syrop on the baked cold Hareese.
Bon apetite
November 8th, 2011 at 11:20 am
Thanks so much for all your entries everyone… you’re making me very hungry!
November 10th, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Here is my recipe for a hungry backpacker’s delight which I had submitted to this contest before the deadline. http://www.lemonicks.com/Travel/2011/11/01/a-hungry-backpackers-delight/
November 11th, 2011 at 1:45 am
Hi! I don’t have a twitter or facebook account set up for my blog yet so I’m entering here .. hope that’s okay! I made an avocado lime chickpea salad: http://www.onceuponacuttingboard.com/2011/11/avocado-lime-chickpea-salad.html
Thanks!
Natalie
November 11th, 2011 at 11:31 am
1322 Infamous Chodka (thanks Moni!) with Pancakes (works well on a cold evening)
1/2 bottle Smirnhoff Vodka (drink the other half while preparing..)
2 large slabs Cadbury Milk chocolate – break in pieces and add into bottle
(make sure bottle cap is back on)
Place bottle of Chodka in container filling the container with boiling water until the chocolate is melted – pour in shot glasses and serve with
Pancakes (learned this from Tom & Mattijs our Dutch guests)
500ml flour
10ml baking powder
pinch of salt
milk
1 egg
mix above until a smooth mixture
Have any filling of your choice (bacon bits, grated apple, cheese, raisins, banana, etc)
Pour mixture in pan, just before turning pancake place one of the fillings on top, turn bake till done
Try spreading caramel (in tin) over a banana pancae
… smaaklike ete!!
With fond memories, the 1322 Team
November 14th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Thank Natalie, I’ve entered you in and the recipe looks delicious!
Thanks, Vicky
November 14th, 2011 at 5:17 pm
Thanks 1332 team, that should get my Friday night going! I’ve included your recipe in our round up of the recipes so far here http://blog.hostelbookers.com/travel/budget-travel/backpacking-recipe/
Thanks again, Vicky.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:27 am
Heres the recipe from Envoy Hostel team – we had 3 recipes on our blog (http://envoyhostel.com/hostel/blog_post.php?blog_id=114) and got our FB friends to vote for the best… this is the winning recipe:
Potato Frittata
1 Potato
1 Sausage
2 Eggs
Any vegetable of choice (eg broccoli/ zucchini etc)
Seasoning: Salt/ pepper/ mixed spices/ garlic clove
Peel and dice the potatoes. To speed up the process, cook the potatoes in a microwave till just cooked but not too soft.
In a deep pan, add some cooking oil and some chopped garlic and fry slightly. Chop the sausages and add to the pan to fry lightly. Chop and add the vegetables to your pan.
Add the potatoes and cook again till a little golden.
Break the eggs on top and season to taste with the salt/ pepper/ mixed spices.
Bari Akhorjak (Armenian for bon apetite
) & happy travels
November 19th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
Hello! Me too, me too! I don’t have a twitter or facebook account as well. Please include my recipe for Toast a’la Boutique.
It is published in our hostel’s blog (written by me).
http://zcieciem.blogspot.com/2011/11/sobota-zmiana-h1-czyli-deadline-bread.html
Cieć
(from Hostel Butik, Kraków, Poland)
November 19th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Don’know why, but my post made at about 13:00 disappeared…
So once again:
Please treat this post as my access to your contest. I’d like to present… Toast a’la Boutique!
Posted on my hostel’s blog
http://zcieciem.blogspot.com/2011/11/sobota-zmiana-h1-czyli-deadline-bread.html
Cieć,
Hostel Butik, Kraków, Poland
November 20th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Can’t wait to see the recipes.Tweeted the link http://www.50plusandontherun.com/2011/10/ok-i-like-ramen-as-much-as-next-girl.html
which has photos, too.
November 21st, 2011 at 10:11 am
Thanks for the entry – you can see your submission here http://blog.hostelbookers.com/travel/budget-travel/backpacking-recipe/
Keep an eye on the HostelBookers.com Facebook page tomorrow when we’ll have our finalists!
Thanks for all your hard work,
Vicky
November 22nd, 2011 at 9:18 am
Thank you! The finalists will be announced today on the HostelBookers.com Facebook page!
Thanks for all your hard work,
Vicky
December 14th, 2011 at 10:31 am
Yum yum. Apparently the Italians think it very uncouth to serve fish and cheese together, so not putting parmesan in the risotto is probably technically correct!
April 17th, 2012 at 10:30 am
Aw, this was a really nice post. http://blog.hostelbookers.com is really good. In idea I would like to put in writing like this additionally – taking time and actual effort to make a very good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and by no means seem to get something done.
April 26th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
Love this site! Wish I knew about it when I was travelling…! I have a few travel articles on my site… http://www.foodiefodder.com Come have a look! x