Firstly, a few notes on this post. It is designed to take the stress out of meal planning for your camping holiday. The planner includes three breakfasts and three evening meals, enough for a long weekend away for four people, plus a shopping list. I haven’t included any […]
I sometimes find when camping that our meals get a little meat and carb heavy. Lately I have tried to cook more balanced dishes and these sides are a great way to make veggies the star of the show. Baked Sweet Potato I am a massive sweet potato […]
There are so many options for the perfect camping breakfast. Here are a couple of my favourites.
One of the main reasons that we camp is so that we can spend time in some of the most beautiful parts of the country and indulge our loving of walking. We don’t get to do it every week, so when we do we make the most of […]
I’m not the best cook in the world but I do love food. My general mantra is start with good ingredients and do as little with them as possible. I also find that this approach works brilliantly when camping. The key is to find the good ingredients in […]
Undoubtedly, one of the main attractions of camping is the simplicity of the whole experience. However, we seem to have acquired an awful lot of gear lately, so our aim this year is to get back to basics and to apply this approach to our cooking. This week […]
When we started camping (just last year!) we had a few culinary mishaps before we found a winning formula. This year, on our first trip back in March, we finally felt like we’d cracked it. The key is to keep things simple. For example we only have two cooking […]
Being a romantic couple, me and Luke decided to treat ourselves to a Biolite stove and grill as a joint Christmas present. If I’m honest, although I loved the idea, it was an extravagant purchase (altogether set us back about £180) and this was the only way I could justify […]
My whole family are massive fans of flapjack, and as it makes the perfect walking or camping snack, I thought I’d add the recipe to my blog. Preheat oven to 180 100g butter 2 tablespoons golden syrup 2 tablespoons honey 50g soft brown sugar 250g oats 25g plain […]
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