Well, I'm officially exhausted. I used to get tired going to youth camps, due to lots of things to do, lots of socialising and then staying up way too late... Now, having just completed cooking for nearly 60 people on one of those camps I realise just how easy I always had it! Being on camp is a piece of cake compared to cooking for one. (mind you, bed times of 1:30am, 2am, and 3am didn't help my cause any...)
However, I still had an awesome time. And thanks to all those who helped Sharon, Frij and myself during the weekend - we simply couldn't have done it without you all!
I learnt a lot and frankly if I ever have the opportunity/privilege/fortune/misfortune/any other word to describe it to do another camp I can see exactly where things need to be done better... Not sure it's something I want to put into practice, but at least I know!
Special mention to our roast potatoes on Sunday night. They were pretty much the best potatoes I've ever had, which was a big win given they were served up at a camp, when almost ANYTHING tastes good. (Almost... see below for exceptions).
Special mention to the burgers on Monday afternoon as the WORST thing we dished up - it's embarrassing to even call them 'burgers'. That name conjures up far better things than that food could EVER be! For those who were there and are interested, I asked Annie and Kate to go get cheap crappy ones, in the interest of cost savings. Sometimes homebrand stuff is ok, so we thought why not? Well, Annie and Kate came through with the goods! That would be commendable except for the fact that by coming through, they actually managed to take the term 'cheap and crappy' to a WHOLE new level. Seriously. If you weren't there, count yourself VERY lucky. To start with, the packet says 65% beef. Now, the obvious question is 'what is the other 35%'? but a BETTER question would be 'If it really WAS 65% wouldn't it a) Look red and not white like chicken, and b) taste like something other than some nasty deep fried stale bread'? So, I think the question should be 'why did the printers miss out the dot when printing 6.5% beef'? That is just false advertising!
Oh yeh, the one neat thing about these 'burgers' was that they had a really cool ability... Turns out they were self-oiling. That's right. No oil needed on THIS grill... no sir! But why does the oil look like mountain dew??? And how can such a small pattie hold that much of it?
Frij and I decided that at roughly 10 cents per burger we must have been paying for the oil, and the 'meat' was free (all 6.5% of it...)
So once again I apologise profusely to all those on camp who ate one and happen to be reading this. Kate and I made a pact that we would never again buy them for any reason, ever. I suggest you all follow that advice. If it's a white homebrand burger pack with blue writing (can't remember which homebrand - someone fill me in if you know) then do NOT buy them. Don't be cheap. Spend money and buy burgers that contain meat!
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