{"id":771,"date":"2022-03-20T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/?p=771"},"modified":"2022-02-01T10:44:23","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T08:44:23","slug":"perfect-meal-ideas-for-your-self-catering-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/2022\/03\/perfect-meal-ideas-for-your-self-catering-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Meal Ideas for your Self-Catering Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Make the most of your self-catering kitchen on your holiday with these easy recipes. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nobody wants to slave for hours in the kitchen while on holiday \u2013 try a few of these easy ideas on your next holiday:<\/p>\n<h3>One-Pot Spinach and Tomato Pasta<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pasta-1024x596.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pasta-1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pasta-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pasta-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pasta-600x349.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pasta-945x550.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pasta.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 cup chopped onion<\/li>\n<li>6 garlic cloves, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 can peeled and diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1\u2009\u00bd cups unsalted chicken stock<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon dried oregano<\/li>\n<li>250g spaghetti or linguine<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>300g roughly chopped fresh spinach<\/li>\n<li>Parmesan cheese, grated<\/li>\n<li>Sundried Tomatoes (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add oil; swirl to coat.<\/li>\n<li>Add onion and garlic to pan; saut\u00e9 3 minutes or until onion is cooked.<\/li>\n<li>Add tomatoes, stock, oregano, and pasta, in that order. Bring to a boil.\u00a0Stir to submerge noodles in liquid.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook for 7 minutes or until pasta is almost done.<\/li>\n<li>Uncover; stir in salt.<\/li>\n<li>Add spinach in batches, stirring until spinach wilts. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and sundried tomatoes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>TIPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For a healthier option, use whole-grain pasta<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Add diced chicken thighs or beef mince for meaty lovers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recipe adapted from:\u00a0www.myrecipes.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Pepperoni Pizza Slider<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pizzasliders-1024x596.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pizzasliders-1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pizzasliders-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pizzasliders-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pizzasliders-600x349.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pizzasliders-945x550.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-pizzasliders.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slider rolls or dinner rolls<\/li>\n<li>Pizza sauce<\/li>\n<li>Shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>Pepperoni slices or Salami slices<\/li>\n<li>Black olives<\/li>\n<li>Butter<\/li>\n<li>Grated parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>Garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>Italian Seasoning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat oven to 170\u00b0C.<\/li>\n<li>Remove rolls from package, but do not separate rolls. Cut block of rolls horizontally in half; place bottom halves of rolls in big enough baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.<\/li>\n<li>Spread with pizza sauce on bottom half of rolls; sprinkle with half the mozzarella. Top with pepperoni, olives and remaining mozzarella. Cover with tops of rolls.<\/li>\n<li>Mix butter, Italian seasoning and garlic powder until blended; drizzle over sandwiches.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle with Parmesan; cover.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 25 minutes or until heated through, uncovering for the last 5 min.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Recipe adapted from:\u00a0 www.myfoodandfamily.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Baked Potato Bar<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-bakedpotato-1024x596.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-bakedpotato-1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-bakedpotato-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-bakedpotato-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-bakedpotato-600x349.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-bakedpotato-945x550.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/recipe-bakedpotato.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All you need for a fun baked potato bar is some baked potatoes (oven baked or wrapped in foil in the bbq) and a variety of toppings. Heat all the ingredients up and then let people create their own baked potato.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topping ideas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Classics: salted butter, sour cream, chives<\/li>\n<li>Mexican salsa mix (corn, black beans, origanum, peppers)<\/li>\n<li>Bacon bits<\/li>\n<li>Shredded\u00a0chicken \/ creamy chicken<\/li>\n<li>Fajita veggies (saut\u00e9 bell peppers and red onion with fajita spice)<\/li>\n<li>Green onions<\/li>\n<li>Jalape\u00f1o popper (pickled jalape\u00f1os with\u00a0cream cheese)<\/li>\n<li>Variety of cheeses like feta cheese, cottage cheese, cheddar or even blue cheese for the foodies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make the most of your self-catering kitchen on your holiday with these easy recipes. Nobody wants to slave for hours in the kitchen while on holiday \u2013 try a few of these easy ideas on your next holiday: One-Pot Spinach and Tomato Pasta Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,106],"tags":[244,246,245,247,116],"class_list":["post-771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-buzz","category-holiday-recipes","tag-baked-potato-bar","tag-one-pot-spinach-and-tomato-pasta","tag-pepperoni-pizza-slider","tag-recipes","tag-self-catering-holiday"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":798,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771\/revisions\/798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifestylevacationclub.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}