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K O A-MASH June 21-24, 1996

WELCOME TO 4077 MASH.  Bivouac in the mountains -Quaking Aspen in Sequoia National Forest.  Our group site is in a beautiful stand of pines located on a large meadow by the Tule River at 7000 ft elevation with plenty of room for everyone. Hot showers via motor pool to the bath house. The food will be good (as good as the army can do) and the company will be the best. Our unit consisted of 6 officers and 58 troops.

*= recipe on the blog

Friday Dinner    

Cheese & Crackers
Pate – baguette
*Dukkah – baguette
Steak – herb seasoning
*Traditional Salad Bar
*Mud Slides, cookies
Coffee, Tea, Milk, Cappuccino, whipped cream, brandy

Saturday Brunch

Orange Juice
Champagne
Strawberries
Cereal

*Puff Pastry Braid
*Coffee Cake
*SOS
Spam – slice and fry
*Scherman Roll Ups
Bagels/Lox/Cream Cheese

Saturday Dinner    

*Martinis/Long Island Iced Tea/Assorted Drinks
*Spring Rolls
*Shrimp/Lettuce
*Korean Beef Tartar
*Korean Beef Skewers
Kimchi
*Classic Meat Loaf Like My Mother Used to Make
Ham- *Mustard Sauce, *Raisin Wine Sauce
*Simply Shrimp – TMI
Mashed Potatoes/Gravy box/package
*Sweet Potatoes Grand Marnier
*Mac/Cheese (Not really – it’s Fettuccine Alfredo)
Lima Beans – really, it’s the Army!
Green Beans – frozen
Peaches- canned, of coarse
*Meyerhof’s Vegetables
*Korean Lettuce Salad
Hawaiian Bread Rolls
Chocolate Cups- *Lemon, *Chocolate,*Strawberry,*Coconut

Coffee, Tea, Milk, Cappuccino, whipped cream, brandy

Sunday Brunch

*Bloody Marys
*Screwdrivers

*Orange Polka Dot Coffee Cake
*Omelette Bar
*Biscuits

Coffee, Tea, Milk, Coco, Whipped Cream

Sunday Dinner

*Iced Tea Tasting Bar

*Pesto Cheese
*Brie – see Brie Basics
*Creamy Chevre
*Artichoke Nibbles
*Roasted Potatoes
*Margie’s Marinated Lag of Lamb
*Caesar Salad by Jack
*Caprese Salad
*Classic Ambrosia
*Wrap And Roll-Filo
*Honey Cinnamon Filo Roll-ups
*Chocolate-dipped Phyllo Rolls
*Date and Walnut Phyllo Rolls

Coffee, Tea, Milk, Cappuccino, whipped cream, brandy

Monday Brunch

Orange Juice
Fruit – leftover, melon
Cereal

Muffins – box mix
*Eggs Lawrence

Coffee, Tea, Milk, Coco, whipped cream

 

We’re movin’ the trailers to the mountains – Quaking Aspen in Sequoia National Forest.  Our pad sits in a right purdy stand of pines next to a sweet little meadow by the Tule River (No fishin’ though ’cus there ain’t much river.)  Plenty of room for everyone (‘cept cousin Billie Bob – you know how he likes loooots of space.)  Hot showers at the bath house.  The food will be good (as good as Sarah Jane and her crew can do) and the company will be down home.  No tellin; what the skeeters are going to be like so bring your fly swatter.
Saturday we will be celebrating’ Gramma Laycine Deat’s 100th birthday so bring her somethin’ nice.  She already has Elvis on velvet.
The park had 65 folks in 39 trailers (or tents).

Friday Dinner

*Long Island Iced Tea
Beer
Wine

Cheese & Crackers
Pate
*Crab Pizza
*Margie’s Salmon Dip
*Traditional Salad Bar
Baked Potatoes – bake at home, bring in an ice chest
*Quick Chili
Bread
*Mud Slides
Cookies
Milk, Coffee, Tea, *Cappuccino, Brandy

Saturday Brunch

Champagne
Strawberries

Assorted Cereal
Assorted Juice

*Puff Pastry Braid
*Rack of Spam
*Post Grape Nuts Lorraine
*Way Out There Grits
Bagels/Lox/Cream Cheese
Milk Coffee, Cocoa, Whipped Cream, Marshmallows

