KOA 1998 Martha Stewart at the Lake

Lovely Lake Casitas is the site for KOA 98. It is conveniently located between Santa Barbara and Ventura nestled between the sandy beaches of the coast and spectacular mountains towering over the Ojai Valley.  Lake Casitas has 32 miles of shoreline and 6,200 acres of oak trees and rolling hills.  The lake is filled with trout, bass, catfish, crappie and sunfish – fishing is allowed, but no swimming or skiing.

The secluded lake view group camp site will be our home. Rustic vault facilities and coin operated hot showers enhance the wilderness experience. The food will be up to Martha’s exacting standards of bountiful portions and extravagant presentation. The company will of course be that idiosyncratic mix of people we have all come to expect. Martha entertained 66 guests for dinner Saturday night.

*= The Recipe Is On The Blog

Early Dinner – Children’s Menu

Hot dogs, buns, mustard, cheese

Friday Dinner

Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks

*Happy Dogs
*Warm Brie – butter, almonds, in a Dutch oven, crackers
*Grilled Pizza – Quick and Easy – Yellow/green peppers, onions, tomatoes, pepperoni etc.
*Traditional Salad Bar
*Grilled Sirloin
*Frozen Bread Dough Focaccia
*Mud Slides
Cookies

Milk, coffee, tea, *cappuccino, whipped cream, brandy

Saturday Brunch    

*Mimosas
Non-Alcoholic Mimosas
Assorted Juices

Strawberries
Assorted Cereal
Granola
Yogurt

*Peach Sticky Buns
*Omelet Bar
*Scherman McMuffins

Milk, Coffee, Cocoa, Tea

Saturday – Martha Stewart’s Fabulous, Extravagant Six Course Banquet
(Notice there are finger bowl on the table!)

Cocktail Hour
*Open Bar
*Filo Triangles (add some finely diced cooked chicken)
*Curried Walnut
*Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes – Caviar Stuffed Tomatoes, Tartare Stuffed Tomatoes
*Fake Gravlax – *Mustard Sauce for Salmon
*Toast Hearts
*Endive Spoons with Lemon Herb Goat Cheese

Soup Course
*Two Tone Soup with *crème fraîche
Bread – purchase frozen or baked

Fish Course
Julia Child’s Salmon in White Wine *crème fraiche Moutarde de Meaux – purchase (fake it with Dijon)

Entree
Trio of Meats
*Roasted Beef Tenderloin with *Bearnaise Sauce (or packaged Hollandaise sauce with tarragon added)
*Margie’s Marinated Leg of Lamb with *Mint Aioli
*Easy Pork Roast with *Honey Mustard Sauce
*Garlic Parmesan Instant Mashed Potatoes
*Gulliver’s Baby Vegetables

Palate Cleanser
Sorbet (purchased, packed in dry ice)

Salad
*Asparagus and Mushroom Salad with *Creamy Parsley Dressing

Dessert
Birthday Cake – Give up! Box mix, frosting mix, cupcakes with sprinkles, candles.

After dinner:
Coffee with colored sugar, cinnamon sticks, tiny chocolate chips, coarse brown sugar, Swedish mints, licorice, whipped cream
Brandy, Kahlua, Bailey’s Irish Cream, Grand Mariner

Sun. Brunch 

Assorted juices (and vodka)
Assorted cereal, yogurt etc,

*Puff Pastry Braid
*Mexican French Toast – salsa and sour cream
Sausage
Cantaloupe

Milk, coffee, etc.

Sun. Dinner

Wine, beer
*Long Island Ice Tea

*Chicken Almond Puffs
*Artichoke Nibbles
*Gazpacho by Margie -*crème fraîche

Chicken – BBQ sauce – purchase
Kielbasa – BBQ sauce – purchase
*New Potato Salad
*Chopped Caprese
*Sour Dough Bread – purchase or *make from scratch

Fruit Cobbler – *Dutch Oven Campfire Cobbler or *Peach Dump Cake
*S’mores

Coffee, etc

Mon. Brunch    

Whatever cereal, juice, etc that is left  

*Puff Pastry Turnovers
Fruit Compote – all the leftover fruit
*Egg Souffle Casserole – salsa, sour cream

Milk, coffee etc.