Make My Day Camp

Monday, November 20, 2023

Turkey and Brie Grilled Cheese

Thanksgiving is coming up quickly and I'm already thinking about what to do with the leftovers! This sandwich sounds great and I can't wait to make it - it might not be as over-the-top as the 'moist maker' haha but I know I'm still going to like it.

(I'm borrowing this photo until I can update it with one of my own)

2 slices sourdough bread
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
2 thick slices roasted turkey breast
1 thin slice of brie, rind removed
3 tablespoons whole cranberry sauce

Spread one side of one slice of bread with half of the softened butter. Place the slice, butter side down, in a cold nonstick skillet. Add turkey and brie, spread cranberry sauce over the brie. Top with the other slice of bread and spread the remaining butter over the entire surface of the top slice.

Place the skillet over medium-low heat, cook for 3-5 minutes or until the bottom of the sandwich is lightly browned. Carefully flip it over and cook for another 2-3 minutes or until lightly browned.

recipe found here

11.20.22: 🔥 week 47

11.20.21: how to roast a turkey

11.20.20: apple pie and ice cream hack by B

11.20.19: fall tutu wreath (I ended up putting this on top of a basket and it looked so cool!)

11.20.18: make a pumpkin vase
11.20.17: yarn wrapped wheat
11.20.16: Jen's spinach salad
11.20.15: leaf lantern

Sunday, November 19, 2023

🔥 Around the Campfire (week 47)

Dear Campers ~

Here's a quick recap in case you missed anything at camp last week:

Posts ~

11/12: 🔥 week 46

11/13: wine cork reversible pumpkin/snowman

11/14: non-alcoholic cocktails

11/15: turkey vegetable tray

11/16: holiday cheeseballs

11/17: kid craft: clay pot turkey

11/18: words

What's Cooking ~

grilled pork chops, butternut squash, beet and spinach salad
pizza, salad
chicken, roasted broccoli and mushrooms, herb rice mix
baked bbq salmon, roasted asparagus, parmesan couscous
turkey meatloaf, mashed cauliflower, steamed green beans

I'm posting this in honor of Sarge who turns 11 on the 21st.
He gets called all kinds of things in addition to his name hahah -
shrinky dink, biggie smalls, pupu platter, grump-a-saurus, grumbledore,
lovie or pookie butt, Sargento, wabbit ...
I know, most of these don't make much sense LOL

That's it for this week! See you next week for more projects, crafts, recipes, whatever we can think of to make at camp - bye :)

Sincerely ~

Jill

camp counselor

11.19.22: giraffe cork pencil topper

11.19.21: cauliflower mac and cheese

11.19.20: loaded brownies

11.19.19: TT: roasting squash

11.19.18: wrapped pumpkin decor (hint - it's toilet paper!)

11.19.17: Al's smoked brisket

11.19.16: glass block 'Fall'

Saturday, November 18, 2023

11/18 ~ Words

11.18.22: Grandma Jan's bbq (sloppy joes)

11.18.21: porcupine meatballs

11.18.20: loaded cream cheese brownies

11.18.19: scalloped carrots

11.18.18: 🔥weekly recap
11.18.17: how to make a paper box
11.18.16: silhouette art by Brooke
11.18.15: roasted cherry tomatoes

Friday, November 17, 2023

Kid Craft: Clay Pot Turkey

I wish I would have thought to have Kade and Kayleigh make these clay pot turkeys last week when they were here - we made the fun gingerbread houses but these are super cute and quick to make, I bet they would have had fun creating their own turkeys :) Since I didn't think ahead, I decided to still make one all by myself and therefore it's just a plain old turkey without the involvement of little creative brains hahah.

These would be cute with fall-colored or colorful bright feathers, I went with small brown feathers and would have preferred taller ones but this is what I have on hand. My 'kid-craft' ended up being sort-of adultish - well, if anything with googly eyes can be considered grown-up that is haha!

Glue feathers of your choice onto the back of a miniature clay pot (they come in a pack at the dollar store), add googly eyes and felt pieces for its face. Easy-peasy.

11.17.22: italian sausage pasta

11.17.21: chocolate zucchini brownies

11.17.20: TT: cast iron pan info

11.17.19: 🔥 week 46

11.17.18: homemade applesauce

11.17.17: planting tulip bulbs

11.17.16: pet food and holidays - do and don'ts

11.17.15: Thanksgiving tree

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Holiday Cheeseballs (pumpkin, turkey, and snowman)

I haven't made any of these yet but they are too cute not to share in case you want to make one for Thanksgiving - I do love a cheeseball hahha, and then to make them into these cute shapes is perfect for the next couple months :)

I'm sharing their photos since I don't have my own pics or changes to share with you yet, click the link below for the recipes, videos, and more photos.

found here at hgtv.com

11.16.22: double chocolate zucchini muffins

11.16.21: Cincinnati chili

11.16.20: cast iron pizza

11.16.19: corny corn bread

11.16.18: pinecone wreath

11.16.17: doggie pupcakes

11.16.16: fall circle garland

11.16.15: DIY cookie stand

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Non-Alcoholic Cocktails

I don't usually make or order mocktails because I feel like they are just either combined juices, soda water, or pop and don't seem very interesting to me - but there are definitely times when it's better to either not drink, or not drink too much haha so I went on the search for some zero alcohol drink ideas. Take Thanksgiving dinner for example - there's generally a lot going on getting the meal together and wanting to talk to your people, and for me drinking just adds to the chaos and makes me forget what I'm doing! Here are a couple recipes that sound much more interesting than club soda with lime that I'm going to have on hand in case anyone else wants to join me in a (non-alcoholic) beverage:

