On our camping trips, I like to keep the menu simple and use uncomplicated recipes, so we can fully enjoy nature, game drives, observe wildlife and chat around the campfire. But “simple and uncomplicated” can end up embarrassingly disastrous – ask me!
If you have a fire and a potjie – who misses an oven? One of those “events” happened on our trip to Mana Pools in Zimbabwe. It was me with my hubby, Johan, and our travel companions were family members Bernard and his wife and kids. After a very long, eventful journey, we arrived at our camp at Mana Pools. The date was 27 July. Everyone, except Bernard, had forgotten all about Bernard's birthday, until late afternoon. I said: “Fine, I have a plan – although we don't…
