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PIZZA with omnia oven!
As good Italians we couldn’t help but try to make pizza !! Super easy to do, and super fast!
Only 1 hour of leavening/proving.
The video can be found on our Instagram page! @vwt4_furbone_
Remember to grease the stove well with oil, so it will come off perfectly, at least if you have no silicone element.
Fried Tagliatelle with Chickpeas and Tomatoes in Cajun Oil
Where Italy meets Louisana. This simple, hearty and flavoursome campervan recipe will knock your socks off and leave you comfortably warm on the inside.
King Prawn & Tomato Fregola
During our vanlife adventure in Sardinia we discovered Fregola, tiny pearls of pasta made by hand which originate from the Italian island. Fregola is a very versatile ingredient and can be used in soups, stews, salads and in this recipe made into a risotto-like pasta dish.
It is one of our favourite campervan kitchen staples. So much so we brought plenty back with us! However, you can find it online (amazon), in posh supermarkets and Italian delis. Although you could substitute it for Orzo or Arborio rice, you may need to add more stock/water.
This recipe can be easily adapted to suit your tastes, camper kitchen supplies and diets – it can be made totally vegetarian and vegan.
Recipe from Meg, from Flora & the Novice Explorers
Bruschetta meets Pico de Gallo
When Italy meets Mexico.
I like to do Bruschetta with Pico de Gallo on top. Quite similar but it is a little different.
Spaghetti and homemade meatballs
Spaghetti and homemade meatballs
Tuscan Ribollita Stew
Tuscan Ribollita Stew
VAN PAN PIZZA
VAN PAN PIZZA
Lasagna in the Omnia Oven
Lasagna in the Omnia Oven
Vegan Spaghetti and meatballs
Meat Free Vegan Spaghetti
Easy Pizza Dough
I have been using this pizza dough recipe for years! I’ve tried new dough recipes since, but I always come back to this one. It is so simple and always turns out great!
Imagine my delight when I realized I could make homemade pizza on our propane stove top in the van!
When I photographed this recipe, it was during the COVID-19 quarantine, so the grocery store was out of organic all-purpose flour. I tried making it with organic quinoa flour, instead. I didn’t realize quinoa flour is like a whole wheat flour. That’s why the crust has a darker color. I do NOT recommend using a non-white flour with this recipe! The quinoa flour made the dough difficult to work with, and the crust too crumbly. Plus, the flavor was blah at best. This recipe works best with white flour, and turns out ah-mazing every time with it!
Make pizza in the van yourself (Non-Omnia-edition)
Since we are two huge pizza fanatics, this was the ultimate criteria for our vanlife. If we can’t make a pizza without an oven or Omnia, then we would be forced to let our dream of vanlife die. But we wanted to travel so badly!
So we sat down, tinkered and finally developed a really cool recipe, which we would like to share with you. And we can now rightly say, especially since we now have an Omnia, that we stick to the pan-pizza method. It is the best pizza you can make in a van!
If you want, you can watch our pan pizza tutorial on YouTube in advance (german, English subs are following):
Bucatini all’amatriciana
Bucatini all’amatriciana
Simple Flat Bread Pizza
This is one of my favourite quick lunches to have in the van. Personally I love the simple margarita but you have endless options to add for additional toppings