The Timber Life's video: Winterizing Bushcraft Shelter - Gourmet Camp Cooking Sheltercraft Dal Inspired Soup

Move over canoe season, shelter season is here! Our bushcraft shelter needed some love as we prepare for another winter season so I decided to make a day of it and make dinner out here. It was nice to be back. I felt a little like Cinderella with our new friends that have since made this shelter their home.. This recipe is a tried and tested favourite in Caitlin's repertoire but this is the first time we made it outdoors and it definitely tasted different! It's crazy how different cooking over a fire really tastes when you use a recipe you are so familiar with. I know this video doesn't have much substance to it.. but I wanted to share this favourite recipe with you all and to get you all excited with us for many more camps back at this shelter this season! Please see recipe below, I highly recommend this soup! We have been enjoying this comforting soup for years indoors on a cold winter day and it was fun to bring the comforts of home outdoors. The Timbers Soup 3 tbs oil 1 onion 1 carrot 2 cloves minced garlic 2 tbs minced ginger 2 tsp curry powder 1 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp turmeric 1 cup lentils 4 cups vegetable broth 1 cup coconut milk 4 potatoes chopped 1 bunch of spinach 2 green onions 1/2 cup chopped cilantro - heat oil and sauté onions, carrot, garlic and ginger until soft. - add spices, cooking for another few minutes - add vegetable broth (in this case we just had water and I could really taste the difference), coconut milk, potatoes and lentils. - simmer for about 20 min until lentils are soft. - stir in spinach (and any other veggies you crave) - garnish with a generous amount of chopped green onion and cilantro (some people HATE cilantro, so be sure to make sure to inquire before serving with cilantro!!) * I tried this recipe using a tempering method used widely in traditional dal recipes.. but I did not have the right spices (rosemary is a completely different flavour than asafoetida..) so I would skip this added step unless you have the right aromatics to compliment the soup. - Serve with toasted bread and butter (I personally like to add them to the soup like big croutons). MMM! *If making at home, double the recipe so you can enjoy this soup for the whole week. Enjoy!! xo Follow the journey on Instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlin_timber/ www.instagram.com/trustintimber/