Hot granola
Yogurt
Friday, August 19, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Thursday, August 18 - Breakfast
Scrambled eggs
Bagels
Cream cheese
Jelly
Peanut butter
Melon, blueberries, bananas
Now begins the shut down process in which we must run out of food on purpose.
Bagels
Cream cheese
Jelly
Peanut butter
Melon, blueberries, bananas
Now begins the shut down process in which we must run out of food on purpose.
Wednesday, August 17 - Dinner
Pizza: Pepperoni, BBQ chicken, veggie with pestoSalad
Dirt for dessert
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Wednesday, August 17 - Lunch
OK, we should be back nowVT Highland beef brisket
Salad bar
The brisket was off the hook. A special thanks to Michelle who wrapped each one at 9:30 last night after a killer day.
Jumbo Post 4th session 2011
There has been much to blog about but little time to do it. Since late Saturday night we have all been embroiled in Country Fair madness. Throw in the first full day of rain on Monday, and you have some intense days (or is it daze?). I'll do some summarizing with a few photos, and hopefully we'll get caught up at lunch. Sunday breakfast and lunch were standard fare: scrambled eggs and toast, and cold cuts. Then, enter the madness.
(A quick note on why the kitchen, too, has been consumed by Country Fair. Many moons ago the food at Camp Billings had its faults and we'll leave it at that. With Country Fair, however, there was a push to goad the cooks into raising the bar at least a little bit. The kids were running around non-stop and needed sustenance that matched their competitive fervor. So a little tradition was started of amping up the food. In my tenure, however, it has posed a slight challenge to amp up already amped up food. But, in the spirit of a plaque that hangs in the dining hall: anything worth doing is worth doing well)
I give you Country Fair Food 2011 - sorry there aren't pictures of everything
Sunday Dinner
Fried chicken
VT grass-fed steaks
Baked potato
Cole slaw
Corn bread
Mushroom risotto for vegetarians
Sundae bar for dessert
Monday Breakfast
Waffle bar - there are pictures of this from last year's Country Fair. We omitted the ice cream this year.
Monday Lunch
Chicken Caesar salad
Fettuccine Alfredo
Breadsticks
Monday Dinner
Ribs - best ribs ever. We started them in the oven at 9:00 am and then finished them on the grill
Potato wedges
Corn
Salad
Pie bar
Tuesday Breakfast
Blueberry pancakes
Sausage
Tuesday Lunch
Very similar to last year's TGIFriday's basket of goodness:
Jalapeno poppers
Chicken tenders
Mozzarella sticks
Chips
AND - an entire Colatina Italian loaf filled with cheese sauce for the table!
Tuesday Dinner
Turkey dinner
Homemade banana bread
My favorite dessert of the year: chocolate chocolate chip cookie sandwiches with mint chocolate chip ice cream
Wednesday Breakfast
Cereal bar - Coco Puffs, Froot Loops, Captain Crunch, Golden Grahams
(A quick note on why the kitchen, too, has been consumed by Country Fair. Many moons ago the food at Camp Billings had its faults and we'll leave it at that. With Country Fair, however, there was a push to goad the cooks into raising the bar at least a little bit. The kids were running around non-stop and needed sustenance that matched their competitive fervor. So a little tradition was started of amping up the food. In my tenure, however, it has posed a slight challenge to amp up already amped up food. But, in the spirit of a plaque that hangs in the dining hall: anything worth doing is worth doing well)
I give you Country Fair Food 2011 - sorry there aren't pictures of everything
Fried chicken
VT grass-fed steaks
Baked potato
Cole slaw
Corn bread
Mushroom risotto for vegetarians
Sundae bar for dessert
Monday Breakfast
Waffle bar - there are pictures of this from last year's Country Fair. We omitted the ice cream this year.
Monday Lunch
Chicken Caesar salad
Fettuccine Alfredo
Breadsticks
Monday Dinner
Ribs - best ribs ever. We started them in the oven at 9:00 am and then finished them on the grill
Potato wedges
Corn
Salad
Pie bar
Tuesday Breakfast
Blueberry pancakes
Sausage
Tuesday Lunch
Very similar to last year's TGIFriday's basket of goodness:
Jalapeno poppers
Chicken tenders
Mozzarella sticks
Chips
AND - an entire Colatina Italian loaf filled with cheese sauce for the table!
