Road Trip Food
By: Melissa Peterman
Published: July 4, 2009

Yesterday I sat in traffic along with everyone else to get out of town for the Fourth of July holiday, but I didn’t have any intention of camping, fishing or hiking, I was on a mission to pick up a gas range.
I just recently bought a 101-year old house with a 1950s electric stove as the only remaining appliance.  And since my friend’s dad just happened to have an extra gas range left over after installing his new kitchen,  I was more than happy to take it off his hands. The only thing is, he just happens to be outside of Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho and I would have to come pick it up. Which only means one thing- it’s time to pack the cooler.
The best part about road trips is the food of course. I’ve packed some Rainier cherries, pickled wax peppers, grapefruit juice and some cold barbecue chicken. I've also left plenty of room to stop and get a chocolate shake from some out of the way drive-in.
I’m not a fan of fast food restaurants so I try and plan ahead. Homemade sandwiches, easy salads, carrot sticks, pickles or fried chicken are all easy enough to pack up and in the end your eating healthier and tastier food. Here are a couple delicious picnic recipes that are inspirational for your next road trip.

Comments:
Kiwi
July 4, 2009

I would never think to make fried chicken ahead of time for a road trip, but it makes sense. It's always much better when you make it yourself (and healthier).