Do you remember your family's trusty old esky? Mine was a solid unit of speckled blue metal with a lid and boxy rusted handle. It was a totem of picnics and BBQs, sitting on the hill at the SCG watching Greg Chappell lead Australia to victory and held dad's bait of pilchards, frozen into a solid block, for hours whilst driving to holidays at the beach. Are we there yet? This thing was a heavy … [Read more...]
The Best Outdoor Cookbook
Do you wish that there was a single go-to resource for great hiking recipes? Something like an outdoor version of Stephanie Alexander's Cooks Companion? Somewhere you could find simple recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks, along with nutrition tips and dietary options? Something that could simply be considered the best (free!) outdoor cookbook available?If you've seen my video on … [Read more...]
Penne Puttanesca Pasta
This great dehydrator recipe is from Katherine Hastie, who's part of the LotsaFreshAir Facebook community. Have you got a fave bushwalking/hiking recipe you'd like to share? Drop me an email! Serves 2 hungry hikers Ingredients 250g penne pasta1 tablespoon olive oil2 cloves garlic4 - 6 anchovies2 tablespoons capers¼ cup chopped black or kalamata olives400g tin crushed tomatoesFresh basil … [Read more...]
World’s Best Scroggin Recipe
I'm a sucker for a good Scroggin. I reckon that finding the best Scroggin recipe is about that fine tuned balance of the bits you love (chocolate), the bits you like (cashews) and the bits you tolerate because you know they'll give you the nutrients you need in the outdoors (sultanas or seeds).On my trip to Tasmania's epic South Coast Track, one of the guides (the fabulous 'Nom') produced what … [Read more...]
5 ideas for dehydrated meals
So you’ve got a great multi-day trip coming up and you’re determined not to give all your money to the outdoor shop by buying ready-made freeze-dried meals, right? If you’re anything like me, you’ve got the regular go-to meal that you’ll throw in the dehydrator (that’s spag bol for me), but I’ve been craving some variety lately and so I decided to look to the experts for some ideas for dehydrated … [Read more...]