Group/Community Meals Lake Powell Trip 2013

[OneBlade]

I signed up for helping organize group meals.  We met at the SCF and there appeared to be a desire to some community meals as 3-4 people said they'd supply the main dish.  These group meals will be really open to anyone attending the Lake Powell trip regardless if you are staying in the family units or camping.  However, if you do attend, I will be asking you bring a small side or desert or contribute a donation to the main dish supplier.  Once everyone signs up and we see who's bringing what on these meals, we'll have a better idea on how much you'll need to bring.  We don't need so much we have wasted food or leftovers, but want to make it sufficient for the 15 or so folks going on this trip. The final count of people will be known at least 1 week before departure.  Group meals will have a set start time so those attending know when to show up.  Those preparing the meal will need to get off the lake earlier.  Those bringing sides should be on time or before.  Not sure what time is best but not too early and not too late.  Please advise on good time for these meals.

Note: you are on your own for breakfast and lunch meals. Once assignments to each family unit are set, you can coordinate those meals with the others in your unit or boat for that.

This initial post is to first confirm what the main group meals are and what days.  From there, I'll ask people to sign up for a side or desert on those meals.

Group Meal #1: Wadefisherman, you mentioned bringing a turkey to smoke or possibly fry.  You mentioned a pork loin or some other slab of meat.  Let me know which/what you wanted to make as the main dish.  We'd like to have this earlier in week as he wants any leftovers for sandwiches/lunch the rest of the week.  Only bad part of too early is that someone has to stay back to put coals in the smoker and not sure anyone will want to do that too early in the trip.  Frying may be easier?

Group Meal #2: I think The Merlot Kid/Freshwater mentioned bringing ham, correct?  Seems like this could be early as well so they can have leftovers for lunch rest of the week.

Group Meal #3: Fish fry. 

Group Meal #4: Spaghetti.  WallyG is unconfirmed, but he mentioned he could bring this for the group.  I'll put it on the schedule but if he drops out, someone else can pick it up or we just won't have this as a group meal.

So again, just initially let's confirm the main meals and then I'll continue discussion to sign up for sides/deserts.  I'll also confirm plates, cups, silverware, etc.  These meals and probably a lot of them may just be that much easier using disposable stuff.

Proposed schedule - open to move around:

Saturday, April 27 -- Arrival day.  Each unit on your own.
Sunday, April 28 -- Ham (TheMerlotKid/Freshwater)
Monday, April 29 --
Tuesday, April 30 -- Turkey/Other (Wadefisherman)
Wednesday, May 1 --  Spaghetti (WallyG)
Thursday, May 2 --
Friday, May 3 -- Fish fry
Saturday, May 4 -- Departure day.  Each unit on your own.

[freshwater]

  Matt it would probably be better to move us to monday as we don't know what time we'll get there and get set up as we'll be coming in on Sunday.

[cousinlll]

If Wally is unable to go, I'll pick up his day with a pasta dish that I made last year - Cavatini.  One batch feed 7-8 last year & is easy to make a double batch.  I pre-make & freeze the sauce here & then all I have to do reheat the sauce, cook the noodles & bake.  A truck load of garlic bread w/ maybe a side salad and you'll sleep like a baby that night!!

Words of advice:

• Yes, each trailer does have a somewhat stocked kitchen w/ cooking utensils & pot/pans.  But I wouldn't count on it & bring everything I need to cook that particular meal with me.
• I would suggest we buy a gross of the large Chinet brand dinner platter paper plates.  It'll be a whole lot easeier to use - plus your food per plate ratio will be bettter! 

• Choose meals & side dishes that you can pre-make as much as you can at home

As for supper times, what happened last year was that the other boats would fish usually until just before dark, clean their fish just up from the ramp & make it to the trailer at dark.  So, not knowing the exact time dark is, I would suggest maybe bringing a lantern or two?  And one thought I had was to set out the food outside the cooks trailer on a small folding table or two?  I have a small one that I will bring.

[themerlotkid]

Matt, When we provide the ham we will also provide the whole dinner. Thanks!

[wadefisherman]

I might just bring a big pork shoulder and a brisket, slow cooked in the oven. Low maintance, pulled pork sandwiches...yum! I'll get Chris & Tom to bring the sides.

[OneBlade]

Updated group meal schedule:

Saturday, April 27 -- Arrival day.  Each unit on your own.
Sunday, April 28 --
Monday, April 29 -- Ham and all the sides (TheMerlotKid/Freshwater)
Tuesday, April 30 -- Pulled pork sandwiches (Wadefisherman) and the sides (Chris, Tom)
Wednesday, May 1 --  Spaghetti (WallyG) or Pasta dish (cousinlll).  Sides including lettuce salad, dressing, and garlic bread (mrokusek - all sides)
Thursday, May 2 --
Friday, May 3 -- Fish fry
Saturday, May 4 -- Departure day.  Each unit on your own.

Here's what we still need:
1) Sides for the fish fry
2) Large Chinet brand dinner paper plates
3) Sturdy plastic forks.  Might need a few plastic spoons and knives.  Napkins

Now check my time but I read that sunset time is 7:11pm at Lake Powell in late April.  Does that sound correct?  Is setting a dinner time of 7:15 or 7:30 ok?  Is that too late?  Too early?  Given we have 4 group meals, I'd like to make sure it's a time everyone will be o.k. typically getting there around that time.

[TRITOON]

Matt, good job on getting the schedule organized. Put us down to provide tacos and the trimmings on Thursday. Sounds like a pretty good week menu to me.

[OneBlade]

I'll always keep my last post the most up to date.  Updated group meal schedule:

Saturday, April 27 -- Arrival day.  Each unit on your own.
Sunday, April 28 --
Monday, April 29 -- Ham and all the sides (TheMerlotKid/Freshwater)
Tuesday, April 30 -- Pulled pork sandwiches (Wadefisherman) and the sides (Chris, Tom)
Wednesday, May 1 --  Spaghetti (WallyG) or Pasta dish (cousinlll).  Sides including lettuce salad, dressing, and garlic bread (mrokusek - all sides)
Thursday, May 2 -- Tacos (Tritoon)
Friday, May 3 -- Fish fry
Saturday, May 4 -- Departure day.  Each unit on your own.

Here's what we still need:
1) Sides for the fish fry
2) Large Chinet brand dinner paper plates
3) Sturdy plastic forks.  Might need a few plastic spoons and knives.  Napkins

Now check my time but I read that sunset time is 7:11pm at Lake Powell in late April.  Does that sound correct?  Is setting a dinner time of 7:15 or 7:30 ok?  Is that too late?  Too early?  Given we have 4 group meals, I'd like to make sure it's a time everyone will be o.k. typically getting there around that time.

[menrats]

im in for sun pm. since im camping id like to get rid of the bulk of a large dinner. thinkin gyros or burgers and chicken and corn on the cob.

[menrats]

street corn with lime salt and grilled in the husk. oowee.