Camp Chow

Mr. S and I are still catching up on sleep from our amazing weekend away at the River and Sky Festival held on the shores of the beautiful Tamagami River.

Before heading out, I had packed our car full of food for about 20 people and a week's worth of meals - what can I say, the outdoors makes me hungry! We were totally spoiled when we arrived to find that the festival had arranged for a team of volunteers to cook for the musicians all weekend. There was fresh fruit, homemade granola, OJ and a selection of cheeses for breakfast, followed by homemade falafel and perogies for dinners! Not to mention the fresh bread, snack and PB+J station they left out all day.

And if the fresh food prepared by these amazing volunteers wasn't enough, some of the regulars who camp out at the park all summer or live in the area had set up concession stands selling fresh produce, cotton candy, poutine, homemade lemon meringue pie and pretty much anything else you would want to consume after a couple of drinks and watching music under a summer night.

Full yet? I wasn't - so back at camp we devoured late night roasted corn on the fire, homemade cupcakes and a little something I call banana boats.
We shared our camping space with some of the people from Mr. S's band and their amazing kids (note: not interested in kids? Meet these ones; they will change your mind). As our little contribution to being able to spend an amazing weekend with them, Mr. S and I pumped them full of this sugar packed fireside snack right before their bedtime...

Banana Boats
recipe from my Brownie leader Grey Owl
* I am pretty sure this is the only thing I took away from my time as a Brownie.

- Take a Banana and peel back one section (just one little peel) of the banana - leave the peel attached
- Take a spoon and scoop out about a third of the Banana - just to make some room in there
- Lay the banana in tin foil (shiny side in) and fill in the room you just made in the Banana with marshmallows and chocolate chips (as many as you can cram in)
- Lay back the peel to close in all the chocolate chips and marshmallows and wrap the tin foil around tightly.
- Place in the fire (to the side or on slow burning coals) until the banana is soft and everything else is all melted.
- Pull back tin foil and scoop out chocolatey/banana/marshmallow goodness
- Avoid glares from parents as their children run circles around you while shrieking their love of sugar.

The food and glow of the fire was so great that I actually fell asleep in my chair by the fire before the kids had come off their high - but not to fear, I woke up just in time for roasted corn and round of s'mores!