A little camp

After all the excesses of Christmas and New Year it was time to head off and get some fresh air and exercise. Here in Australia we are blessed with a public holiday to celebrate Australia Day which is on the 26th Jan. That day fell on a Saturday this year so we had a long weekend. A group of Irish, Scottish and a token Aussie headed off to Kangaroo Valley for some canoeing and camping. This was one of those rare weekends where absolutely everything just works out perfectly. We had fantastic weather and found the perfect camp site. We had oodles of food and copious amounts of alcohol. But best of all not one of us got bitten by a deadly spider or snake. We did see lots of mean looking mammas but at least if you see them there is a much better chance you won’t get bitten by them.

To share the load of preparing the food we were all allocated different meals. J & I were in charge of one of the main meals. We made a one pot wonder chicken curry that was kept on ice in an esky until it was needed. At which time we were able to heat it up on our little gas cooker. Another couple made up a chilli dish. The boys were in charge of making the rice to go with. Snacks and alcohol were also in great supply. Much as I thought this weekend of activity would be good for me I managed to counter all the good with a steady intake of snacks and alcohol. Weekends away like this are one of the main reasons why I love living in this beautiful country.

Usually at this point in the post I would be including the recipe for the wonderful chicken Curry I prepared. There would be a number of different spices mixed lovingly into an aromatic pot. Unfortunately my recent lack of interest in cooking has gone completely out of control and I don’t know if I can actually say this but ….. I used a jar of Chicken Tonight Butter Chicken. There, I admitted it and that’s half the battle. Hello, my name is Audrey and I use jars of Chicken Tonight. There must be some 12 step program I can start on to get my over this.

During the weekend in the dark of night my camera had a bit of an accident and the display screen no longer works. I am going to get a new camera and I’m hoping that the new purchase will relight my interest in photographing food once again.