Virgin Grapefruit Mojito

1/4 ruby or pink grapefruit, cut into small chunks and seeds removed
2 tbs. agave syrup or honey
12 fresh mint leaves, roughly torn
1/2 cup pink grapefruit soda or flavored mineral water, plus more as needed
mint sprigs, for garnish

Put the grapefruit pieces, agave and mint in a cocktail shaker. Using a muddler, smash the fruit until the juice is released. Add one cup small ice cubes to the shaker with the half cup soda; attach the lid and shake furiously until combined. Divide between two rocks glasses, add more ice if desired, and top off with additional soda. Stir, garnish with mint sprigs and serve. Makes 2 drinks

recipe found here

note: I might cut corners and use grapefruit juice instead of grapefruit pieces!

Virgin Cucumber Gimlet

1.5 oz club soda
4-5 slices of muddled cucumber
1 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz simple syrup

Combine all ingredients and shake with ice. Serve in a rocks glass over crushed ice. Garnish with a rolled cucumber slice.

recipe found here

note: I probably won't garnish with a rolled cucumber slice but it sounds pretty.

Virgin Cosmopolitan

3 ounces cranberry juice
1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
2 ounces sparkling water
1 ounce orange juice
sugar, optional for the rim

Place cranberry juice, lime juice, and sparkling water in a shaker; add ice and shake gently. Pour into a martini glass, add the orange juice and serve.

Notes:

*if you want a sugared rim - before pouring the drink into the glass - put some sugar on a plate, run the cut side of a piece of lime around the rim, roll the outer edge of the glass in the sugar.

*use a low sugar cranberry juice for a healthier alternative.

*shake gently, just enough to combine. The fizz in the soda water can make the cocktail shaker lid fly off if you shake too vigorously.

recipe found here

11.15.22: seeing eye person

11.15.21: pinecone wreath

11.15.20: 🔥 week 46

11.15.19: green bean salad

11.15.18: pinecone birds

11.15.17: Brooke's nutella mug cake

11.15.16: deviled egg short-cut (I do this all the time!)

11.15.15: Thanksmas

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Turkey Vegetable Tray

Jenny's friend Sue made this turkey veggie tray and it's so cute she took a picture for me to share with you. Love this!

From Jen: beak is carved carrot- eye is tiny marshmallow and the pupil was sharpie - which I made fun of them trying to poison us.

click here for another cute turkey tray by Amy posted last year:

11.14.22: bird of paradise painting

11.14.21: 🔥 week 46

11.14.20: picked red onions

11.14.19: MSIH: pumpkin snickerdoodles

11.14.18: pinecone owls

11.14.17: kid craft: decorating apples

11.14.16: curvy keepsake box turkey

11.14.15: wine and design: fall centerpiece

Monday, November 13, 2023

Wine Cork Reversible Pumpkin/Snowman

When I saw this idea for a reversible pumpkin and snowman made out of wine corks I literally immediately started pulling out supplies to make one - it's so so cute!! I've made a wine cork pumpkin in the past (click here for that post) but never thought to do something different on the back side; this will work for multi-seasons and can sit out for months (unless I get tired of looking at it haha) with a simple change - turn it around, take off the burlap ribbon, and put his black hat over top of the wine cork stem. Now what worked for Fall is ready for Winter - love!

You'll need 38 corks for this project, I tried to pick ones that are close in size and length. Lay 37 of them out to see how you want to place them by color - I left some natural, some red, and painted some orange.

The pattern is a row of 4 corks, 5 corks, 6 corks, 7 corks, 6 corks, 5 corks, 4 corks

Hot glue each row together, and then glue the rows together.

The 38th cork is the stem - wrap twine around and glue down the end; then glue the stem in place. Paint some of the corks orange and wipe the excess paint off - I was going for a muted orange this time, not solid opaque orange.

Paint the reverse side white. Make the face using whatever materials you want - the inspiration one had felt eyes and mouth, but I have tons of buttons and like how this looks (I cut his nose out of orange felt). Gather what you have and see what looks best to you - a couple other ideas could be to cut out paper shapes, or paint a face on using craft paint or maybe markers. I attached the buttons and nose using hot glue.

Inspiration directions for the hat were to paint a plastic cup black and add a felt circle bottom for the brim - I made mine out of heavy black paper instead because I was too lazy to walk downstairs and try to find a cup hahah. Cut a circle for the brim, and a strip for the body of the hat, and another circle just a smidge bigger than the circle you will make out of the strip. The body of the hat needs to be big enough in circumference to fit over the cork stem. Note: the point of the hat is to cover the 'pumpkin stem' when you have the snowman side facing out.

Cut out the middle of the larger circle so it will easily slide over the cork stem. Make a circle from the strip of paper and glue or tape to hold its shape. Tie a ribbon around it and add decoration if you want - I just slid a little stick under the ribbon. Glue the smaller circle to the top, and the larger circle to the bottom creating a hat. See the pictures below for reference.