Tuesday Dinner
Turkey dinner
Homemade banana bread
My favorite dessert of the year: chocolate chocolate chip cookie sandwiches with mint chocolate chip ice cream
Wednesday Breakfast
Cereal bar - Coco Puffs, Froot Loops, Captain Crunch, Golden Grahams
Friday, August 12 - Dinner
VT grass-fed roast beef
Corn
Mashed potatoes
Roast veggies for vegetarians
Blueberry cobbler with blueberries from Charlotte Berry Farm
Friday, August 12, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Wednesday, August 10 - Dinner
SpaghettiMeatballs
Caesar salad
Rolls
Italian ice
Lucca's fort part deux (and the sparkly Boston mug)
I was the only cook in the kitchen today; everyone else had the day off. I'm glad today is over.
Wednesday, August 10 - Lunch
Corn dogsTots
Salad bar
Veg. option - this zucchini, mushroom, basil omelette
Lucca's milk crate fort
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, August 8 - Dinner
Roast porkPotato wedges
Cole slaw
Peas
Zucchini muffins
Marble cake
An overall excellent meal that was slightly delayed. I mistimed the pork, so it came out a little later than expected.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Sunday, August 7 - Dinner
Mac and cheeseSalad
Bread
Ice cream sandwiches
So this is the beginning of the end. Not to sound all morose, but the last mac and cheese of the year certainly signals the end is near. The silver lining is that Stephanie is psyched she won't have to shred all that cheese for another 46 weeks.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Saturday, August 6 - Dinner
Cookout
You know how it works by now: burgers, dogs, potato salad, and ice cream.
Only one more session of Billings excitement; we plan on making it one for the ages.
You know how it works by now: burgers, dogs, potato salad, and ice cream.
Only one more session of Billings excitement; we plan on making it one for the ages.
Friday, August 5 - Dinner
Beef and broccoli (yes, we used take out containers - thanks Chan's House!)Veggie lo mein
Rice
Pizza Cookie
Luckiest kids ever
Friday, August 5, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Thursday, August 4 - Breakfast
Oatmeal
No muffins today. I had to help out with the musical preparation
No muffins today. I had to help out with the musical preparation
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Wednesday, August 3 - Dinner
Durkey Tinner
Stuffed tomatoes ala Michelle
Cream cheese brownies
They sang to us
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Tuesday, August 2 - Dinner
It's the all Vermont meal! Everything we ate came from the great state of VT.Tonight's dinner was attended by the owners and a few of the workers at Crossroad Farm here in Post Mills.
It was awesome.
Shepard's pie
Salad
Bread
Vanilla ice cream
Blueberry sauce
Tuesday, August 2 - Breakfast
Hard boiled eggsHam
English muffins
Hash browns
Cantaloupe
Blueberries
Lame photo due to lack of camera
Monday, August 1, 2011
Monday, August 1 - Breakfast
Bagels
Cream cheese
Chive cream cheese - it is at this point in the summer I really try to add some special things for the staff. They've basically been eating the same food for the past 5 weeks. While it is all good food, it does get a little repetitive over the course of the summer.
Cream cheese
Chive cream cheese - it is at this point in the summer I really try to add some special things for the staff. They've basically been eating the same food for the past 5 weeks. While it is all good food, it does get a little repetitive over the course of the summer.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sunday, July 31 - Lunch
Grilled cheeseFritos
Veggie sticks
It would be great if any psychologist out there would tell me why, when we send out 8 grilled cheeses for seconds, we rarely send out any more sandwiches at all after that. But, if we were to give out only 4 or 6 there would be a mad rush for thirds and fourths. It is weird, and I could use some answers.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Friday, July 29 - Dinner
Spaghetti
Meatballs
Salad
Colatina bread
Oatmeal raspberry bars made by Teen Club
Meatballs
Salad
Colatina bread
Oatmeal raspberry bars made by Teen Club
Friday, July 20 - Breakfast
Scrambled eggs
English muffins
Jelly
No photos today, folks. I'm on a bloggers holiday to renovate my home kitchen.
English muffins
Jelly
No photos today, folks. I'm on a bloggers holiday to renovate my home kitchen.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Thursday, July 28 - Dinner
Beef burritos
Corn Bread
Rice
Dirt (if you don't know what this is ask a 12-year old)
Photo forthcoming. I stepped out before the end of the meal.
