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I thought I was in for a very rugged experience when I heard that our campsite wouldn’t have flush toilets and showers (yes, I was spoiled in the past), but it turned out to be very luxurious, especially in the food department.

Ribs Act II: Flavor and All His Friends taken from Beaver Mines Lake 2008 Photoset

Friday’s dinner:

• BBQ chicken
• tomato/pepper/basil salad
• (there was more food that I missed out on since I was setting up the tent)
• wine and s’mores

Saturday’s breakfast:

• Coffee pressed from hand-ground Dominican Republic beans
• Eggs
• Thick-sliced bacon, grilled on the fire
• Whole-grain buttered toast

Saturday’s lunch:

• More BBQ chicken and chicken wings
• Roasted cherry tomatoes with garlic and fresh basil
• Tinfoil mushrooms with red onions
• Pickled asparagus, carrots, stuffed olives
• Fresh pineapple

Saturday’s dinner:

• Ribs smoked for 12 hours (Heavenly! The star of the entire trip.)
• Tinfoil carrots and potatoes
• Sweet potatoes
• Beans made with whiskey-deglazed caramelized onions
• Poached pears and peaches served with vanilla bean ice cream
• Three lovingly-created s’mores for dessert

Sunday’s breakfast:

• Hashbrowns with leftover sweet potatoes, sauteed onions and two-year old cheddar
• Maple sausages
• Eggs
• Hand-ground coffee

Sunday’s lunch:

• Homemade burgers stuffed with sundried tomatoes, cilantro, cheese, garlic, onion, and Kim’s other secret ingredients on a multigrain bun with dijon, banana peppers, lettuce and tomato
• Ice cream from the nearby hamlet

Sunday’s dinner:

• Grilled deer steaks
• Apple chicken Spolumbo sausages with dijon and sauerkraut
• Roasted vegetables
• Filipino Tanduay rum and coke, lime wedges

Monday’s breakfast:

• More hand-ground pressed coffee
• Multigrain toast smeared with loads of melty brie (one of my pieces had black cherry jam to punctuate with sweetness)
• Sausages from the night before
• Eggs
• Hashbrowns made with the same burger mix from Sunday’s lunch

My mouth started to water when recalling the culinary delights we enjoyed during this trip. I don’t know if this is a diet-concious food diary entry, or if this is something I should be confessing to a priest in a box.