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Parsnips & Pancetta
We haven't had a good simple camping recipe for a while. I've been enjoying this quick & easy recipe at home for a while but hadn't had a chance to do it 'in the field' so to speak. It was a little bit fiddly peeling the parsnip with my small knife but nothing too taxing, I might have to add a proper peeler to my camping kit. If you want to keep it a one pan meal swapping out the pasta & adding chopped onion when you fry the pancetta also works well.
Ingredients
olive oil
pancetta
rosemary
parsnip (finely sliced)
pasta
butter (optional (not optional))
Boil the pasta in salted water, set aside.
Fry the pancetta with the rosemary in a splash of olive oil for 2 minutes.
Add the sliced parsnip, cook for 3 minutes or so until it has softened, stirring regularly.
Add the pasta & mix well. Stir in a knob of butter at this stage until melted if you've got it.
#recipe #camping
Little Paul - - Parent #
Mmm... sounds nice. Might have to give that one a go not-in-a-field.
Seems like it could take a nice robust cheese on top as well... but then so do most things!
I don't know if it counts as a #recipe - but more people need to know about Toilet Paper Mackerel.
Get a tin of mackerel in oil
This can scorch the grass. Think about where you're putting the tin down.
Remove lid.
Take two pieces of *clean* toilet paper and fold over.
Place on top of the mackerel so that the oil soaks into the paper.
Light the corners.
About 15 minutes later the oil will all have been used up. Carefully peel the ashen wick off. Your Toilet Paper Mackerel is ready.
I eat it with red onion, avocado and bread.
Great idea - thanks for sharing. I searched for a video and found several for tinned tuna. Here is one that used the fire to heat a can of beans. Onion and avocado sounds great too. https://youtu.be/NUZKB3zwPYY
That is amazing!
Now that you've posted this I feel we suddenly need to put more effort into fire breaks at convention campsites!
I just tried it, toilet paper tuna that is. My local Miami supermarket only had mackerel in water.
It went as advertised and was delicious, and I don't ordinarily like tinned tuna. It was warm and slightly smokey flavored.
Whilst watching the process I remembered "tin can cookery" from my youth. This link describes it, the flaming toilet paper tuna could replace what they call a burner. The flaming tuna/mackerel is similar to a sterno can.
Festival camping cookware kit list. What's in yours?
In my early days of camping I used to take way too much kit. I've now reduced it down to the following:
I use Tic-Tac cases for spices, a small 2" tall clip lock bottle of something from the Body shop for storing washing up liquid & a 300ml screw top M&S apple juice bottle for cooking oil. Reusing 'disposable' containers is a lot cheaper & often better than purpose built containers.
Nowadays I usually just drink water at festivals, but I do have a kettle for boiling water if I know there won't be a cafe where I can get a cup of tea when I need one.
I also used to have a really nice pewter tankard, but I've lost it somewhere :(
#camping
Daniel Simu - - Parent #
A spoon. It's nice for eating yoghurts, salads, soups, canned foods, can be used to slice up a lot of soft things.
On conventions I survive on a lot of fresh raw veggies (bell peppers, carrots, cucumbers, etc), canned veggies (haricots, red cabbage, kidneybeans, mushrooms) or canned meals (ravioli), ready made soup (drink from the carton/can), and a lot of sandwhiches with cheese and veggies mentioned above.
On top of that I like to be seduced by whatever is offered by caterers..
Who needs a portable kitchen if you can have a spoon?
Richard Loxley - - Parent #
I currently have a caravan, so my cooking equipment is way over the top!
But I'm thinking of down-sizing, and have been reading about this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ridgemonkey-Sandwich-Toaster-Fishing-Camping/dp/B0138YET1A
It's a sandwich toaster than works over a camping stove. They also do an XL version that you can do fry-ups in as well as toasties.
It seems to get great reviews, so I'm very tempted to get one to use over one of those disposable canister gas stoves. If I do I'll report back :-)
oh gawd....I think we're at the other end of the scale! At one-dayers or weekends on my own I'll just rely on the caterers, but at Bungay we bring a large Really Useful box containing a two-ring gas cooker with grill, wok, two saucepans, colander, various dishes and bowls, cutlery for four to six people, proper chef's knife, plastic chopping board, wine glasses, proper china mugs (can't stand plastic ones as the tea/coffee goes cold too quickly), tin-opener, veg peeler, kettle, a zillion bits and bobs (jubilee clips, clothes pegs, string, lighter, multitool....), gas spanner, collapsible water container, collapsible cool bag, corkscrew and there's more. A separate big box has dry goods including a range of spices, rice, pasta, tins etc. plus any home made chutneys, jams, cider, beer and there's cereal of several types, biscuits, noodles, UHT milk & juices and any fruit & veg we've grown that needs eating. We also bring a portable gas/electric fridge, picnic table, cooker stand/cupboard and sometimes a barbeque and associated tools.
This a hangover from the years we'd bring the kids (Libby from 5 months all week at the old Bristol, Ben from 3 months all 10 days of Bungay) and couldn't rely on caterers being on time (Alex gets *really* grumpy if not fed on time), up early enough (it's bloody lonely at a juggling festival at 530 in the morning with your kids wearing *all* their clothes, sitting in a gazebo having breakfast) or producing anything the kids or we would eat. I think I can pretty much cook anything I can at home (that doesn't need an oven) with this setup, and I've made curries, casseroles, fry-ups, stir fries, pasta sauces and more for us and friends. At EJCs we don't take the fridge or quite so many pans and dry goods and take a 1-ring cooker, so it all fits into a single large box (hint, if you take as much crap as we do to an EJC, put it all in stackable waterproof boxes and get a trolley or sackbarrow to drag it the half mile over the inevitable bumpy field to where your tent is).
