This brings back memories. In 1976 I participated in a 21 day canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and the Quetico Provincial Park. I accidentally became the bread maker for the group. Every evening I would do exactly what you showed. In America that pan is called a Dutch oven. The bread would be the next day's lunch.
Also, I’d love to see Peter’s RECIPES and his SPICING knowledge. Basically your whole food situation while in the wilderness is something that fascinates me and look forward to learn.
Yes, your bread is delicious, Miriam! It's an unforgettable experience when you offered me your freshly made bread. And I recently wondered how you make it.... here comes the answer! Thank you for sharing with us and enjoy!
Yuuuhu! The HOW TO videos are coming! Straight from the wilderness ❤ wisdom And i really like the “i am not a good cook, but i do take pride on..” there’s always something we do well, and it’s good to know it and be proud; instead of comparing to others and feeling less. KNOW YOUR ABILITIES & APTITUDES. Know thyself. It’s powerful & sensible
Hi Miriam. I just finished reading your first book and have ordered your second. I'm astonished at the climate conditions you encountered, and dangerous situations, yet you both conquered it all! I walked across the north of Englad twice and once in the south, got lost, had hypothermia but always had a warm bed and shower at night at the next town. I truly enjoyed your and Peter's story. I'm inspired to live more wildly.
Hi Miriam, did you try to bake also a flatbread? That pot is large enough to bake it. Do you buy milk in Bulgaria? If you can get kefir grains and make milk kefir with them, you can bake perfect flatbread with only two ingredients - kefir and a flour (I use spelt wholeflour). Its probably even better than sourdough from the starter😊 And one more tip: If you leave the dough overnight somewhere in the cold place, it will be easier to process and tastier next day (the kefir will process it like yeast overnight)… Bulgarians/balkanians sell very tasty spreads called Ljutenica or Ajvar from only natural ingredients like red paprika or eggplant😊
Far simpler is Cornbread "Hoe Cakes", make a mix of 2 parts cornmeal 1 part Self Rising Flour (the gluten in the flour is the binder and is self rising). To make one Hoe Cake, put 1/4 cup Cornbread mix in bowl + enough water for thick batter, cook on shovel or some other flat cookware like a pancake.
Mario de pizza-bakker geeft een dikke thumbs-up! voor dit hemelsche baksel. Deze pan noemt men in de engelstalige wereld, om een merkwaardige reden een dutch oven .. 😆🤣
Yes, I've written a chapter for Wilder Journeys, published in the UK and USA last March. Take a look on my website. The other chapters and writers are also very impressive. For example Angela Maxwell who has walked 6,5 years around the world. Or Karl Bushby on his Goliath Expedition. He's been walking for 23 years around the world. Really amazing.
Exactly my question! :) Maybe wood smoke helps to keep ticks off... 2 of my friends have chronic Lyme (diagnosed very late) and life is living horror for them, lots suffering. However they are not aware of having a tick ever. Knowing their lives, it limits me in nature.
We have had hundreds of ticks on us while walking through western Europe. We always cooked on fire, so even our smokey skin didn’t stop them... I also have friend with Lyme disease, and ticks always stressed me out. Here in Bulgaria I have never had a tick! Very good news. Our dog (and cat too) get them often and I'm always looking for them, and removing them. But those ticks seem specific for each animal and don't like humans. The absence of human- ticks, and maybe even Lyme disease is another good aspect of the Rodopi mountains.
@@SladkaPritomnost no, even our smoke smelling skin didn't stop them from biting us in West Europe. But, as I wrote above, no human ticks in Bulgaria. At least both Peter and I never had a tick here. And no local ever talked to us about ticks or Lyme.
@@miriamlancewoodinthewild Hi Miriam, thanks for your reply. I actually tried to send you an email about this topic, so please don't bother replying me, as I already know the answer :) I have also another friend who has had tens of ticks from a child up to now, she is in her 30s. No signs of Lyme up to now. I keep fingers crossed for her. She lives in high Lyme occurrence area. Considering that amount of ticks you'd had I'm convinced that your body must have encountered with Lyme to some degree. I have a tiny little hope that some people might be immune to Lyme, while doctors say it's impossible... Keep it up with good health, Greetings to you and Peter from Slovakia, BR Ján Beňo
I've been reading your book and you keep mentioning camp oven bread and I've been wondering how you make it. Great video Do you carry all of that stuff when you are on long distance hikes?
