Simplicities of Camping

Before we left home we dug up all of our potatoes and were surprised at our haul.  We researched how to store them, as we've never had such a lot before, and left some for our return home.  We packed some up into a brown paper bag and stowed them away in the van.  We also picked all of the corn, even the tiny ones, and put them in at the last moment.

I'm glad we did this prior to travelling because it has been lovely to cook up our own corn for tea and lunches and a reminder to me how lovely it is to simply sit outside and scrub the spuds in a bucket.  We fetch our water from a nearby tap and wash up in a tub sitting on the table outside the van.

I was concerned when Jon wanted to buy a mini Weber BBQ for the trip that we would loose some of the simplicity of camping that we enjoy.  We left this purchase to the very last minute as we weighed up the pros and cons of such extravagance.  The decider was Jon's argument that it would allow us to do some baking while we are away as it is quite tricky to purchase "peanut free" bakery items.  I was still not absolutely sure we'd done the right thing until today.

We had purchased some cherries from the Cherry Shed at Latrobe on our way to the ferry.  They were Lapins and not particularly sweet.  Rather than see them go to waste I googled a cherry cake recipe and thought "Why not...lets give it a go on the Webber".  

A very pleased Jon admiring our almost cooked cherry cake on the Webber BBQ


Here is a link to the recipe: Joy of Baking Cherry Cake.  The results were delicious......sweet aromas floating out of the camper awning across the rain soaked camp-ground.  So once again Jon's shopping proves successful!  We still have our simplicity of camping but with a bit of flair and delicious options available to us when we wish!


Hmmm....if it keeps raining I think our waists will expand!
Jenn