January 2020, our biggest turnout ever! We had 10 different sites reserved between family and friends that came from Arizona, California, Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico and Colorado. We came in all shapes and sizes, old, middle aged and young. What did we have in common? Love of family, faith in our Lord and Savior, a penchant for camping and a love of food!
There were plenty of delicious meals consumed, with each group wanting to make their favorite meal. Before every meal, we say the common table prayer followed by Guten Appetite and God Bless you. The photo below is the morning that we had 30 people for breakfast that included 3 dozen eggs, 3 lbs. of bacon, fresh tortillas, two large pans of hash browns, banana bread, cheese, salsa and toast. No one went away hungry.
Layton was busy cooking bacon
while Allen was making two types of eggs.
On a different morning, Jerry made his beignets, with the help of Erica, Doris and Sandy.
The only downside to this is getting powdered sugar over the front of your clothes. Who cares? It can be wiped off!
Roberta and Jerry were the local experts on Dutch oven cooking. Time to check to see if the cornbread is done, Berdie and Jerry. We don't want it to burn!
Perfect cornbread, hot from the oven.
It was a side dish for the chili made by Allen and Berdie.
The pineapple upside down cake was made in the Dutch oven while we were eating our dinner:
One meal that Jerry wanted to make was a shrimp boil. This year he changed the recipe a bit.....
Looked delicious! Not suspicious!
Sandy ladled out the potatoes, kielbasa, onions, corn, onions and potatoes on to the table. We all partook of the goodness. Then everyone said their lips were burning! Sandy discovered why: Jerry had added 4 Tlbs. of cayenne pepper to the boil instead of a partial teaspoon! It was zippy! If he makes it again next year, I bet Sandy will be checking the ingredients. The meal was topped off with a delicious chocolate cake made by Gay to celebrate Rob's and Jerry's birthdays.
Even if it was chilly outside, we ate outside. One afternoon the Illinois/California group made smoked pork loin, corn casserole and a huge pan of potatoes and veggies.
Gay, Rob, Norm and Allen talked while Sandy was scooping out the corn casserole. Lots of comfort food and good old home cooking.
While many people think of camping food as mainly hot dogs and hamburgers, our menu isn't like that at all. Gay and Erica both contributed homemade tamales for one meal, Doris cooked steak one evening, and one night Don and I made a German themed meal: brats, wieners and homemade German potato salad. So many times we hadn't finished one meal before someone was asking about the next!
Last, but not least are the two pics of the hash Roberta and Allen made one morning.
Beef, white potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions topped with eggs. Goodness in one pot!
A beignet pucker!