Hi Leila, thank you for reading my books! No, when long walking we carry as little weight as possible. Then we eat flat bread (chapati). The campoven is super heavy, so we only use that when we stay longer in one spot and when we can organise a 4x4 or helicopter. The bread from a camp-oven is fantastic though. 🧡
I always wonder which camp oven do you carry in your backpack (is it this one?), and how (bcs it’s so full of ashes) and also wonder if you could get a less heavy one, maybe even by replacing the lid.
Yes, I've used sourdough in 2019, when we lived in a normal house for 6 months (see video with Wouter Deboot). I love sourdough bread. But you have to keep the starter in the fridge, right? We don't have a fridge. Even keeping yeast can get problematic in a hot summer.
Ik was in januari in de italiaanse bergen en ontmoette er een vrouw die al vele jaren een lepel van haar zuurdesemdeeg nam, en gewoon in een kommetje open en bloot in haar kast bewaarde tot de volgende week. Zelfs niet afgedekt en zonder enige 'voeding'. Na een week maakte ze weer een broodje of 2 met dat ondertussen keiharde, zuurdesembrokje. Ze zette het s avonds met een tas lauw water en een tas volkorenmeel te rijzen onder een handdoek in een kom. En de volgende dag was alles levendig en voegde ze er meer bloem en water en beetje zout aan toe. Alles op het gevoel. Voor ze het bakte nam ze weer een brokje voor de volgende week.Tegen savonds had ze 2 nieuwe broden. Superlekker!!! Ik kreeg een brokje van haar en bracht het in mijn rugzak mee naar België! Nikske oei oei of pas op! Gewoon tussen mijn kleding in de rugzak voor 2 dagen. Hier thuis gestart met dat brokje op haar manier en het lukte prima!
And second, i realise you wouldn’t carry all of this heavy stuff in a backpack, right? I was expecting to see how you would make this with backpack only materials…. For me that’s the challenge, and where i expected to get the best HOW TO tips. Like which pots etc would you use in a back pack situation 🙏
@@miriamlancewoodinthewild thank you Miriiam. But also in general, I think it would be really cool if you would show us how to make stuff with your backpacking gear. One of the things that impresses us so much is that you were able to live with so little. So it would be cool to see this in your vids. At least for me, this is one of the main challenges to go live like you (and I plan to).
These (so called poor) village people look at us with pity. They consider our life poor without electricity and modern things. No lights, running water in the house, no bathroom, shower, toilet, fridge or washing machine, and cooking on a fire. But if you choose simple living, you'll have plenty of time, and you'll see that you don't need all that stuff anyway. Taking a short walk into the forest for a pee, while there are bears around, feels like a little adventure. Life is never dull. ❤
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Oh The Joy of Your Presence Here on You Tube. Thank You for using technology the way it was intended. You ARE a Blessing SiStar🙏❤️
Mariam, I love you, Lots of ❤ and Respect from India, stay healthy and Blessed !
Cooking with Kotka ❤
Miriam you are absolutely beautiful...what an amazing life you and Peter are living
This brings back memories. In 1976 I participated in a 21 day canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and the Quetico Provincial Park. I accidentally became the bread maker for the group. Every evening I would do exactly what you showed. In America that pan is called a Dutch oven. The bread would be the next day's lunch.
Wonderful. I burnt mine badly when I did this, haha. But the middle of the bread was good.
Mixing all those different flours!!! Than add a little cornmeal! Love your Bread Reciepe!!!
Also, I’d love to see Peter’s RECIPES and his SPICING knowledge.
Basically your whole food situation while in the wilderness is something that fascinates me and look forward to learn.
Making our own bread is always a good satisfaction
I always love showing others your adventures, they are so impressed. As am I ❤
Bedankt en eetse
Yes, your bread is delicious, Miriam! It's an unforgettable experience when you offered me your freshly made bread. And I recently wondered how you make it.... here comes the answer! Thank you for sharing with us and enjoy!
Yuuuhu! The HOW TO videos are coming! Straight from the wilderness ❤ wisdom
And i really like the “i am not a good cook, but i do take pride on..” there’s always something we do well, and it’s good to know it and be proud; instead of comparing to others and feeling less. KNOW YOUR ABILITIES & APTITUDES. Know thyself. It’s powerful & sensible
Hi Miriam. I just finished reading your first book and have ordered your second. I'm astonished at the climate conditions you encountered, and dangerous situations, yet you both conquered it all! I walked across the north of Englad twice and once in the south, got lost, had hypothermia but always had a warm bed and shower at night at the next town. I truly enjoyed your and Peter's story. I'm inspired to live more wildly.
