Planet Mad

Being the only female on the Duke of Edinburgh's team in school, it falls to me to run the session on expedition cookery. I spent a happy hour in the supermarket yesterday eying up totty weighing up the advantages of fresh pasta over quick-cook stuff; and contemplating the intricacies of one-pan cooking on a meths-fuelled Trangia stove. I bought loads of different food to try out, and in less than two hours I'm going to have eighteen kids attempting to cook for me. I'm quite excited about the prospect.

I just hope the rain holds off.