Sunday, August 4, 2013


Monday Menu Tri-Tip, Salad, Beans, Bread and Corn
 
Recipes:
 
Tri-tip:

Rub

coarse salt

large grind black pepper

oregano

On whole tri-tip

Quench:

equal parts teriyaki sauce and Italian dressing enough to completely cover the roast.

Rub the rub into the tritip and barbeque over coals or wood fire until internal temp. is 140 degrees.  Combine teriyaki and dressing.  Put cooked tritip in quench for a minute or less.  Remove, wrap in foil.  Let sit  in ice chest to finish cooking center.
slice to the thickness you desire. Tri-tip can either be peeled or include the fat layer. If peeled, make sure you turn often to avoid burning the outside layer.

 

Ranch Beans

 4 - 14 oz cans  beans (black, kidney, garbanzo, Pinto)

1 14 oz can of chopped tomatoes

  1 4oz can of diced green chiles

2 tb dried onions

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp cumin

2 tb chili powder

Pinch of oregano

Mix in pot and heat through (20 min.). Use your choice of beans. Adjust the spices to make it more or less spicy.

Serves 6 +

Brenda Livengood
 
 
Garlic Bread
Enough sour dough bread for your group
Butter - appx 1 cube/loaf
Garlic - 1 clove per cube
Put butter and garlic in a pan to heat over the fire
melt butter and continue heating till the garlic starts roasting in the butter
Slice bread the long way and Grill the bread on the grill till golden brown
Dip bread in the garlic butter and wrap in foil until it is time to serve.
slice in chunks and serve with beans and tritip
 
Corn
Large pot of water
Lots of sea salt
boil till tender and properly cooked.
Serve
 
 
 

 

Sunday Night Menu with Recipes:  Roasted pork loin, Turkey breast and Salmon, Roasted red potatoes and Salad.



Roasted Pork Loin
1 pork loin (up to 10 lbs depending on the crowd)
Several cloves of Garlic
Coarse sea salt
Large grind pepper
Fresh Rosemary
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Poke holes in loin with sharp knife
Lightly salt and pepper the loin
Crush garlic with press and spread on loin
Chop rosemary and press some garlic and rosemary into the holes
Put pork fat side down in roasting pan (13x9x2) in oven and bake for 30 minutes
Roll over and cook till the thermometer reads 145 degrees
Pull out and wrap in foil and let rest for 10-15 minutes
Slice and serve.
turkey Breast - (Costco marinated turkey) - Put in Oven and cook

Salmon A little lemon pepper and Teriyaki

Roasted Red Potatoes:

5 lbs. small red potatoes

Olive oil

Italian seasoning

Garlic salt

Pour about 1/3 cup olive on cookie sheet. Liberally sprinkle the spices and garlic salt on oil.  Place potatoes cut side down on the cookie sheet.  Bake at 400 until crispy on bottom side.
Salad with romaine & spring mix (Costco) + tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots

More pictures from Sprague Lake:
Greg, Mariah, Hannah & Claire

The whole crew


Darsie, Abbey and Ryan

Friday, August 2, 2013

Anybody up for some watermelon wrastling?

First day hike to Sprague lake:



Sprague Lake