so i thought i would share a bit about how we cook our meals during daycamp at camp shiwaka... the first day we spend a lot of time setting up our campsite so we just eat sack lunches at noon. tuesday and wednesday we cook our lunch, thursday we cook our dinner and sleep over and then cook our breakfast friday morning. the camp fire cookbook we use has the same recipes i used as a kid so i like to choose the same meals i remember... often repeating them each year to reinforce the tradition of certain recipes. i am sure most camp fire members will know what "mock tacos" and "banana boats" are and local members will know what "shiwaka stew" and "hobo pockets" are. my favorite dessert as a kid was the gingerbread applesauce cake but when we made it a few years ago, none of my kids liked it :( i think the hands down favorite is mock tacos which is just frito chips with ground beef (i use veggie crumbles) cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado and salsa. the chips start out crunchy but end up a bit soggy toward the end, sorta like cornbread. super yummy!
this year after making the fruit salad we realized we forgot to cut up the pineapple so we quickly chopped it up and threw it on the fire. it was AMAZING!
it is camp fire tradition to build low tables where everyone can sit close to the ground and chat during meal times. i find it so relaxing to sit with the girls and listen to their conversations. the thursday dinner this year was especially nice because we had extra time to lounge around before our ceremonial fire.
we have daily capers that the girls rotate through each day and this year the hosts were particularly creative with the table decor...i also noticed the girls helping each other even when it wasn't their chore to do, especially the icky chores. lots of team work all around. i am so glad i was able to take a week off of work to spend this special time with my daughters and their friends. more shiwaka to come...
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