THE Beltane

While some people enjoy cooking their own meals at their campsites, most enjoy the community of sharing meals at the camps dining hall. This year's dining hall mealplan will feature a buffet meal at each mealtime. A draft of the menu can be found here, but it should be noted that the camp kitchen may change the menu without notice. As was the case last year, Saturday's Lunch will be free as a gift from Harry, the site owner. Just sign up for it so he knows how much to make!

 

Again this year, on Saturday evening, we'll be offering a Sensual Feast. The theory behind a Sensual Feast is that you are encouraged to feed others and allow yourself to be fed (obviously hand-washing will be part of the event). The cost for this event is $20/per person if you pre-register for it online ($25 at the door if we have any space left--last year we sold out completely) and takes the place of the regular meal in the Dining Hall that evening.

This year's menu:

MEZZE APHRODISIA—SMALL BITES THAT EVOKE GREAT DESIRE

(V = Vegetarian; VG = Vegan; GF = Gluten Free; P = Pescatarian)

Persian Antipasti
Our meal begins with an array of olives and nuts, accompanied by hummus with bites of pita and fresh vegetables for dipping. Awaken your lover’s palate with savory delights and tantalize their hungers—all of them.

Almonds awaken passion in women, and in ancient Greece lovers whispered the adage, “Use olive oil and come at night.” Green olives are said to be a particular aphrodisiac for men, black for women. The delicate scent of cucumber is known to arouse less delicate desires.

Includes nuts, olives, cucumber, carrot, bell pepper, chickpeas, sesame, garlic, wheat. V, VG, GF (except for pita)

Caprese Salad Kebabs
Skewers pierce the tender hearts of cherry tomatoes like the arrows of Eros, uniting the tangy juice of these tiny “love apples” with the silky smoke of fresh mozzarella and the enticing aroma of heavenly basil, which the ancient Hindus recommended for a surge of sexual potency.

Includes tomatoes, mozzarella, basil. V, GF

Kreidess Bi Cosbara
Plump sautéed shrimp fragrant with coriander and garlic, both said to raise the pulses of lovers with their flavor and aroma.

Includes shrimp, garlic, olive oil, coriander/cilantro P, GF

Datiles con Tocino
This traditional Spanish tapa marries the intense sweetness of dates (used in ayurvedic recipes to power male potency) with the saltiness of bacon. We are unaware of any aphrodisiac properties in bacon, but who wouldn’t love the person who fed it to them? That sly-eyed stranger might just take you in an embrace as sizzling as the bacon enveloping the date.

Includes dates, bacon. GF

Vegetable Kebob
Succulent bites of tender grilled vegetables are rubbed with warm spices and offered up to you in juicy perfection. Savory cumin, a symbol of love and fidelity, joins with black pepper to tantalize and delight you; may we suggest that you dip a piece in honey to experience the total Middle Eastern aphrodisiac of honey, cumin, and pepper?
Includes tomato, zucchini, bell pepper, mushroom, onion, garlic, olive oil, cumin, cilantro, salt V, VG, GF

Jujeh Kebab
Succulent bites of tender grilled chicken are rubbed with warm spices and offered up to you in juicy perfection. Savory cumin, a symbol of love and fidelity, joins with black pepper and preserved lemon to tantalize and delight you; may we suggest that you dip a piece in honey to experience the total Middle Eastern aphrodisiac of honey, cumin, and pepper?

Includes chicken, onions, lemon, cumin, salt, pepper. GF

Papas Arrugas con Mojo Verde
The French believed that the humble potato contained within it the secret of sexual vitality. This classic Canary Island tapa unites the soft yielding of each bite of wrinkled baby potatoes with the intoxicating mastery of lust-inducing cilantro-cumin sauce. Get some on your fingers, and your darling won’t be able to resist licking them clean.

Includes potatoes, cilantro, cumin, garlic, olive oil, sherry vinegar, salt. V, VG, GF

Love’s Sweetness
After the climax of a good meal, revel in the afterglow of a decadent dessert! Partake of a selection of dried fruits and nuts. Indulge each other with a variety of chocolates, the queen of aphrodisiacs. Or delight your adorada with nibbles of sweet sugared Turkish Delight…perhaps their nibbles will continue their travels up your arm and elsewhere.

Includes Dried fruits, chocolates, nuts, Turkish delight, honey, chocolate, very likely to include: honey, nuts and rose essence. V, VG, GF