I think what I'm trying to say is whatever you might need, I can probably lend you it!
Chickpea & Chorizo Curry
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion
Some chorizo
2 Tbsp curry powder
1 can of chickpeas in water
Slice the onion & chorizo.
Fry the onion, chorizo & curry powder together in a pan with the oil for 3-4 minutes until onion softens.
Drain then add chickpeas to pan, cook for another 5-6 minutes.
On its own serves one, with rice would serve two.
This is the easiest curry I've ever cooked & it tastes good too. Thought I'd share because it is really cheap, quick, easy, can be cooked on one burner & in one pan, & scales nicely if a friend does the rice on their stove. Which means it qualifies for inclusion in my repertoire of recipes to cook while camping at a juggling convention.
#recipe #camping
Tasty, quick and easy... just perfect for camping. I'll give it a go later this week to see if any amendments are needed for my palate.
Maybe we should compile these in advance of #EJC2014 and then pass on the ingredient lists to the shops in Millstreet...
Little Paul - - Parent #
I didn't feel like giving this its own thread, but I've just baked a batch of these:
Cheese & Marmite straws.
2oz butter
2oz strong cheddar
4oz self raising flour
2 large teaspoons of marmite (if you don't like marmite, or it's not available locally, a heaped teaspoon of paprika and a pinch of salt works nicely instead)
Chuck the whole lot in a food processor and mix until it comes together[1] Roll it out until it's about 1/4" thick. Cut into strips about 1/2" wide and 6" long and lay them out on a baking sheet.
Bake at 180C for about 10-15 minutes until golden brown. Cool them on a wire rack.
Try not to chain eat the whole batch in one sitting. Which is the step I have most trouble with.
[1] If you don't have a food processor, rub the butter into the flour, then grate in the cheese in with a fine grater and add the marmite. Then kneed the whole lot until it comes together, but don't go mad and overwork it.
I have some of these in the oven right now. I mixed by hand & am worried I might have over done it with the kneeding but should be ok.
They came out well, although I will only be using 1 tsp of Marmite for my next batch.
Little Paul - - Parent #
Heh! Fair enough, I am rather overkeen on marmite at times :)
My BJC packing list:
Toilet roll (I am a hoopy frood who knows where my toilet roll is)
fencemonkey gloves
adjustable spanner
t-shirts
jumper
fleece
convention coat
scarf
beannie hat
sun hat
gloves
trousers
pants
socks
trainers
wellies
sandals
slippers
tent
sleeping bag
roll mat
blanket
pillow
camp chair
towel
toothbrush & tooth paste
shower gel
deodourant
vaseline
water bottle
camping stove
gas cannisters
matches/lighter
pots & pans
cutlery
water container
food
biscuits (custard creams)
Nikita clubs for David
Wanted sign for David
Notebook & pen
other juggling kit
What have I missed?
I've been meaning to do a customisable juggling convention packing list for years. That can go on the after BJC to do list!
#bjc2013 #camping
Little Paul - - Parent #
I see no mention of beer or tea.
Tea is being provided free of charge by Yorkshire Tea this year so no need to bring any unless you want some in your tent rather than the main building.
No hot water bottle?
I try to have a hot shower before bed, I find that does the trick.
Yay for free tea!
The caterers will sell coffee (and tea if you can't be bothered to walk to the main building).
At #BJC2013 Beer will be provided by the LAZY JUGGLERS in the Bar tent at very reasonable prices along with tea and coffee on self service tap, with a 'pay what you want' honesty box. (The teabags were free but BJC is giving you hot water, milk, sugar and coffee too. So why not chip in 5p/50p a cup or a couple of quid once and help yourself the rest of the week).
The Bar is being run by jugglers so BJC keeps the profits so why not pack light and leave the beer at home. With the tea.
Mentioning hot water. BJC will be providing hot water for water bottles, small or large, for when you go to bed so don't forget to bring one, or two...
Mentioning warm and cosy. Despite being in a field, the Bar will have SOFAS courtesy of Dove House Hospice.
Little Paul - - Parent #
Also "GAH! Hoopy is a *noun* not a verb. Why does everyone get this WRONG"
Little Paul - - Parent #
Also "GAH! Why did I say verb when I meant adjective."
My packing list this year notably includes my no juggling clubs and my no tent. I have managed to pre-order both my beer and my tea.
As a Dune Chronicles fanatic I can understand the no-tent to hide your bedtime activities from prescient watchers but no-clubs to hide your juggling?!
As I'm staying in Chunk's tent, I expect the "bedtime activities" to be limited to hot water bottle filling.
I believe that's the case, yes. We will all be filling our hot water bottles together.
I have a list that I use every year but had forgotten notebook and pen.
A few things you haven't got on your list. Pegs, carpet for tent and cash for buying me a drink.
Would that gas stove happen to use this sort of canister: https://www.campingaz.com/uk/p-22995-cv-270-plus.aspx ?
I'm asking because I'd like to take my burner for those sorts of canisters, but I don't want to (probably can't) fly with a gas canister, so was wondering how I'd safely get rid of a probably not empty bottle after the convention.
Thanks a ton for including the Nikita clubs and the sing for me. I really, really appreciate it.
David Cain
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