Count Down to Wreckmania!

[herman]

Well Mom, it's like this. I will be happy to bring a couple of bottles of the local "off the shelf" stuff but really the best is home made...and mine is not worth much. In addition, to do it correctly, it takes hours of cooking on a hickory wood coal fire, charcoal is a poor substitute and we tar and feather people for using gas. My dive bag already gets the "heavy" sticker at the airport and I suspect a cord of hardwood would put it over the limit a bit.

Just how big a grill you got anyway? I do have an idea for some hot wings if we got the grill space and time to cook them....about an hour or a little more.

Hummmmm, I just went back and looked at your last post and I may see a "procedure" problem. The correct way to do BBQ is to slow cook the meat and baste it every so often with the sause. Putting it on at the end or using it as a final dip simply will not do. And Texas BBQ? Shoot, those guys think you BBQ cows, they can't even get the correct animal!

Herman
Member- Western NC BBQ Snob Society
"If it ain't pig and hickory, it ain't BBQ"

 

[KC_Scubabunny]

Herman,

Kansas City must be where the two sides meet because we believe in pigs in hickory and cows. In fact, if we can catch it (beast, fish or fowl), we can grill it.

I am with you on adding the sauce as we cook. Maybe we could have plates or chicken each cooked in the different kind of sauce? Is that too much work Natasha?

Well all this talk of BBQ is making me hungry! I am off to pick up lunch for my whole staff at my favorite local mom and pop place. We are having a team builder in the park today complete with frisbees and scavenger hunt. It is suppose to hit 92 here today. Hopefully I bought enough bottled water!

Heather

 

[Natasha]

Oh MY! I love it when we talk food! Well, we will have pork and beef on the grill, but sadly, they are both gas grills. I agree I prefer the old Webber.
It's going to be hard to flavor all the chicken differently. Maybe we can put more of the 1st 2nd and 3rd place on the chicken and do the Taste Test before we cook.
Herman:
I understand about packing HEAVY. So don't worry about bringing anything you're not going to be able to fit.
And like I said there are dishes and silverware in the kitchenette rooms, so you don't have to bring your own. (Borrow from your neighbor with the kitchenette)

 

[herman]

Heather, I know what you mean about BBQing almost anything. I use to me a vol fireman back home and I have seen every thing from bologna to rabbit to goat put on the fire. Seems like someone even brought a racoon one night. Them boys would eat anything.


Nat, how about some hot wings as horsedovers? I could make a batch and reheat them there on the grill. You don't recon that airport security would confiscate them!?.... The ones a buddy of mine makes do qualify as hazardous material! They are good but hot......On second thought, I am not sure wearing a wetsuit the next day is a good idea.

On a more serious note, a trick I have used to speed up the cooking process on chickens is to parboil them in a mixture of 50/50% water and BBQ sause for 20-30 mins and then grill them. It cuts the cooking time a lot and gets the flavor into the meat better.

 

[Natasha]

Very interesting method. Marci and I went around yesterday, bought the rest of the gifts for the future Scavenger Hunt team winners, and looked at food and food prices! Ouch! ..kidding ..
One thing we have decided is anyone that genuinely wants to help cook, prepare, or bring anything, we will not say NO!
And we decided for now to cut out the hotdogs for lunch. Too much money making them and buying the buns. We can stick to Hamburgers and then only need hamburger buns.
We also think we can buy a few bags of the extra large chips for lunches and have enough to but some fruit salads too then.
So now is the time we are getting down and dirty and making food lists.. like mustard, ketchup, salt and pepper so we don't forget any of that. And napkins too.
As you can see, any food you bring will be eaten, so let the food fights begin! The wings sound HOT, so maybe ask first who will eat them, so you don't bring too many, but we can add them to the 'meal' buffet June is setting up for Friday night, WreckCentral, during class.

 

[sunshinefishy]

Originally posted by NetDoc
What program are you familiar with (not in a Biblical sort of way)??? I probably have it and can load it.

Pete - Microsoft Photo Editor would be nice. Simple program but it does the job.

Walter - Happy belated birthday!

June - thanks for calling! sorry I missed your message. I've just been released from a week of sunless hotel days and stale hotel air (and I caught a cold!). We'll talk soon!

22 more days!

 

[KC_Scubabunny]

Originally posted by Natasha
I figured we'd all wear our Wreckmania T Shirts the first night for a group Photo! I'll have them at 3:00PM today! Woohoo!

Natasha,

Now that you have our t-shirts, do we all get to see what they look like or do we have to wait until we get there?

Heather

And yes, I was the kind of kid who peeked at my Christmas presents early!

 

[Natasha]

I now have 24 Wreckmania T shirts and 5 Bonaire T shirts to bring down to Florida. They are all packed up and ready to be shipped down UPS to the resort on July 8th. We're doing 2 day UPS. I also have the platters, the serving pieces, and tons of other stuff in the same box. So it's a very special box indeed!
We'll give the T's out during the 6PM Class.. along with another goodie we ended up making special for Wreckmania!
Heather how did you Scavenger Hunt go? Did you know we have the lists already made up for the one that will start at Wreck Central? Looks like we will have about 4 groups with 4 people in each group. Tell me about yours.

:sunny:

 

[Dee]

Originally posted by KC_Scubabunny


Natasha,

Now that you have our t-shirts, do we all get to see what they look like or do we have to wait until we get there?

Heather

And yes, I was the kind of kid who peeked at my Christmas presents early!

What about us poor saps who can't go? We wanna know what the T-shirts look like even if we can't have one!

And what about those surprises and secret plans? 'Tasha Dahlink....you can send me an email and tell me all about it, can't ya??? I promise not to squeal!!!

 

[KC_Scubabunny]

Originally posted by Natasha
Heather how did you Scavenger Hunt go? Did you know we have the lists already made up for the one that will start at Wreck Central? Looks like we will have about 4 groups with 4 people in each group. Tell me about yours.

Natasha,

Ours focused primarily on KC landmarks. It was a photo scavenger hunt in a famous area of Kansas City known as the Plaza. Are you familiar with it? JC Nichols designed it in the early days of KC to mirror the shopping district of our sister city Seville, Spain. Anyway, my scavenger hunt participants had to travel from scenic landmarks and stores and collect various items or complete a task. They had to hula hoop in front of the most famous fountain in the city and play three holes of frisbee golf in Loose Park. For bonus points they could collect menus from as many resturants as they could along the way. One team came in with 27 menus. I saved them so I could hunt for good places to eat that I haven't been! I thought I might frame a collage to put in my kitchen since Jeff is ripping out the old paneling and wall paper after we get back from Wreckmania.

I have always wanted to be a corporate event planner but I am too scared to go into business for myself. It is a secret plan B that I have always had. So instead I just stay in IT and plan great getaways for my staff a couple of times a year. Not too many people in this industry do too much fun team building so I am kind of famous around work for it and get lots of requests to help other managers.

Maybe we can compare notes at Wreckmania and I can give you some ideas for your future trips!

Heather