Draw for FJS teams (Some call it “Favorite Jello Salad, some F**kin’ Jello Salad)

Saturday Dinner

Sippin’ Al Bob’s Wine Tastin’ – Wine In A Brown Paper Bag
Bourbon And Branch Water
*Lyndia Lu’s Trailer Trash Dip

*Everybody’s (Lipton) Onion Chip And Dip
*Billie Ronda’s Famous Bourbon Franks (Happy Dogs)
*Goo Francice Jan’s
*Margie Lu’s Garlic Stuff
*Mt Nebo Mock Lobster
*Uncle Bubba’s Barbecue Ribs
*Aunt Bertha’s Bbq Chicken
Deep Fried Turkey Canceled Due To The American Heart Association Objections
Kraft Dinner
*KOA BBQ Beans
Corn

FJS (F***in’ Jell-O Salad according to the majority)
*Momma’s Favorite
*Iris Salad
*Crimson Tide Cherry Salad
*Molded Strawberry Salad
*Jimmy’s Beet/Pineapple Salad
*Quick Tomato Aspic
*Rum Pineapple Delight

Corn Bread – box mix, butter, honey

*Big Molly’s Peach Cobbler (Cobbler with Cake Mix)
*Brown Bears in the Apple Orchard  (Same as above)
Milk, Coffee, Tea, *Cappuccino, Brandy

Sunday Brunch      

*Screw Drivers
*Bloody Mary’s
Cranberry Juice
Vodka

Assorted Cereal
Assorted Juice
Muffins – Box mix
*Omelet Bar
*Biscuits
Cantaloupe, Pineapple
Milk Coffee, Cocoa, Whipped Cream, Marshmallows

Dinner

Wine
*Margaritas
Mexican Beer

*Quesadillas
*Layered Fiesta Dip
*Marinated Shrimp
Strips/Salsa
*Gazpacho by Margie
Kabobs-Beef – *Tequila Marinade
Kabobs – Chicken – *Citrus Pepper Marinade
*Chili And Cheese Rice
*Caesar Salad by Jack
Tortillas
*Cheater Fondue – Chocolate or Caramel

Monday Brunch      

What ever is left: Cereal, Juice, Dessert, Cookies

*Apple Coffee Cake
*French Toast a la Dave
Sausage
Milk Coffee, Cocoa, Whipped Cream, Marshmallows

 

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.

 

 

 

The millennium is coming!  Once again beautiful Lake Casitas is the site for Y2KOA99.  Located in the Ojai Valley between Santa Barbara and Ventura.   Lake Casitas Recreational Area has 32 miles of shoreline and 6,200 acres of oak trees and rolling hills. The lake has great fishing but no swimming or water skiing.

The same great secluded lake view group camp site will be our home. Rustic vault facilities and coin operated hot showers prepare you for whatever doesn’t work Jan 1. The food will address the challenges of unplanned circumstances. The company will of course be that idiosyncratic mix of people we have all come to expect. 

*= recipe is on the blog

Friday Dinner       

*Long Island Iced Tea
Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks
*Hobbit Appetizer – Ham/Diced Chiles
*Spinach Dip
Assort Cheeses – Hot Brie/almonds, butter, Blue, Smoked Gouda, Crackers
Pate – Dijon Mustard, Cabochons, Baguette
*Traditional Salad Bar
*New York Steak – Cook-Your-Own/Olive Oil Garlic Salt, Mustard, teak Seasoning, Assorted Marinades
*Grilled Chicken Breast
*Mud Slides
Brownies – Box Mix
Milk, Coffee, Tea, Cappuccino, Whipped Cream, Brandy

Saturday Brunch

Juice (Vodka if you wish), Cereal, Yogurt, Granola

Strawberries
*Puff Pastry Braid
*Eggs Benedict – Sort Of
Bagels, Cream Cheese, Smoked Salmon, Red Onion, Capers, Butter, Jelly
Milk, Coffee, Cocoa, Tea, Whipped Cream

Early Dinner – Children’s Menu
Hamburgers, Buns, Mustard, Catsup, Cheese, Potato Chips

