As the nights get longer and hotter I'm reluctant to eat indoors - I want to be out as much as possible. My favourite way of preparing food in summer evenings is the barbecue - it lasts as long as you want and flame-blackened food is one of the tastes of summer.
That's fine when I'm at home, but what about when I fancy an evening on the beach or in the park? I have to admit that last year I picked up a few disposable barbecues, which can't be good for the environment in terms of their production or the fact that we threw them away at the end of the night. However, this post over at hen and hammock has full instructions for making your own portable barbecue from a biscuit tin and chicken wire. It can be reused all summer, leaving you with more money to spend on food for the barbie and beer to go with it (just remember to recycle the cans)!
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