What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than a camping trip. I was raised on camping but my childhood trips were much, much different from the ones I take today.
Today's camping trips include great meals, great friends, big campfires, and of course “camping juice” A.K.A wine or D.O.C. drink of choice.
We go with a huge group of good friends who have two requirements when choosing a campground, flush toilets and showers. I respect that. They have cooking stoves and all the camp stuff, we just show up with our tent, sleeping bags, flashlights, and "camping juice."
Our friends plan everything from theme food nights to blind wine tasting (we aren’t blind, the bottles are just covered up). We taste the wines and rate them. Each person puts in $10 and the person’s wine voted number one gets the kitty. You can only imagine how out of control this can get.
We also play a dice game called Left, Right, Center with dollar bills, honestly this group will bet on anything so we bring extra singles to play along.
This year's dinner theme is "Our Immigrant Heritage” with Thursday being Mexican, Friday Greek, and Saturday Italian. I’m a guest chef on Friday, Greek Night. I'm bringing a Peasant Salad with fresh herbs, a yummy Greek Salad, and a dessert.
It’s all about being together with good friends, sharing great food, sitting around a roaring campfire, and oh yeah nature too.
"Let freedom ring, let the wine dogs sing." Happy 4th and Bon Appetit.
1 comment:
I hope "C.P." didn't spend the entire weekend with erstwhile chocolate remainders!
Sounds like a fun trip...for those who camp (grin).
Jan
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