Saturday Dinner – New Year’s Eve Party
*Open Bar
Beer, Wine, Soft Drinks

New Year’s Buffet

*Filo Triangles
*Gazpacho by Margie – Sour Cream
*Grilled Vegetables – Zucchini, Asparagus, Red Peppers, Yellow Pepper, Egg Plant, Yellow Squash, Mushrooms, Green Onion, Olive Oil, Seasonings
*Pasta Bar – Shrimp, Meatballs
*Bones -Never Fail, Never Burn Spareribs & Corn on the Cob
*Beef Wellington Sticks
*Artichoke/ *Easy Aioli/*Green Goddess Dressing
*Pizza – Pre-made crust, Chicken, Pepperoni
*Chicken Kabobs – *Peanut Sauce, *Honey Mustard Sauce
*Poached Salmon (make at home and freeze)
Tossed Salad – Leftovers from the Salad Bar

*Dessert Fondue – Pound Cake, Strawberries, Kiwis, Pears, Bananas, Oranges, Apricots
Coffee – Colored Sugar, Cinnamon Sticks, Chocolate Chips, Coarse Brown Sugar,
Brandy, Amoretti, Kahlua, Grand Mariner

Mid Night – Champagne, Non-Alcohol Champagne

Sunday Brunch

Assorted Juices, Cereals, Yogurt
Cantaloupe

*Cherry/Pear Upside-Down
*Omelet
*Bacon Cheddar Breakfast Biscuits
Milk, Coffee, Tea, Cocoa

Early Dinner for the kids
Bagel Bites

Sunday Dinner   

*Mai Tais|, Wine, Beer, Soft Drinks
*Rumaki Another Way
*Vegetable Tempura, Mushrooms, Green Beans Parsley, Yams, Asparagus, Green Peppers, Carrots, Snow Peas, Onion, Broccoli, *Tempura Dipping Sauce – Kitchen Cupboard Version
Pot Stickers – purchase *Duck Sauce
*Easy Pork Roast
Chicken Tenders with *Sweet/Sour Sauce
Rice – Instant
*Sumi Salad

Fruit – Pineapple, Kiwi, Grapes, Oranges, Cantaloupe, Honeydew
Fortune Cookies, Almond Cookies
Coffee, Milk, Tea, Cappuccino, Whipped Cream, Brandy

Monday Brunch  

Juice, Cereal, any leftover cake, cookies, etc,
*Bloody Marys
Muffins -Box Mix, Butter
*Scherman Rollups
*Chili Egg Puff
Fruit Compote

Cocoa, Coffee, Milk

The Pirates of KOA-2000 will land on the shore of beautiful lake San Antonio Friday, June 23rd.  Located 26 miles north of Paso Robles this premier fresh water recreation area with five thousand surface acres of water and sixty miles of shoreline offers fishing, hiking, swimming, boating, and water skiing.  75 pirates attacked the campsite.

*= The Menu Is On The Blog

Friday Dinner

Wine, Beer, Soft Drinks
Assort Cheeses – Blue, Smoked Gouda, Tillamook Cheddar, Swiss – Crackers
Pate, Mustard, Cornichons, French Bread – purchased
*Crab Pizza, Crackers
*Traditional Salad Bar
BBQ Chicken -purchase sauce
BBQ Kielbasa
French Bread, Butter
*Mud Slides
Cookies, Brownies
Milk, Coffee, Tea, Cappuccino, Whipped Cream, Brandy

Early Dinner for Children

Hot Dogs, Buns, Relish, Cheese

Saturday Brunch

Champagne/Non Alcoholic
Juice, Cereal,  Yogurt, Granola
Strawberries
Bagels/Lox, Cream Cheese, Capers, Red Onion
*Omelet Bar
*Hash Brown Potatoes – Purchase
Coffee, Milk, Tea, Cocoa

Saturday Dinner – Attack New Orleans

*Rum Bar
Wine, Soft Drinks

Meat Balls, Sauce – purchase
*Keshy Yena  (Caribbean baked scallops and cheese)
*Easy Aioli with Veggies – Artichoke, Green Beans, Gerry Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Zucchini, Carrots
*Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
Rice – Instant – too easy
*Spinach Salad A La Rive Gauche
*Ambrosia, Sort of
*Fried Okra
Lima Beans Southern Style (Could not find the recipe – beans, parsley, lemon, eggs.  Who care, no one likes them anyway!)
Cornbread – Mix
*Chocolate Pecan Pie
*Bananas Foster
*Cafe Brulot

