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