I have been using RidgeMonkey pans since 2018 and the one simple recipe I always go back to is an easy local sausage wrapped in puffy pastry....
Mark’s Stuffed Pancakes – Crespelle
Crispelle is a popular Italian stuffed pancake and is done in so many ways. My recipe is based on my Nona's trippette that she used to make....
The Best Portable Gas Pizza Ovens for 2026 Vanlife, Motorhomes & Camping
Finding the best pizza oven for camping or your motorhome is tough! They look big bulky and do the use a lot of gas? There is storage, weight,...
SketchUp vs VanSpace – Which Is Better for Designing Your Van Conversion?
This van is our 4th build, so we’ve tried quite a few different van conversion design tools over the years. We started out with SketchUp first,...
Gas or Induction Hob? What should you fit in your campervan?
We hear this all the time gas or induction?. What do we recommend you should fit in your campervan? Let's put this great debate in another...
Eggs Bhuji – Indian Spiced Scrambled Egg
Egg Bhurji, also known as Anda Bhurji, is an Indian take on scrambled eggs with spices and herbs. This dish has origins as a quick and...
Delicious Sweet Potato Pakora recipe
This delicious sweet potato pakora recipe is one of the most moreish recipes ever. They are crunchy, flavourful, salty and best of all they are...
Traditional Shakshuka
This is a tradtional Shakshuka recipe that originates from North Africa. Made with a warming tomato, onion and pepper base with soft eggs...
8 Unique Italian Cheeses You Must Try When You Visit Italy
Italy is a beautiful country with an outstanding cuisine, and a haven for cheese lovers. Among the plethora of Italian cheeses, some stand out...
MeShell’s bejewelled couscous salad
This bejewelled couscous salad is the perfect side dish to so many different main meals. It's versatile and looks gorgeous so it's great to...
I faced death in the van! Now this is my new vanlife routine
Those that know me well have heard me continuously moan about this but the majority of these people are not vanlifers, least of all full time...
Vegetarian Jambalaya
This vegetarian jambalaya is a favourite vanlife meal for Emily from Camper Vibe, our featured vanlifers. You can read their feature here. The...
French Onion and Apple Grilled Cheese
This french onion and apple grilled cheese is the perfect mix of sweet & savoury. It's a perfect recipe for the van too as you only need...
Tom Kha Soup with Shrimp
Tom Kha Soup with Shrimp
Review of Just Smart Kitchenware bundle
Here at Vanlife Eats we have been very lucky to receive a bundle from Just Smart Kitchenware to review. Click here to go to the product review...
Just how Smart is Just Smart Kitchenware? – A review
Just Smart Kitchenware sent us some products to review in our van. Read more to see just how smart we think their products are... A little...
Topped avocado halves
This is a fun and yummy meal on the go. The avocado halves are easy to make and don’t require much to make. We bring them along in a container on picnics or on long drives.
Veggie Frittata
Veggie Frittata
Banana & Walnut Omnia Cake
This recipe is great for using up leftover bananas and reducing waste when on your travels.
Easy Chicken Ramen
When travelling in a van you want to be out seeing what the big wide world has to offer not cooking in the van for hours at a time. This recipe is fairly quick to make without compromising any of the delicious flavours associated with a good ramen dish.
Blackened Crappie salad
Blackened Crappie salad
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):
Plant based medicines for a healthy natural van life
Many of us living van life like to be at one with nature and plant based diets are very common in the van life community but have you ever...
Cooking For a Family in the Van
Words by: Emilly Sonsie (@sonsie_life) Welcome to your in depth look at how the Sonsie’s eat on the road. We are Emilly & Michael and we...