There is also the psychological effect of having or looking forward to a hot drink/meal...
Yeah, I'm with you on the hot... Just having Thermos-cooked Chilli Non Carne! It's very good - like super pot noodle I suppose without the ingredients downside..?
I broke wholewheat pasta (spaghetti) into half inch bits and added boiling water (remembering to add a little salt this time...) - having first warmed the pot - after 10 mins added soya mince, 1 tspn Coleman's Chilli Con Carne seasoning mix and a tspn of nutritional yeast. Resealed and left... had things to do and got distracted, so it was left for an hour. It was still nice and hot, but a little bland, so I added another tspn of both of above and bingo, it was good!
As the 'pot' is still warm after, it would need a quick rinse straight away, otherwise the remains would dry and be difficult to remove..?
I can see the potential for having a dessert cooking while you're having main course, with a bowl, so I'd keep the snackpot bowl (doubles as mug anyway), so, say a rice pud would be ready (flaked rice only took 10 mins) after the main. Would need 3 boilings of water though to follow with a cuppa.
Last night I tried the orzo pasta which took around 30-40 mins to cook:
from notes: 'added salt then dried soya pieces... (could try sosmix?)
sprinkled in some dried fajita mix and nutritional yeast ( a good dessert spoonful...)
which made for a very tasty mix - spicy too with the Fajita mix!'
I thought I'd get indigestion as it was late on, but didn't...
Has anyone found that a spicy meal keeps them warmer at night when outdoors btw?