15/05/11

Terrible night last night, we got robbed twice! The first was when Steph payed a slightly mental lady $12 for one of the worst homemade beanie hats you will ever see. The second time, however, was a little more serious. After a midnight trip to the dunny I couldn't get back to sleep as I was convinced I could hear someone lurking around outside our tent. Being in a free campsite surrounded by people I dismissed it as my imagination (or the harmless mental beanie hat lady wandering about). The noise continued so I summoned up my courage and, staying tucked up in my sleeping bag, timidly banged on the side of the tent to warn off "the intruder". Suitably scared he disappeared and I got off to sleep ... Or so I thought. Steph awoke oblivious and was surprised to find I hadn't slept well. When I told her it sounded like someone had been in the tent she dismissed me as stupid, adamant that no one could have gotten in without making a racket unzipping the doors. On leaving our cosy sleeping compartment and entering the porch/lounge we were met by a terrible scene ... our garlic bread that Steph had so lovingly made had been disturbed!!! The tin foil that had neatly covered it the night before lay in shreds on the floor and a solitary piece lay half eaten on the floor! Shocked and disbelieving we began our Jonathan Creek style investigation into how this had happened. Within minutes we had solved the case - a bloody bird had smelled our delicious garlic bread (not sure how, they don't even have noses) and pecked a hole in the roof to get to it. Then he'd pecked another bloody hole in the side of the tent to make his escape. We were dealing with a real professional here. Worse than the holes in the tent was the fact that we had to dispose of the bread, not knowing what booby traps the burglar had left. Some gaffa tape is now on our to buy list and we've got our fingers crossed that it doesn't rain for a few days!

Stephen

16/05/11

Recipe For Campoven Lasagne
Cooking Time - 1hr 30mins

You will need -
Campoven
Roasting plate
Tin foil
Wooden Spoon
Sharp knife
Camp fire
Gas stove
Frying pan
Cup
Small pan
Chopping board
Mince
Chopped tomatoes
Beef oxo cube
Salt pepper
Italian herbs
Packet cheese sauce
Oil
Lasagne sheets
Mature cheese
Water

Instructions

First finely chop the onion and cook in a wooden spoon of oil, cook until soft. Add mince and slowly cook until brown then add oxo cube. Cook for 5mins then add salt, pepper, chopped tomatoes and Italian herbs. Leave to cook until sauce starts to thicken, stir occasionally.

Boil water on gas stove (as specified on cheese sauce packet) when boiling add cheese sauce and stir until thick an creamy.

Prepare the campoven. Put the roasting plate on the bottom of the campoven and wrap tin foil over the sides and bottom to stop burning.

Layer the campoven with mince followed by Lasagne sheets, then add some cheese sauce ontop, Lasagne sheets and add more mince, Lasagne sheets, more cheese an then add mature cheese cut into chunks.

Rest ontop of hot coals from campfire, and place hot coals on camp oven lid. Leave to cook for 1hr before testing.

Spoon onto plastic plates precariously, sit on wooden bench in the dark with torch and enjoy with plastic cutlery for the real campers experience!!

Enjoy

Stephanie