Friends and Family=Framily! And that perfectly describes our group at Catalina. This year we even made up an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of who was coming and going! Over the years, friends have become members of our extended family, We look forward to gathering together to tell stories, eat wonderful food, drink good wine, and basically enjoy ourselves.
This year, the gathering spot was at Doris' site. The group changed slightly every few days, as some people left and others arrived.
But one thing remained the same: good food! It's not just hot dogs and hamburgers kind of camping. No way! One morning, Allen and his friend Roberta fixed us an excellent breakfast of buckwheat pancakes with whipped cream, fruit salad, sausage, OJ and coffee.
Other mornings, we had beignets made by Jerry; and peanut butter pancakes with prickly pear jelly and blueberry pancakes made by Gay. Don and Jerry made fried Spam, which we even convinced Sandy to try again. Let's just say she's not a fan of Spam.
Gay likes to turn the tables and give Don a hard time.
Patty picked a cooler day to make homemade beef vegetable soup, a pot of chicken soup and biscuits that would impress Colonel Sanders!
One Sunday was cloudy and overcast, with occasional sprinkles. None the less, Jerry did a shrimp boil. Jerry and his son Jeff were in charge of cleaning the shrimp from Rocky Point.
The women worked in their outdoor kitchen, chopping vegetables for the shrimp boil. It was all hands on deck, so to speak.
Can you tell Doris got a bit cold?! LOL
It's supper time!
Steam was rolling off the hot shrimp, Kielbasa, and veggies and Jerry ladled it on to the table.
Last, but not least, was the peach cobbler made in the Dutch Oven. Jerry was the supervisor while Roberta fiddled with the pot and charcoal. Sandy had prepared the mix, so it was a team effort.
By the end of the 11 days, it was time to go home and go on a diet!
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