Working on Cooking Merit Badge

My oldest did a bunch of the practical work for his Cooking Merit Badge from Scouts BSA. The requirements included cooking meals at home and while out hiking. He started at home with our favorite breakfast, baked oatmeal!

A happy breakfast table

Mugging for the camera

For lunch, he made burgers, some with cheese! They were very tasty.

Grilling inside

Another happy meal

For dessert, we lit the fire and he made s'mores indoors. 

Getting the marshmallows right

We have debates in our family on whether this is appropriate or not

Putting it all together

Dinner was another favorite that usually mom cooks--stroganoff. This meal had the most complicated ingredients. He also succeeded in getting different parts of the meal done at the same time.

Making the sauce

The meal

He went for a long hike with mom on the C & O Canal, which isn't too far from home but provides a lot of flat, easy walking. Since they had to carry food and gear (and water since it was still too cold for the park service to turn on the spigots), they were glad for cooler weather and easier terrain.

Ready to hike

The lunch-stop meal was mac and cheese. Using the travel equipment was the hardest part of the meal prep. The final result was just right!

Readying the hiking stove

Final results

Toward the end of the hike, they made chicken teriyaki. They took things a little easy, using boiling water to reconstitute a dehydrated meal. That certainly saved on time and carrying lots of ingredients.

Pour carefully!

Getting the adventure meal ready

Stirring

The experience was a lot of fun and he will soon have a new badge to display. Thanks to one of the troop's ASMs for loaning the hiking stove!