- Set up a cooking station on the back of your rental car, carefully balancing the pot on top of the camping stove
- Smash and peel a few garlic cloves with rocks and sautee in olive oil until fragrant
- Crumble some sausages by hand and fry until brown
- Add half a cup of pasta and a cup of water into the pot
- Put the lid on and wait 10-15 minutes – which is just about the amount of time it takes to set up the tent
- Check if the pasta is cooked. It should be slightly chewy (al dente)
- Leave the pot uncovered and let the water boil off a little bit
- Once the pasta is cooked, add pasta sauce, and any vegetables you have handy
- Cook and stir for another 5 minutes
- Taste and add seasonings (if you have any) or any recognizable herbs that might be growing nearby
- Turn off stove and divide the pasta as fairly as possible (read: hungrier and bigger person in the party gets more food)
- Enjoy how good the simplest of food can taste in the wild