Corn Bread
Rice
Dirt (if you don't know what this is ask a 12-year old)
Photo forthcoming. I stepped out before the end of the meal.
Thursday, July 28 - Lunch
Pulled porkChips
Salad bar
I totally forgot about taking a picture before I started eating. At least it's authentic.
PS - If anyone reading this knows a one, Willie Crocker, of Apple D'or Lane, tell him I'm saving him some pulled pork.
Thursday, July 28 - Breakfast
WafflesBlueberries/bananas
This is what Connor made for his breakfast
Wednesday, July 27 - Dinner
Chicken pot pie with biscuits
Mashed potatoes
Salad
Chocolate chip cookies
Sorry for the lack of photo; I had to run to a meeting.
Mashed potatoes
Salad
Chocolate chip cookies
Sorry for the lack of photo; I had to run to a meeting.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Tuesday, July 26 - Dinner
Lasagna ala EliseSalad (that was in the ground this morning)
Garlic Colatina bread
Italian ice
Tuesday, July 26 - Lunch
Quesadillas
Carrot sticks from carrots that were in the ground this morning
Tostitoes
No photo, but you can watch this cool video from last session on how we construct lunch. In today's performance the role of Jakob is played by Valery, the role of Stephanie is played by Michelle and the role of Valery is played by Len. Enjoy this encore performance.
Carrot sticks from carrots that were in the ground this morning
Tostitoes
No photo, but you can watch this cool video from last session on how we construct lunch. In today's performance the role of Jakob is played by Valery, the role of Stephanie is played by Michelle and the role of Valery is played by Len. Enjoy this encore performance.
Monday, July 25 - Dinner
BBQchxmpots
coleslaw
marblecake
Didn't take a photo tonight because I was at a selectboard meeting, but dinner looked an awful lot like this:
Monday, July 25, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Sunday, July 24 - Dinner
You guessed it . . .Mac and cheese
Salad
Phaze sticks (a split hot dog bun with garlic butter - the name is a long story)
Ice cream sandwiches
New additions to the camp kitchen: Michelle and Connor!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Saturday, July 23 - Lunch
Day off continues with some watching of the Tour de France
Calzones
Salad
End of the first month. Hard to believe.
Calzones
Salad
End of the first month. Hard to believe.
Saturday, July 23 - Breakfast
I'm on my first real day off of the year (the other two were to work on my kitchen)
Cinnamon rolls
Fruit
Cereal
Cinnamon rolls
Fruit
Cereal
Friday, July 22, 2011
Friday, July 22 - Dinner
Too hot to cook meal:Chicken salad
Tuna salad
Cole slaw
Pasta salad
Biscuits
Tomato cucumber salad
Piz-za Coo-kie, Piz-za Coo-kie
Friday, July 22 - Breakfast
Cream of Wheat
Blueberry muffins
Frosted Flakes
Cantaloupe
No photo. Sorry for the delay. It's been all we can do to keep cool.
Blueberry muffins
Frosted Flakes
Cantaloupe
No photo. Sorry for the delay. It's been all we can do to keep cool.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Thursday, July 21 - Dinner
Fettuccine alfredo a la Olive Garden*, not actually in the original style of Alfredo himself. I think it is important to know both styles.Salad
Hoodsie cups
Heat wave
*but don't worry, I made it from scratch.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Wednesday, July 20 - International Dinner
Potstickers
Cream of broccoli soup
Mixed greens salad from Crossroad Farm
Indian extravaganza:
Tandoor chicken
Basmati rice
Three chunties - tamarind, onion, mint
Saag aloo
Gobi Chana
Naan
Baked Alaska Flambe
I really don't know what to say about preparing a five-course meal for 250 of my closest friends. I really appreciate all the help, especially Valery who manned the dishwasher all day. I'm not kidding. From 7:00 am straight through 10:00 pm, he kept everything clean and organized. Additional thanks to Stephanie, Len, Cynthia, Michelle, Becky, Robert, Jakob, Naomie, Natalie, and Lucca.
Cream of broccoli soup
Mixed greens salad from Crossroad Farm
Indian extravaganza:
Tandoor chicken
Basmati rice
Three chunties - tamarind, onion, mint
Saag aloo
Gobi Chana
Naan
Baked Alaska Flambe
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