Camping Prep July 11 & 12

As we were heading back out camping again on Sunday I had a lot of things to prepare before we left. I headed down to the market and bought some apples, chicken breasts, smoked pork chops, and carrots. We headed over to a trailer place and I found a jack to fix the trailer. I still have a problem with the lights and they said they could get me a unit for $140 but they would have to bring it in from Montreal. I came back and made a new BBQ Sauce. This one turn out much better, the basic recipe was

2 garlic scapes, diced

1 small onion, diced

1 cup of red wine

¼ cup of cider vinegar

¼ cup of honey

½ cup of ketchup (see ketchup recipe from an earlier blog)

1 tbls oil

 

Heat the oil and add the garlic and onion. When the onion is translucent, add the wine, vinegar and honey. Boil until reduced by about half. Remove from heat and add the ketchup. Puree the sauce.

That evening we dine on Smoked pork chops, sweet potatoes and a salad.

The next morning we got up I had a lot to do. I had not had a chance to fix the trailer and was concerned about the turn signal on the trailer which was still not working. I headed to Canadian tire and found a controller that I needed for $64 and they had it on the shelf. It was for a jeep (which I don't have) but it was a kit and I only needed the control. I started a dough (French, which I made into baguettes) and once it was done started a bread. I headed out to work on the car/trailer. The jack was really quick but putting in the controller proved to be quite difficult. I did manage o finish the trailer before the bread was done. We finally got under way; it was late afternoon, good thing that we were only headed to Bronte Creek in Oakville.

We arrive and set up the trailer. We had streak, baked potatoes and salad. We sat out that evening and enjoyed a camp fire. Unlike most people we take the fake fire logs. They wind up being cheaper that wood, are easier to light and are better for the environment.