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
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[@tinge1954]

It is heart-warming to see a couple who are committed to each other in this world that sometimes seems to have gone a bit crazy. I´ve been in love with my wife 43 years and our commitment will last until the other one dies.We wish you will follow our path as well. Much love, virtual hugs and kisses from us both from Finland !

[@TheTimberLife]

thank you! Congratulations on 43 years ... excited for us to hit that milestone in the future too :) Thank you for the inspiration and encouragement. Love from Canada! :)

[@danielmahoney8743]

Looks delicious will definitely try it! Thank you for the inspiring video.

[@mfavia620]

Warms the heart soul and the tummy. Thanks for sharing. ATB Mike

[@TheTimberLife]

Totally! Thanks for watching :)

[@aslmx8320]

Great job. Y’all are badass

[@tacticaltonto3777]

So cool...!!!

[@TheTimberLife]

thanks!

[@bratskbaikal721]

Very good!!

[@TheTimberLife]

BRATSK Baikal thank you!

[@LundysWildcampBushcraft]

Great looking shelter and nice food thanks for sharing atvb jimmy 😎😎

[@TheTimberLife]

thank you for watching :)

[@brittanyblossom8491]

This soup is absolutely delicious! Me and my husband were lucky enough to try it last time we visited the Timbers! Caitlin is a great chef!!

[@TheTimberLife]

Brittany Blossom thanks Britt!!

[@donalddakota8069]

Nice way to spend an evening, thank you for the recipe, we'll give it a try!

[@TheTimberLife]

Enjoy! Let me know what you think!

[@Rhythm911]

Did you start the lentils from soaked ort fully dry? :) thanks.

[@TheTimberLife]

dry :)

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