Yesterday I write about the fact that we are not going to eat out and now today I come to a realization that I am going to fail right out of the gate if I do not get myself together.
I am driving to Wenatchee this weekend and back. What do people in this day and age do when making a road trip over an hour anywhere? Eat snacks! How many of thoe people do you think plan ahead and have them in the car ready to go?
I'll tell you, moms of small children pack an entire pantry to keep their kids mouths full to prevent screaming and other mayhem from tempting them into losing their parental minds and driving off a cliff. Do you think those same prepared moms remember food for themselves? