SO MUCH FOR TEXAS...

And the heat I hope… This has been insane these last 5 days. Temperatures have practically been 100 degrees Fahrenheit or a little over every day! But that didn’t keep the corps from performing well. Really well I should say. In San Antonio they took a 1.4 point lead over Cavaliers!

It’s a good thing we (the people on Devils Food) are having a great time and a lot of fun together on the food truck, because preparing all that food in there makes it even hotter than it is outside. With three hot meals a day you can imagine what it’s like in there: 2 large ovens on full temperature (350) and about 5 burners on the stove are constantly on as well.

The place to be on Devils Food is in the fridge (the freezer is like Antarctica!). Always a good excuse to go in and get some butter or cheese or whatever out or bring it back in again.

Speaking of stuff going in and out. Every Friday we have a food order being delivered to the school we’re staying at. That’s incredible! A truck pulls up close to the food truck and the drivers starts moving boxes off his vehicle. There seems to come no end to the supplies. Boxes of frozen beef, hamburgers, sausage, chicken patties, frozen vegetables, canned fruit and veggies (all no. 10 cans), a large variety of sauces, dressings, mayonnaise, pickles, jalapeños, relish, butter, cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, cans of whipped cream, coffee, tea, Gatorade (we go through $1000 worth of Gatorade powder a week!!!!), juices, milk, spices, hash browns, scalloped potatoes, mashed potatoes, pastas, tortillas, chips, gravy, fresh vegetables, lettuce, potatoes, onions, garlic, tomatoes, fresh fruit, sugar, syrup, oil, hot sauce, Tabasco, cereals & cornflakes, bread, hamburger buns, sandwich rolls, bagles, plates, bowls, cups, plastic silverware,… I think I could go on for another while.

It’s absolutely amazing if you see all that stuff outside of your truck waiting to be taken in. You’d think it never fits in there. But surprisingly we always manage to get everything in.

The freezer is just about filled up to the ceiling! The fridge has become an unorganized chaos, and there are boxes everywhere on the floor. Then at night, when we hit the road, all the coolers and ice-chests, the tents and chairs and everything has to go in yet too!

You bet we’re taking more showers here than we would at home. Sweat is gushing from your body.