Bard's group really is made of people with an array of useful abilities, Doriatessa is lucky to have been found by them.
I like that the feeling of necessity and care are well crafted in the story, showing that the need to search and hunt for food and be creative is present, but you can make good food without needing to be a master chef.
I know I wouldn't survive a day in those conditions, I am a city boy trough and trough XD.