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Store cupboard

Food stand-bys to make campfire cooking easier

Just Pitched Spanish tortilla

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July 20, 2009

Serves 4 I have been making this tortilla for years, it is a real store cupboard recipe. Waxy potatoes are a must, floury ones like King Edwards will fall apart and leave you with just oniony mashed potatoes. Older new potatoes are ideal, as they are waxy, but less work than new potatoes because...
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Salsa romesco

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June 3, 2009

Prepare this at home before the trip and spoon it into a jar to save you having to pestle and mortar until you are blue in the face outside the tent. If you store this red sauce in a sterilized jar, it can keep for ages. Salsa romesco is mildly spicy and tangy and...
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Pesto

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May 20, 2009

Serves 4 with pasta The pesto revolution arrived in my world (or more accurately Math’s world) in the early 1990s when we were both at university. When I visited him in his scabby house, he used to cook it for me with mushrooms. It was either that or the other pasta dish he invented...
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Store cupboard essentials

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May 19, 2009

Here are a few things I make before I go camping, so that I always have a quick lunch to hand or a tasty easy way to spice up barbecued meat. - Pesto - Salsa romesco These are labour-saving stand-bys that I then load into Lock-and-Lock airtight storage containers to save me pestling, mortaring...
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Garlic and ginger paste

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May 10, 2009

Make this at home and use in curries, Moroccan and Chinese dishes. Ingredients Equal quantities of garlic and ginger, peeled and roughly chopped Water 1 tbs vegetable oil Method Finely chop the garlic and ginger, use a mezzaluna or a food processor, add a splash of water. Store in a jar for a week...
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