This year we pared it right down, there is only so much you can take with you when you are camping. With a bbq and some creativity we ate really well.
It was important to us to take the children camping, for them to experience a different style of holiday. They have travelled all over the world, staying at fabulous hotels and villas in France, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Dubai, USA and the UK, over the past few years.
The children made lots of friends at the camp and just played, making up games and just being kids, they loved it!
We spent the days, reading, walking, swimming and playing board games, precious family time. Priceless!
I decided on keeping it really simple on Christmas day, BBQ butterfly lamb with honey glazed carrots and pan fried potatoes, and mini pavlovas to finish off. Perfect!
Butterfly Lamb
500-750 g (butterflied)
Juice of 1 lemon
Good sprinkling of salt & pepper
1-2 cloves crushed garlic
1 tbl honey
Olive oil, mix it all together
Marinate the lamb with the mixture, and leave refrigerated for a few hours or overnight.
Wrap in a double layer of foil like a parcel and cook on the BBQ for about 40 min, let it rest for 10 min and carve.
The meat was so beautiful and tender. I served it with pan fried potatoes, I par boiled 6 potatoes and cut them into wedges, and then shallow fried them in a little oil. For the carrots, I boiled them for 5-7 min and then drained them, added a tsp of honey and put them back on the heat for a couple of min. You can serve with gravy, ( I forgot to bring some, so served it with tamarillo chutney instead!)
For the mini pavs ( store bought) with some whipped cream and fresh strawberries and blueberries. Perfect camping Christmas lunch.
Enjoy!
Happy holidays, until next year.
Ashia
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