Day 3 at Branding Camp

Day 3's breakfast was a complete showstopper.

A Middle Eastern spread of:

olives, warmed on the fire with lemon rind

hummus and rice stuffed grape leaves

figs and fresh fruit

ricotta, spinach and egg casserole

green salad with pita

home made lebnah (which is a creamy, tangy yogurt I could

eat by the pound.)

Most ingeniously, Joel par baked the egg casserole in advance and then finished it off in a bed of hot coals so it was hot and crisp on the edges.

Back to work, branding another 100 calves that day. When the day was done, we had Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches made from the leftover brisket.

Nothing quite so beautiful as cow calf pairs back on grass in the sunshine.

One last culinary treat, hot chocolate around the fire before bed. Jude's face says it all, we weren't ready for the weekend to end.