Food cooked when camping is always tastier, and we’ve been spending a huge amount of time trying new recipes, and compiling our go to meals for camping. In this post, we link to all of the camp cooking posts that have been written, and we’ve got a lot more coming out!
50 Easy Camping Meals
Camp cooking doesn’t have to be bland, time consuming or difficult. If you are looking for more options, here’s 50 easy camping meals that will make you smile!
Camp Oven Damper; how to make it
If you’ve never cooked damper in a camp oven, make it happen. In this post, we cover what you need, and how to make delicious damper in a camp oven!
How to catch and cook Marron
Up until recently we’d never really done much Marron fishing, but that’s changed, and we love it. Catching Marron is a heap of fun (and something very different) and they taste absolutely delicious. Keen to know how to catch these delicacies, and to cook them?
15 great camping breakfast ideas
A good camping breakfast is about as good as it gets, providing you cook something that is simple, tasty and easy to do. In this post, we look at 15 great breakfast ideas when you are camping
Camp Oven Scones
There’s not much better than fresh scones in the afternoon when camping, with a good cup of tea or coffee. We’ve traditionally made scones in a frying pan, but have since been doing it in a camp oven and had some spectacular results. Check out the recipe and how we do it here.
Tasty Camping Potato Bake
I’ve always really enjoyed Potato, and when you add cheese, bacon, mayonnaise, onion and sour cream, how could you possibly go wrong. If you want a fast, tasty meal when camping check this potato bake out!
The Pineapple Mistake Cake
If you want one of the easiest and tastiest camping desserts around, then the Pineapple Mistake Cake is for you.
Chocolate and Marshmallow Damper
I laughed when Sarah came to me and suggested we should make Chocolate and Marshmallow Damper. What a combination! We’ve done the usual apple and cinnamon, varieties of fruit, several savoury options and plenty of plain dampers before, but never anything this exotic.
Vacuum Sealing Food
Food preparation and cooking at home is usually a fair bit easier than done while camping. What if I told you that food could be prepared and cooked at home, and then made ready in minutes when camping?!
Blue Swimmer Crab; How to catch and cook them
If you’ve never had the chance to catch and cook blue swimmer crabs, or blue manna crabs as we call them locally, you should put it on the list. They are easy to catch, a lot of fun and they taste great. Want to know how to get them, and how to cook them?
Camp Braai Review
We’ve been using a couple of different camp cooking items over the last while, and have really fallen in love with the Camp Braai. They are light, versatile and can cook a seriously good feed over the fire. Keen to know more? Check this post out.
Fish Smoking
One of the best ways you can eat fish is to smoke it, and we’ve been doing it for a number of years using a cheap methylated spirits burner and smoker that was picked up from a camping shop a couple of decades ago. If you’ve never tried it, you should; it comes with us on nearly every trip now.
Apple and Cinnamon Damper
Our go to Damper is often with a bit of Apple and Cinnamon in it, and the result is always delicious. If you’ve wanted to make a nicer damper for some time, check this out.
Stuffed Pumpkin Camping Meal
We are always on the lookout for unique camping meals, and when we read about a stuffed pumpkin we had to give it a whirl. The result is a delicious, healthy dinner for the whole family.
Camping Kebabs
Nothing beats home made kebabs over the fire, or in a weber, or even frying pan. We love doing a heap of different recipes.
Banana Dessert
Keen on a healthy, super easy Dessert that might surprise you a bit? A good mate of mine came up with this a few months back, and its pretty amazing!
Camp Oven Scones
We’ve mastered the ability to cook camp oven scones, and they are absolutely delicious. If you want the recipe, how we do it and what to look for, check this out!
Lunch options on the road
If you are tired of the same old lunch stops on the road, we’ve put together a post covering the food that we eat when we are travelling with our two kids. A lunch that you look forward to makes travelling days far easier!
Camping Induction Cooktop; our initial thoughts
After installing a giant lithium battery system in our camper trailer, we ran an induction cooktop through an inverter for a week, and here’s our initial thoughts.
How to cook toast when camping
Sick and tired of burnt toast, or toast that cooks slowly and awkwardly? We’ve got the ultimate solution, and it might just blow your mind. No, you don’t need to buy anything special; you’ll already have it!
Camp oven cob loaf
One of the best snacks you can make at home is the humble cob loaf, and we’ve got an amazing recipe that you can do in your camp oven, which is delicious and a huge crowd pleaser.
Potato cubes; the perfect side
We’re always chasing simple, tasty and easy camping meals, and one of our favourite sides today is the Potato Cubes option, which we serve with meat or something else tasty.
Aeropress camping coffee review
If you’re looking for a portable coffee maker that suits camping to a tee, the Aeropress has a pretty big reputation. We’ve been using one for a long time both when camping and at home. They use no power, make good coffee and are pretty easy to use. Want to know more? Check this out.
Do you really need an induction cooktop?
Social media is always entertaining for us, and not long after installing the induction cooktop we had some rather funny comments left. Do you really need an induction cooktop? No, but should that stop you? Find out here!
Weber Q; are they worth it for camping?
Despite paying a small fortune for a Weber Q, we’ve used it a huge amount over the years, and its time to do a thorough, unbiased review. Are Weber Q’s really worth taking camping? Find out here.
Smartspace Cookware Review
We’ve had our Smartspace Cookware set for some time now, with square pots and a rectangular pan, and now its time to do a full review. These work on induction stoves and gas, which works great for us.
