High Cliff Meal Plan

Whole troop · Planned by Mindy S. · Fri, Oct 9 – Sun, Oct 11 · 18 people · 2 gluten-free · 2 vegetarian

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

  1. Chop Veggies, Sauté veggies and put to the side.
  2. Crack the eggs into the bowl and whisk with a pinch of salt.
  3. Melt a little butter in the skillet over medium heat.
  4. Pour in the eggs and stir slowly until just set.
  5. Take them off the heat while still a little shiny.
  6. Serve veggies on the side

Bacon

  1. 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.
  2. If just a few slices - Lay the slices in a cold skillet, then turn the stove to medium.
  3. Turn with tongs until crisp, 8–10 minutes.
  4. Drain on paper towels. Pour the grease into a can, never on the ground or the fire.

Cold cereal

  1. Keep the milk in the cooler until serving.
  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. Put pot of water on the stove, add salt, bring to a boil.
  2. GF Pasta in it's own pot
  3. Heat up sauce on it's own (for vegetarians)
  4. 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

  1. Mix equal parts peanuts, raisins and M&M’s in the bowl.
  2. 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

  1. Line a 12″ Dutch Oven with heavy duty foil or Dutch Oven liner
  2. Pour 2 cans pie filling into the bottom of one Dutch Oven. Spread evenly.
  3. Pour the dry cake mix evenly over the pie filling. Do not stir
  4. Cut butter into small pieces and place on top of cake mix.
  5. 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)

  1. Mix ingredients together.
  2. Heat the griddle and wipe it with a little butter.
  3. Pour, and cook until the bubbles pop, then flip.

Apples

  1. Wash the apples.
  2. Cut into quarters and cut out the core.

Juice - Orange: see Day 2 · Sat, Oct 10 · Lunch

Sausage

  1. Cook the links over medium heat, turning often, 10–12 minutes.
  2. Cut one open: no pink in the middle.
  3. Drain on paper towels.

Cold cereal: see Day 2 · Sat, Oct 10 · Breakfast

Eggs - Scrambled

  1. Crack the eggs into the bowl and whisk with a pinch of salt.
  2. Melt a little butter in the skillet over medium heat.
  3. Pour in the eggs and stir slowly until just set. Take them off the heat while still a little shiny.