High Cliff Meal Plan
Day 1 · Fri, Oct 9
Snack
Diets: 2 gluten-free, 2 vegetarian
Chips · this menu’s version
Hot Chocolate
Gear: Troop Mess Kit
Day 2 · Sat, Oct 10
Breakfast
Diets: 2 gluten-free, 2 vegetarian
Eggs - Scrambled with veggies
- Eggs
- Butter
- Salt
- Onions
- Pepper
- Mushroom
Bacon
- Bacon
- Bacon - Veg · vegetarian only
Cold cereal
- Cold cereal
- Gluten-free cereal · gluten-free only
- Milk
Juice - Apple
Gear: Cooler - Extra Large White · Cutting Board · Large Knife · Long tongs · Mixing bowl · Paper Towels · Skillet · Spatula × 2 · Stove - Medium Coleman Propane · Whisk
Steps
Eggs - Scrambled with veggies
- Chop Veggies, Sauté veggies and put to the side.
- Crack the eggs into the bowl and whisk with a pinch of salt.
- Melt a little butter in the skillet over medium heat.
- Pour in the eggs and stir slowly until just set.
- Take them off the heat while still a little shiny.
- Serve veggies on the side
Bacon
- Bacon Soup (big batch bacon cook) - Dump all bacon into a cold large pot and stir with a large cooking fork/tongs. Make sure all pieces are separated and cook to desired crispiness.
- If just a few slices - Lay the slices in a cold skillet, then turn the stove to medium.
- Turn with tongs until crisp, 8–10 minutes.
- Drain on paper towels. Pour the grease into a can, never on the ground or the fire.
Cold cereal
- Keep the milk in the cooler until serving.
- Pour cereal, then milk. Gluten-free cereal is served from its own box.
Lunch
Diets: 2 gluten-free, 2 vegetarian
⚠ 2 gluten-free: Sandwiches has Bread
Sandwiches
- Bread
- Lunch Meat (Deli Ham, Turkey, Salami etc)
- Cheese - Slices
- Lettuce - Sandwich
- Tomato - Sandwich
- Mayo
- Mustard
- Pickles - Sandwich (slices)
- Zip bags
Juice - Orange
Lemonade
Gear: Brown bag (to carry on hike) · Cooler - Extra Large White · Paper Towels
Steps
Juice - Orange
- Keep it in the cooler until serving. Shake before pouring.
Dinner
Diets: 2 gluten-free, 2 vegetarian
Spaghetti and Meatballs
- Spaghetti
- Meatballs
- Pasta sauce
- Grated parmesan
- Salt
- Pasta - GF · gluten-free only
- Meatballs - GF · gluten-free only
- Meatballs - Meatless/GF · vegetarian only
Gear: Large pot · Large pot (GF) · Long tongs · Serving spoon · Skillet · Stove
Steps
Spaghetti and Meatballs
- Put pot of water on the stove, add salt, bring to a boil.
- GF Pasta in it's own pot
- Heat up sauce on it's own (for vegetarians)
- Heat up meatballs (in a little sauce for moisture) and serve on the side
Snack
Diets: 2 gluten-free, 2 vegetarian
⚠ 2 gluten-free: Granola Bars has Granola Bars
Chips
Trail mix
- Peanuts
- Raisins
- M&M’s
- Zip bags
Granola Bars
Cheese Stick - Individually Wrapped
Hot Chocolate
Gear: Measuring cups · Mixing bowl · Serving spoon
Steps
Trail mix
- Mix equal parts peanuts, raisins and M&M’s in the bowl.
- Scoop about ¾ cup into a bag for each person.
Dessert
Diets: 2 gluten-free, 2 vegetarian
Dutch Oven - Cherry Black Forest Cake
- GF Cake Mix - Chocolate
- Pie Filling - Cherry
- Butter
- Charcoal
- Dutch oven liners
Gear: Can opener · Charcoal · Charcoal chimney · Dutch oven (12 in) · Hot gloves · Lid lifter · Long tongs · Serving spoon
Steps
Dutch Oven - Cherry Black Forest Cake
- Line a 12″ Dutch Oven with heavy duty foil or Dutch Oven liner
- Pour 2 cans pie filling into the bottom of one Dutch Oven. Spread evenly.
- Pour the dry cake mix evenly over the pie filling. Do not stir
- Cut butter into small pieces and place on top of cake mix.
- Place lid on Dutch oven and bake using 8-10 briquettes bottom and 14-16 briquettes top for 45-60 minutes rotating oven and lid 1/4 turn in opposite directions twice through the baking process.
Day 3 · Sun, Oct 11
Breakfast
Diets: 2 gluten-free, 2 vegetarian
⚠ 2 gluten-free: Pancakes - GF (Aldi liveGF mix) has Pancake mix
Pancakes - GF (Aldi liveGF mix)
- Pancake mix
- Butter
- Syrup
- Paper towels
- Cooking oil
- Milk
- Eggs
Apples
Juice - Orange
Sausage
- Sausage links
- Paper towels
- Sausage - Vegetarian · vegetarian only
Cold cereal
- Cold cereal
- Gluten-free cereal · gluten-free only
- Milk
Hot Chocolate
Eggs - Scrambled · this menu’s version
- Eggs · was 45
- Salt
- Butter
Gear: Cooler - Extra Large White · Cutting board · Griddle · Large Knife · Long tongs · Measuring cups · Mixing bowl · Skillet · Spatula · Stove - Medium Coleman Propane · Whisk
Steps
Pancakes - GF (Aldi liveGF mix)
- Mix ingredients together.
- Heat the griddle and wipe it with a little butter.
- Pour, and cook until the bubbles pop, then flip.
Apples
- Wash the apples.
- Cut into quarters and cut out the core.
Juice - Orange: see Day 2 · Sat, Oct 10 · Lunch
Sausage
- Cook the links over medium heat, turning often, 10–12 minutes.
- Cut one open: no pink in the middle.
- Drain on paper towels.
Cold cereal: see Day 2 · Sat, Oct 10 · Breakfast
Eggs - Scrambled
- Crack the eggs into the bowl and whisk with a pinch of salt.
- Melt a little butter in the skillet over medium heat.
- Pour in the eggs and stir slowly until just set. Take them off the heat while still a little shiny.
