I cooked a big batch of small, fat American-style pancakes for breakfast in the woods. I used a muurikka, a large skillet on legs that sits over a hot campfire. The muurikka was new so it required seasoning with a hunk of pork fat. It is a large pan, so I could cook nearly...
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I contributed to The Guardian’s G2 camping trip with a brief list of essential camping gear. The Guardian writers camped not far from where I live, at Wowo, which Cath and I visited earlier in the year. I provided a list of seven items, one of which was salad, inspired by Cath’s five-a-day barbecue...
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Cath's checklist of what to take camping continues with her guide to camping cookware.
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Cath's checklist of what to take camping continues with food and drink
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Cath's checklist of what we take camping includes thoughts on tents, table and chairs, and waterproofs
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On sandals and socks
The shoe is a leather prison for the toes. An appreciation of simple lifer and sandal-wearer Edward Carpenter.
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