Charcoal vs traditional fires (for cooking)
We answer the question once and for all, what is the best way to cook while camping? I admit to being a skeptic when it came to using charcoal. I’ve been around long enough to see a lot of fads…
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Whiz-Bang Walnut Banana Bread
Sweet, sweet camping sustenance… My love affair with banana bread has lasted longer than any real relationship I’ve had. I’m okay with that. When I turn up to dinner parties, picnics – or in this case, a canoeing weekend on…
Cold nights call for warm curry
I prepped this curry on the tailgate of my friend’s 1990 Chevy next to a river that continued to drown the engines of eager (but not-so-clever) 4WDers. The sun and dust had settled from a long day of wheeling dirt…
Stale bread = yum campfire dessert
If there’s one thing that makes a night around the campfire memorable, it’s finishing a great meal with a perfect dessert. The problem is, after all that four-wheel driving followed by a hearty meal, it seems impossible to get out…
Recipe: Peach & walnut French toast bake
Peaches on the beach…es I haven’t really been able to come up with a proper introduction for this one, other than to say that it’s really, really good. Super good. I might be going on an evaporated milk bender here,…
Best-Ever Banana Oatmeal
The Three Bears ain’t got nothin’ on this porridge My food philosophy – which I suspect is genetic – is ‘more is always better’. Breakfast is the least of all exceptions, and heaven help any poor soul who’s caught me…
LEMON AND LIME CAMPING SLICE
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE A very ‘a-peeling’ camp treat Citrus is great to take camping – it is robust against all that 4X4 touring and can last a long time out of the fridge.…
RECIPE: BEER BREATH CHICKEN
CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Who would have thought that a can of ale could enhance Australia’s favourite bird? Drunken chicken indeed. Ingredients 1-1.4kg chicken 1 can of beer 1 tablespoon each…
MY THAI PORK STIR-FRY
Campfire cooking isn’t all sausages and damper… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Ingredients Pork mince 1 bunch green onions, sliced 1 red capsicum, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 2cm piece of ginger, minced 3…
MEAN BEAN CHILLI
No fridge? No problem! These ingredients can go anywhere… CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Ingredients: 1 can of beans (I’ve used a six-bean medley, although kidney or pinto beans would work as well) 1 onion,…
FOOLPROOF SLOW COOKED PORK BELLY
If you hate soggy crackling and dry meat, this recipe is for you. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Serves: 4-6 Time: 4.5 hours (but so worth it) Ingredients 1.5kg piece of pork belly 3…
CHEAT’S VANILLA SLICE
The best camping dessert in the desert Crisp, sweet, cool, tangy and creamy – who can resist the family favourite Vanilla Slice? This camp ready version can be whipped up completely from pantry items. Just imagine – you’re a…
FRESH FISH ON THE FLY
According to my sources, last summer was face-meltingly hot in Australia and power outages were ruining ice-cream parties everywhere. And the reprieve from the heat came in the form of incessant rain. Here in northern Colorado, where the 4X4s are…
SCENIC EATS: BASIC BREAKFAST PARFAIT
Not-so-fun fact: The inventor of cornflakes, Mr John Harvey Kellogg, created them with the resolute belief that eating bland foods would curb certain… ‘enthusiasms’ in pubescent teenagers. Despite that theory being thoroughly (and repeatedly) disproven around the world, somehow the…
RECIPE: HIGH COUNTRY MEATBALLS
We’ve got a bit of a scoop for you here. In the upcoming tenth season of Pat Callinan’s 4X4 Adventures TV show, they’re going to be visiting the iconic Victorian High Country. As you can imagine, it’s pretty cold up…
