Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
National S'mores Day
Campers and Staff from Courage North set out to roast the perfect marshmellow. Another great reason to celebrate... August 10th is National S'mores Day. In case you need some reminders on how to make a s'more, we have provided a recipe below
Classic S'Mores
(1) Place Hershey bars on graham crackers.
(2) Toast marshmallows.
(3) Place toasted marshmallows on Hershey bars to melt chocolate.
Indoor S'mores (for those of you without access to a real campfire)
12 graham cracker squares
3 Cups milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons peanut butter
3 cups miniature marshmallows
1. Spray 13x9 inch pan with cooking spray
2. Put the graham crackers a plastic zip lock bag. Seal bag closed. squeeze the
bag until crackers are broken into small pieces about the size of postage
stamp.
3. Put the chocolate chips and peanut butter in the saucepan. Cook over low
heat, stirring all the time with wooden spoon, until chocolate chips are
melted. Take saucepan off hot burner. Stir in the graham cracker pieces and
the marshmallows.
4. Spread the marshmallow mixture in the sprayed pan, using back of wooden
spoon. Put pan of bars in the refrigerator for about 1 hour or until firm. Cut
the pan of bars into 8 rows by 6 rows, using a sharp knife. Wrap any leftover
bars in plastic wrap and store in refrigerator.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
A New Campfire Favorite
If you are looking for a new recipe to try over the campfire this summer you might want to consider making Key Lime Pie. Anna, a lifeguard at Camp Courage shared this recipe with us and we love it!
Anna's Campfire Key Lime Pie
Ingredients:
1 can condensed milk
1 stick of butter
1 package Graham cracker crumbs
1 bottle of lime juice
1 package cream cheese (optional)
Tools:
1 spoon (metal)
frying pan
pie pan
Directions:
Melt butter into pan and crush Graham crackers to form a pie crust. Next mix lime juice, condensed milk and cream cheese and bring to a simmer while stirring over heat. Once the mixture forms into pudding like consistency pour over the pie crust and enjoy.
Anna's Campfire Key Lime Pie
Ingredients:
1 can condensed milk
1 stick of butter
1 package Graham cracker crumbs
1 bottle of lime juice
1 package cream cheese (optional)
Tools:
1 spoon (metal)
frying pan
pie pan
Directions:
Melt butter into pan and crush Graham crackers to form a pie crust. Next mix lime juice, condensed milk and cream cheese and bring to a simmer while stirring over heat. Once the mixture forms into pudding like consistency pour over the pie crust and enjoy.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
A Few Good Volunteers Needed
We are looking for a few great alumni who might be interested in helping us out in a few different positions or projects:
Radio Camp:We are in need of a few male counselors to assist with this program at Courage North August 16-23, 2009. Transportation from the metro area is available.
Family Camp: An additional lifeguard or two is needed to work on waterfront at Camp Courage August 14-17, 2009
Special Projects: We have a variety of end of the season inventory, cleaning, and reorganizing projects at Camp Courage. Time commitment can be flexible to meet your needs
If you are interested and available please contact Mimi at 320-963-4111 or mimi.fogarty@couragecenter.org
Radio Camp:We are in need of a few male counselors to assist with this program at Courage North August 16-23, 2009. Transportation from the metro area is available.
Family Camp: An additional lifeguard or two is needed to work on waterfront at Camp Courage August 14-17, 2009
Special Projects: We have a variety of end of the season inventory, cleaning, and reorganizing projects at Camp Courage. Time commitment can be flexible to meet your needs
If you are interested and available please contact Mimi at 320-963-4111 or mimi.fogarty@couragecenter.org
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