Milk, Coffee, Tea, Cappuccino, Brandy

Early Dinner for Children

Chicken Nuggets

Sunday Brunch 

*Strawberry Banana Smoothies – with or without rum
Pineapple, Kiwi, Juice, Cereal, etc.
*Puff Pastry Braid
*Broccoli Brunch Strata

Sunday Dinner

*Open Bar, Wine
*Hobbit Appetizer – Diced Beef Stick
*Teddy’s Brie – Caviar, Green Onion, Black Pepper, Parsley, Sun Dried Tomato, Red Pepper
*Mary Kay’s Good Thing
*Chopped Caprese Salad
*Caesar Salad
*Sumi Salad
Kabobs  – Lamb/Fish/Chicken Tenders
*Frozen Bread Dough Focaccia
*Roasted Potatoes and Onions -use small red potatoes cut in half
*Clafouti

Coffee and all the rest

Early Dinner for Children

Bagel Bites

Monday Brunch   

*Aunt Agatha

Whatever is left – Juice, Cereal, etc.
*Sticky Buns
*Pancakes, Syrup, Strawberries, Peaches
Sausage
Fruit Compote

Coffee, Milk

 

How would you like to enjoy the most interesting classes at America’s best universities…Without homework and without paying thousands in tuition?  The International Herald Tribune: “if you always wanted to attend Harvard., Yale  or Princeton…KOA university offers Ivy League entry without the tedious application  process, the astronomical fees, the undesired  required courses or the pressure of final exams.”  No excuse to miss class as we return  to the lake San Antonio campus of KOA University.  Non credit classes in relaxation, gourmet eating, wine tasting, fishing, hiking,  swimming, boating, and water skiing. We will have a “Water Ski for Charity event – get your pledge sheets at the Planning Meeting or Friday Night. Sign up now for the Keg Party Friday night at the Oasis. Cheer Leader Tryouts are Saturday at 10:30 or so (you know how long it takes to get ready!)  There will be Eating Disorder counseling Monday afternoon at the Ks.  Enrollment – 42.

*= Recipe is on the Blog

Friday Dinner

Beer/Wine
Pretzels
Peanuts in shell
Popcorn
Chip and *Sour Cream/Onion Sou[ Dip
Strips and Salsa
*Happy Dogs
*Crab Pizza
*Traditional Salad Bar
*Pizza – chicken/vegetarian/pepperoni/sausage/white
*Mud  Slides
Alice B Toklas Brownies (Sorry, controlled recipe)
Milk
Coffee
Tea
*Cappuccino
Whipped Cream
Brandy

Saturday Brunch

Juice
Cereal
Yogurt
Champagne

*Puff Pastry Braid
Strawberries
Bagels, Cream Cheese, Lox, Red Onion, Capers, Butter, Jam
*Hash Brown Casserole, Salsa, Sour Cream
Milk, Coffee

Saturday Dinner

*Open bar
Meatballs/Roasted Garlic Sauce – Purchase
*Pesto Cheese, French bread
Ribs – BBQ sauce – purchase
*Baked Brie Salsa Verde Nachos, Chips
*Foil Dinners
*Fake Quattro Formaggi Sauce
*Broccoli Salad
Bread – frozen bread dough baked in individual loves
*Trifle – Fruit
*Trifle – Chocolate

Milk, Coffee, Tea

Sunday Brunch        

Juice
Cereal
Fruit

*Peach kuchen
*Omelette Bar
*Scherman Roll-Ups

Milk, Coffee, Coco

Sunday Dinner

*Major Bailey’s Cocktails
*Hobbit Appetizer – 1/2 Pepperoni & 1/2 Kielbasa
*Green Chili Wantons with *Tomato Cilantro Sauce
*Sun-downer Shrimp Dip with Triskit Crackers
*Sunset Salad
*Easy Pork Loin  (and/or chicken)
*Grilled Vegetables
*Bread Sticks
*Wrap and Roll Filo

Milk, Coffee, Wine, Tea

Monday Brunch   

*Aunt Agatha’s
Cereal
juice

*Sticky Buns
*Pan Purdue
Sausage
Fruit Compote – whatever is left

Milk, Coffee, Coco, Tea