Survival Camp Week 2- Day 3

It’s already Wednesday! Survival camp is flying by!

Meet the orange peppers! They really enjoyed shelter building today. Their shelter is a team project.

All of the peppers had the opportunity to try out the slack line this morning. It was a challenge met with success!

Campers made fire starters in the morning to use for the fires in the afternoon. What materials help start a fire? Why do paper, card board, cotton balls, and wax make a good fire starter?

First, campers crinkled newspaper and cotton balls together.Then the campers dipped the paper in melted wax.This group shaved wax with scissors for their fire starters.

The blue peppers harvested onions from the garden.

The green peppers learned to harvest broccoli. The produce was added to their snack in afternoon garden kitchen.

The campers helped prepare the enchilada sauce in morning garden kitchen. Why is it important to measure spices?

In the afternoon, the campers chopped vegetables and cooked up the stove top enchiladas.

The sauce was added at the very end. Did your camper try a new vegetable today? Was it fun for your camper to harvest produce to eat in the kitchen for snack?

Thanks for the great snacks ladies!

Here are the recipes for echiladas:

Morning: Enchilada sauce

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp gluten-free flour, all purpose, or spelt
1 ½ tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cumin
½ tsp onion powder
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
1 small cup (8 oz) tomato paste
1 ½ cups low-sodium vegetable broth
½ tsp salt

In a medium pot heat the oil on medium heat. Stir the flour until a thin paste forms. Stir in the chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, onion powder, and cayenne pepper until combined. Cook for a couple of minutes over medium heat until fragrant. Stir in the tomato paste followed by the broth. Whisk until smooth. Bring to a simmer over low-medium heat. Stir in salt to taste and continue simmering until thickened (about 5 minutes or longer if desired).

Afternoon: Stovetop enchiladas

2 tsp olive oil
½ small onion, chopped
1 small green pepper, chopped
1 small red pepper, chopped
2 cups cauliflower rice
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup sweet corn kernels
8 corn tortillas, chopped into bite sized pieces
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
Cilantro for garnish, if desired
Homemade enchilada sauce (can substitute with a store-bought can)

To make the cauliflower rice, simply process a ½ of a small head into a food processor and pulse until resembles grains of rice, 5-10 seconds. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and add olive oil and onion. Cook for 2 minutes and then add peppers and cauliflower rice. Cook until veggies are tender, 5-7 minutes. Next, add the beans, corn and all the spices. Stir well and then add the chopped tortillas and the enchilada sauce. Mix until everything is combined and cook until everything is heated through, 3-5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro if desired.

The orange peppers enjoyed a game of “splish splish splash.” It’s like “duck duck goose” with a cup full of water! 

In a clearing near the woods, the pepper groups built fires. First, they cleared a spot to prepare for a circle of rocks.

They made a circle fire pit to help contain the fire.

Then they added tinder to the bottom of their fire structure. Why is it important to use tinder? Why does it go at the bottom of the fire?

Then kindling was added. Why does kindling come after tinder? What comes after kindling?

The yellow peppers started a fire! Did your camper use a tee-pee structure or log cabin structure for their fire?

The red peppers started a fire as well! 

The green and blue peppers combined forces to build a shelter today. 

Good cooperation girls!

The orange peppers repaired their structure when a main support stick broke. Why is teamwork important when building a shelter? 

Here are the additional photos from today:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/N5DaMldGhdnWNcS32

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