Tonight our party of 4, that's heading to Agnes in Sept., is getting together for a sample meal.  We'll be having spaghetti made of tomato powder & foil packaged hamburger.  I'm going to serve pita bread spread with garlic butter, wrapped in foil and warmed in the coals of the firepit.  For dessert we're having cinnamon apples cooked in foil on the coals and some Uncle Ben's rice pudding.  This will be the first attempt at some of these so we'll get together and see if everyone likes it.

Now for the question.  Does your party have a designated chef that plans, packs & prepares the food or do you all work together?  We all meet, prepare our menu & even shop together.  Like tonight, we also try out new meals together.  I think it makes for a more agreeable trip if everyone has a say & is allowed to choose some of his/her favorites to be included in the menu.  If distance allows, such a get-together can really help make a group more cohesive.  It's especially good for first-timers and gives them more of a perspective of what the trip will be like.