Eating at camp makes a longer trip like this one a lot more affordable. Since we knew we'd be away from camp at midday many days, we decided to budget for lunch to be eaten out each day of our trip. As it turned out, we only had three restaurant meals the entire time. In addition to meals, we had plenty of snacks on hand.
It's so unlike me, but I didn't take food pictures on this trip. You'll have to take my word that this is what we ate:
Wednesday a.m. - Homemade breakfast burritos at home.
Wednesday noon: We stopped at Daisy Delight in Jefferson City, MO. Originally opened in the 50s, it's a good old-fashioned burger and ice cream joint. I would imagine the once had carhop service, but now they have a spacious, clean dining room where we enjoyed our sandwiches. Kat, being the birthday girl, also enjoyed a very large ice cream cone.
Wednesday p.m.: Store-bought pulled pork barbecue on
buns, potato salad I made at home, and some chips and dip. Also, 3-2-1 Cupcakes for Kat's birthday.
Thursday a.m.: Waffles (storebought, frozen), bacon, fried eggs.
Thursday noon: Sandwiches and fries and Baylee Joe's Barbecue in Ironton, MO.
Thursday p.m.: Because we were away well into the evening, we stopped and bought Kat a half sub sandwich. Shane and I waited and had snacks back at camp.
Friday a.m.: Waffles, bacon, fried eggs.
Friday noon: Grilled hot dogs on buns, chips and dips, lettuce salad, hummus
Friday p.m.: Grilled pork chops, macaroni and cheese (yes, the boxed kind), green beans
Saturday a.m.: Breakfast casserole, hash browns
Saturday noon: Grilled hot dogs on buns, chips and dips, lettuce salad, hummus
Saturday p.m.: Grilled steaks, cowboy potatoes, corn on the cob
Sunday a.m.: Waffles, hash browns
Sunday noon: Snacks/miscellaneous
Sunday p.m:. Used up leftovers that were in the fridge, and still had some to take home with us
Monday a.m. - Kat had the last waffle; Shane and I had coffee, but skipped breakfast.
Monday noon: - On advice of the Osage Bluff Quilter, we stopped at Steve's Family-Style Restaurant just outside of Jefferson City, MO in Lohman, MO. This was THE meal of the entire trip! The homestyle fried chicken, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, slaw and rolls were absolutely delicious. And the meal stuck with us the rest of the day, meaning I didn't have to cook after our long drive home.
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Parked at Onondaga Cave State Park
near Leasburg, MO
July 4-9, 2012
