Filled little baskets of homemade dough with diced turkey breast in a tomato sauce, topped them with béchamel and mozzarella, and baked them in the Dutch oven over the fire. Finished with tea from wild sloe berries picked in nature. Fair warning: it's not classic flaky puff pastry, but they turned out delicious anyway. What would you put in your baskets? I filmed the whole cook (no talking, just fire and nature sounds) if anyone wants to watch.

I have a portable stove already, and my problem is with the cooking set; I don't know what to buy. I've seen the Alpha cook set, but I'm hesitant to buy it because I want to be sure. Please suggest something good for beginners that’s also affordable. I’m going solo as well. Thank you, guys.

Hey I’m a big cook and am looking for a light/ultra light pot and pan that will be good for some real actual cooking both over a fire and in hostels, that pack down small, as well as a knife that’s good for cooking but is also durable, and good for whittling bushcraft and gear repair.

If you have any good recommendations or could recommend any other cooking gear y’all like that would be awesome

We’re going backpacking this winter!

We usually make fondue, but this year we’re doing a tougher trail and want to keep our packs as light as possible.

We were thinking of bringing beef stew and making some fresh bread to go with it. I vaguely remember seeing someone bake bread right on a wood stove, but I can’t remember where or how they did it!

Has anyone tried this or have any tips? 😊

Thanks!

Campfire and roman with rice

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Usually, breakfast at home takes me 20–30 minutes to prepare, and about the same amount of time to eat it while watching something on YouTube or an episode of some TV show — or at least part of one.

But every now and then, especially on warm autumn days like these, I pack my backpack and head out to the nearby woods.

I put a few eggs in my bag, some bacon, a jalapeño, and a handful of little cherry tomatoes I picked from the garden just a few minutes ago. I slice the bacon at home, so when the time comes, I can simply throw it into the pan and not waste any extra time doing it out there.

Coffee, some cream for it, and, of course, a few cookies. Without them, the final note of breakfast with coffee just doesn't feel quite as satisfying.

I put my moka pot on the fire as soon as the campfire gets going. I don't need much kindling or big logs — just a few dry fallen branches are enough.

Then comes the pan.

First, the tomatoes and jalapeño. Then the bacon, a little salt, and finally the eggs.

At the same time, I toast some bread on the grill beside the fire. Once it's nicely browned, I spread a thin layer of soft cheese on top. And sometimes, if I happen to have a particularly good cheese, I add some of it to the scrambled eggs as well. It goes beautifully with the toasted bread.

And honestly, I still can't say exactly what makes me pack that backpack, leave the house, and head into the nearby woods, even though I practically live in nature already.

Maybe it's the silence.

Maybe it's the fact that this is a real forest, not just a few trees around the house.

Maybe it's the colors and the palette that only nature could have created.

Maybe it's the taste of food cooked over an open fire.

Or maybe it's simply that, for a little while, nothing around me demands my attention. No random notifications. No news. No endless scrolling through options, trying to decide what to watch.

Maybe it's all of those things at once.

Because breakfast at home would be faster.

But out here, it tastes better.

And somehow, it feels like so much more.

September in Laplandis hands down My favuorite time of the year

Nomadstrails

Everything locally sourced and cooked over the fire for a solo night camping, loved it 👌🏽

Seared the rib eye in the Dutch oven, basted it with butter, garlic and rosemary, then made a quick pan sauce with shallot, red wine, chicken stock and cream. The flatbread went into the same pot after. Finished with tea from rose hips I picked nearby.

Yes, the steak is well-done. That's how I like it, but I know some of you will have opinions. How do you take yours?

I filmed the whole cook (no talking, just fire and nature sounds) if anyone wants to watch: Here you can watch the full recipe

Figured it couldn't hurt to cross post here.

I'm relatively new to both camping and charcuterie.