❤🧡💚💜
Hi Miriam, did you try to bake also a flatbread? That pot is large enough to bake it. Do you buy milk in Bulgaria? If you can get kefir grains and make milk kefir with them, you can bake perfect flatbread with only two ingredients - kefir and a flour (I use spelt wholeflour). Its probably even better than sourdough from the starter😊 And one more tip: If you leave the dough overnight somewhere in the cold place, it will be easier to process and tastier next day (the kefir will process it like yeast overnight)… Bulgarians/balkanians sell very tasty spreads called Ljutenica or Ajvar from only natural ingredients like red paprika or eggplant😊
yap, th-cam.com/users/shortsQS0mq7K4uG8?feature=share
They basically lived on flatbread
Dat is een openbaring! brood van kefir en bloem. Kefir maakt van koemelk een gezonde drank maar nu dus ook brood. 😋
Far simpler is Cornbread "Hoe Cakes", make a mix of 2 parts cornmeal 1 part Self Rising Flour (the gluten in the flour is the binder and is self rising). To make one Hoe Cake, put 1/4 cup Cornbread mix in bowl + enough water for thick batter, cook on shovel or some other flat cookware like a pancake.
Mario de pizza-bakker geeft een dikke thumbs-up! voor dit hemelsche baksel. Deze pan noemt men in de engelstalige wereld, om een merkwaardige reden een dutch oven .. 😆🤣
Hoi, Leuke video. Doe zo verder zou ik zeggen. Ik las je 2 boeken. (nr 2 was mijn favoriet). Hopelijk schrijf je er nog èèn.😊
Yes, I've written a chapter for Wilder Journeys, published in the UK and USA last March. Take a look on my website.
The other chapters and writers are also very impressive. For example Angela Maxwell who has walked 6,5 years around the world. Or Karl Bushby on his Goliath Expedition. He's been walking for 23 years around the world. Really amazing.
Hot ambers?? Haha! Nice video Miriam! Must be delicious to bake your own bread ✨
Peter and I made exactly the same joke ❤😂
Miriam, how do you guys deal with ticks when spending so much time in the wild ? Have you become immune to Lyme disease? 😅
Exactly my question! :)
Maybe wood smoke helps to keep ticks off...
2 of my friends have chronic Lyme (diagnosed very late) and life is living horror for them, lots suffering. However they are not aware of having a tick ever.
Knowing their lives, it limits me in nature.
We have had hundreds of ticks on us while walking through western Europe. We always cooked on fire, so even our smokey skin didn’t stop them... I also have friend with Lyme disease, and ticks always stressed me out.
Here in Bulgaria I have never had a tick! Very good news.
Our dog (and cat too) get them often and I'm always looking for them, and removing them. But those ticks seem specific for each animal and don't like humans.
The absence of human- ticks, and maybe even Lyme disease is another good aspect of the Rodopi mountains.
@@SladkaPritomnost no, even our smoke smelling skin didn't stop them from biting us in West Europe.
But, as I wrote above, no human ticks in Bulgaria. At least both Peter and I never had a tick here. And no local ever talked to us about ticks or Lyme.
@@miriamlancewoodinthewild
Hi Miriam, thanks for your reply. I actually tried to send you an email about this topic, so please don't bother replying me, as I already know the answer :)
I have also another friend who has had tens of ticks from a child up to now, she is in her 30s. No signs of Lyme up to now. I keep fingers crossed for her. She lives in high Lyme occurrence area.
Considering that amount of ticks you'd had I'm convinced that your body must have encountered with Lyme to some degree.
I have a tiny little hope that some people might be immune to Lyme, while doctors say it's impossible...
Keep it up with good health, Greetings to you and Peter from Slovakia, BR Ján Beňo
Is there a way to collect yeast from natural sources .
I think there is, but we never tried.
What is Billy? I’m from England and have never heard of this before.
It's a pot with a handle, to boil water over a fire.
It's a common word in NZ and Australia I guess.
Listen to the lyrics from "Waltzing Matilda." "As he sat and he watched and he waited 'til his billy boiled...you'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me."
I've been reading your book and you keep mentioning camp oven bread and I've been wondering how you make it. Great video
Do you carry all of that stuff when you are on long distance hikes?
Hi Leila, thank you for reading my books! No, when long walking we carry as little weight as possible. Then we eat flat bread (chapati).
The campoven is super heavy, so we only use that when we stay longer in one spot and when we can organise a 4x4 or helicopter. The bread from a camp-oven is fantastic though. 🧡
I always wonder which camp oven do you carry in your backpack (is it this one?), and how (bcs it’s so full of ashes) and also wonder if you could get a less heavy one, maybe even by replacing the lid.
Yes, you are right. In the NZ Wilderness we had a light weight version.
Even so, while long walking we just ate chapattis everyday. Not bread.
Is there any way to clone you, cause you are awesome!!!! ❤
Isn't she? I love her and one day I am going to meet her
@@marivn8156 Enjoy your journey ✌🏼
Ha dat is een Dutch oven!
Well done Madam Lancewood... does that mean you're going to be a housewife... (just kidding :) I wish you all the best...
Yes, while being slow-mads I'm pretty much a house wife. But our feet are starting to get itchy again...
Try making bread with molasses you will be glad you did.
It's a shame that you use yeast instead of a sourdough starter. Sourdough is very easy to make and it's much healthier
Yes, I've used sourdough in 2019, when we lived in a normal house for 6 months (see video with Wouter Deboot).
I love sourdough bread.
But you have to keep the starter in the fridge, right? We don't have a fridge. Even keeping yeast can get problematic in a hot summer.
Ik was in januari in de italiaanse bergen en ontmoette er een vrouw die al vele jaren een lepel van haar zuurdesemdeeg nam, en gewoon in een kommetje open en bloot in haar kast bewaarde tot de volgende week. Zelfs niet afgedekt en zonder enige 'voeding'. Na een week maakte ze weer een broodje of 2 met dat ondertussen keiharde, zuurdesembrokje. Ze zette het s avonds met een tas lauw water en een tas volkorenmeel te rijzen onder een handdoek in een kom. En de volgende dag was alles levendig en voegde ze er meer bloem en water en beetje zout aan toe. Alles op het gevoel. Voor ze het bakte nam ze weer een brokje voor de volgende week.Tegen savonds had ze 2 nieuwe broden. Superlekker!!! Ik kreeg een brokje van haar en bracht het in mijn rugzak mee naar België! Nikske oei oei of pas op! Gewoon tussen mijn kleding in de rugzak voor 2 dagen. Hier thuis gestart met dat brokje op haar manier en het lukte prima!
@@miriamlancewoodinthewild you don't have to keep it in the fridge, you just need to feed it regularly :)
Great if u can carry a fridge on your back!! 🙄 Use common sense people!
@@thecandidaslayer sorry if that's all you got from this awesome video!
And second, i realise you wouldn’t carry all of this heavy stuff in a backpack, right? I was expecting to see how you would make this with backpack only materials…. For me that’s the challenge, and where i expected to get the best HOW TO tips. Like which pots etc would you use in a back pack situation 🙏
You are Amazing Miriam! It’s so lovely to see you making your beloved cam oven bread. Thank youu for showing us 😊
Do you carry a shovel in your backpack? I wonder how you would manage without it, maybe with sticks one ember at a time?
I'll make another video on what to carry when long walking.
No, we never carried a shovel into the bush. We scooped the hot embers with our fry pan.
@@miriamlancewoodinthewild thank you Miriiam. But also in general, I think it would be really cool if you would show us how to make stuff with your backpacking gear.
One of the things that impresses us so much is that you were able to live with so little. So it would be cool to see this in your vids.
At least for me, this is one of the main challenges to go live like you (and I plan to).
@@martincarrascoso1053 ( t least for me, this is one of the main challenges to go live like you (and I plan to). ) And me too !!!
You certainly know how to save on gas and electricity bills Miriam !
These (so called poor) village people look at us with pity. They consider our life poor without electricity and modern things. No lights, running water in the house, no bathroom, shower, toilet, fridge or washing machine, and cooking on a fire.
But if you choose simple living, you'll have plenty of time, and you'll see that you don't need all that stuff anyway.
Taking a short walk into the forest for a pee, while there are bears around, feels like a little adventure. Life is never dull. ❤