Snacks / light meal ideas
I hate it when I stop someplace for fuel and all they have are greasy chips, not that I don't eat them but I know that I shouldn't, and after a couple days of chips as snacks I don't feel the best. As...
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Regular car snacks for us?
Hummus with vegatable sticks. I love that so many supermarkets sell pre-cut veggies like celery and carrot sticks for when I'm in a hurry. Grape tomatoes eaten whole work too.
A ziploc bag filled with fruit. Could be grapes, melon chunks, berries and/or apple slices. Clementines and mandarin oranges are nice as well.
Cheese, dry salami chunks and fruit pieces.
Cucumber water is refreshing as is ginger iced tea:
Eating a meal on the run and no time to stop? Tuna or chicken Nicoise sandwiches:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/nicoise-tuna-sandwich-pan-bagnat-104642
Easy enough to replace the tuna in the recipe with leftover roast chicken meat or grilled chicken. If you have some leftover pesto that makes a nice condiment to use w/ chicken as well.
Wrap in lots of plastic wrap to contain the olive oil or pesto, weigh down with a heavy pot and put in fridge until ready to embark. I use a ciabatta or boule loaf about.....6" in diameter to serve 2 hungry people or up to 5 who just need a little something. How much filling you put in is all about your wants but the more filling the more people it'll feed.
Or a muffuletta. This isn't the exact way I make it all the time but gives you a great idea of the basics:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/muffuletta-sandwich-369030
Grilled veggie sandwiches with smoked mozzarella; great when you are feeling "peckish" but don't want meat "bulk".
PB+J on whole wheat cut into quarters is always a classic. I cut it in quarters cause it's easier to eat in the car. Sometimes I tun the PP+J into a triple decker (3 pieces of bread) and cut into strips. Kids and adults love 'em.
Hummus with vegatable sticks. I love that so many supermarkets sell pre-cut veggies like celery and carrot sticks for when I'm in a hurry. Grape tomatoes eaten whole work too.
A ziploc bag filled with fruit. Could be grapes, melon chunks, berries and/or apple slices. Clementines and mandarin oranges are nice as well.
Cheese, dry salami chunks and fruit pieces.
Cucumber water is refreshing as is ginger iced tea:
Martha Stewart wrote:
Ingredients Makes 2 qts.
1 medium cucumber, scrubbed well
2 quarts spring water
Directions
Remove strips of cucumber skin, creating 1/2-inch-wide alternating bands of peeled and bare cucumber. Trim and discard ends. Halve cucumber lengthwise; cut into 1/2-inch slices. Combine cucumber and water in large pitcher; steep for 1 hour, and serve over ice.
Eating a meal on the run and no time to stop? Tuna or chicken Nicoise sandwiches:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/nicoise-tuna-sandwich-pan-bagnat-104642
Easy enough to replace the tuna in the recipe with leftover roast chicken meat or grilled chicken. If you have some leftover pesto that makes a nice condiment to use w/ chicken as well.
Wrap in lots of plastic wrap to contain the olive oil or pesto, weigh down with a heavy pot and put in fridge until ready to embark. I use a ciabatta or boule loaf about.....6" in diameter to serve 2 hungry people or up to 5 who just need a little something. How much filling you put in is all about your wants but the more filling the more people it'll feed.
Or a muffuletta. This isn't the exact way I make it all the time but gives you a great idea of the basics:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/muffuletta-sandwich-369030
Grilled veggie sandwiches with smoked mozzarella; great when you are feeling "peckish" but don't want meat "bulk".
PB+J on whole wheat cut into quarters is always a classic. I cut it in quarters cause it's easier to eat in the car. Sometimes I tun the PP+J into a triple decker (3 pieces of bread) and cut into strips. Kids and adults love 'em.
