Cooking outdoors (social)

Social lunch with an outdoor twist!

Bring your favourite recipe and ingredients and let's cook and eat together outside.

Meeting place - The Danbury Country Park Woods Car Park - Danbury, Chelmsford (CM3 4DE)

The only rules are...
Your food can't be a store-bought, ready to eat packet. Bringing a recipe will help others with ideas for thier camping trips. Please don't bring something pre made at home for the same reason.

It has to be hot and cooked on your stove. That way we can check out each other's kitchen gear :)

It can be simple with very few ingredients. It would be something you'd realisticly have out the field.

You can cook on a fire if it is off the ground.

This is more of a social gathering so no pressure if you make mistakes. This would be the perfect time to try out a new stove or a new recipe if you wanted.

Things you will need...

A stove
A lighter
Cookware (pan, plate, cutlery, windshield etc. )
A Sitpad/camping chair/ground sheet.
Your food!
Water (enough for drinking, cleaning up, cooking with)
Wet wipes/hand sanitizer
Rubbish bags.
A cup & your fav hot beverage.
Very warm clothing.
Appreciate footware (prepare for mud)
Cleaning up items (tissues/sponge)
Change for car park.
First aid kit.
An empty stomach.

This event will be postponed if it is due to rain.

IMPORTANT: This event is not instructed. Everyone is responsible for their own safety when using stoves, fires, hot cookware, and sharp tools. Please assess your own abilities, act responsibly, and take care around heat and open flames. This is a shared space, not a supervised activity.

Dogs & children: Wild Essex loves dogs, however, this event involves open fires and food preparation, so it isn’t suitable for dogs or children.