Meals

Each participant will prepare one meal and clean up after one meal. They may be the same meal, or they may be different. The registration form lets people state their preference and we satisfy most, but not all.     Breakfast and lunch are for everyone in their own house, but dinner is a more social event, and folks may go to other houses to meet other people and sample other cuisine. Meals - especially dinners - have become a point of pride for some, producing some awesome meals.     Saturday breakfast through Monday lunch are provided.     Friday is a travel day, so dinner is not provided. However, so no-one starves, there will be something available at one of the houses the whole evening for a hearty snacking.     Monday breakfast and lunch are leftovers from previous meals. Usually there's plenty, but breakfast and lunch preparers might want to make sure by bringing a little extra.

Meal Preparation:

    Quantities sufficient to feed the entire house should be provided. Note that there is a large Food Lion not too far down the road. The only downsides to purchasing food there are that it eats up vacation time, is crowded at times, and doesn't have exotic foods. Note that the snacks & supplies person will bring beverages for general drinking, but drinks that are specific to a meal, like OJ and portable drinks, should be brought by the one preparing the meal.

Breakfast:    Since people get up at different times - especially when some folks are heading out to the slopes - it's easiest if this is something people can prepare on their own. It's also important to make it balanced. It's a very good idea to co-ordinate with the person making breakfast on the other day, to avoid bringing too much of common ingredients (sugar, butter). A sample menu ends this page.

Lunch:    Since many people will be out & about around lunch time, this needs to be portable and available in the morning. It's a very good idea to co-ordinate with the person making lunch on the other day, to avoid bringing too much of common ingredients (sugar, butter). A sample menu ends this page.

Dinner Lead:    This person plans the menu for dinner and leads the cooking of it. Each dinner will have at least one helper, and there's usually more. Dinner preparers usually go all out, with excellent food! Since folks can swap around houses for dinners, one of the den parents volunteers to be "Food Czar," and helps organize this. Part of that is making sure that everyone can find something that they can eat, even with any allergies.

Dinner Help:    Dinner Helpers need to contact the Dinner Lead early to find out when to show up, ready to chop, stir, test, press, measure, slice, arrange, drain, ... and usually more.

Snacks & Supplies:    This person brings common supplies, including: a box of 13-gallon trashbags (at least 10 bags), 2 4-roll packs TP, 2 rolls paper towels, 6 2-liter bottles soda (caffeine, no caffeine, and diet), 50 or so napkins, a couple of cups of laundry detergent and dish washer (machine) detergent. Snackies, especially healthy, are also good and will get you in good with your housemates, but aren’t necessary.

Cleanup:

    Each person also cleans up a meal. There are dishwashers in all the houses, so this isn't usually a big deal, but here's some guidance:

Breakfast:    This also includes cleaning up after folks who pack their lunch during breakfast because they'll be out all day. This is best for late risers.

Lunch:    This includes cleaning up after folks who have their lunch in-house at lunch time and after any cooking the lunch prep' may do, but not after folks who prepare their lunches during breakfast. Contact the lunch prep' person to see if they need to do any cooking, and work out a time - it may be lunchtime, or it may be in the morning, so folks who are heading out can have some. When you finish after lunch, you may want to post a sign saying so, and reminding people to clean up after themselves so dinner prep' has a clean kitchen. This is best for folks who are staying in the houses during the day.

Dinner:    Folks assigned to dinner cleanup should probably have dinner in their house, although it's possible to return (quickly) from another house's dinner to do cleanup. This is best for folks who are going out during the day, like skiers.

Sample Menus:

Sample Breakfast for 12-15 people:

Feel free to be creative, remember it’s best that it’s do it yourself and easy.

• Drinks: (bring all)
  • Coffee (decaf can be the instant bags, sugar and sweet n low or Splenda)
  • ½ gallon skim milk
  • ½ gallon soy milk
  • 1 gallon juice (can be frozen, and different kinds)
  
  
• Protein: (can select from list)
  • 1 and a 1/2 dozen eggs, half hard boiled if you have time
    • cheese for the eggs, if they make omelets ½ - 1 pound
  • bacon or sausage (soy is a nice addition)
  
  
• Starch: (can select from list)
  • 2- loaves of bread, at least one whole wheat (check with your house before the trip to know what people eat).
    • couple of sticks of butter
    • jelly
  • 2-3 boxes cereal at least one low sugar high fiber
  • instant oatmeal
  • some other ideas
    • frozen waffles and syrup
    • English muffins
    • Blueberry muffins
  
  
• Fruit: (can select from list)
  • bunch of bananas
  • 4 or 5 apples or pears
  • 4 or 5 oranges

Sample Lunch for 12-15 people:

Remember you’ll have people that want to take lunch with them, so think portable: sandwiches. There may also be some people hanging around the house. If you want to get fancy, you can make something hot for them, too, but sandwiches suffice.

• Stuff to make sandwiches
  • 2- 3 loaves of bread or sub rolls, enough for 2 sandwiches per person
  • protein source for the sandwiches: cold cuts, tuna, egg salad, hummus or peanut butter
  • 1 head lettuce (please not iceberg)
  • 2 - 4 tomatoes
  • mayo, mustard
  • kosher dill pickles :-)
  • jelly or bananas to go with the peanut butter
  • if you want to get fancy, cucumber, roasted red peppers or zucchini
  
  
• Sandwich baggies and brown paper lunch bags
• fresh fruit
• a few boxes of cookies or some other dessert
• drinks that are portable (juice boxes, soda cans or small bottles, gatoraid)
• fresh veggie sticks
• dip or hummus

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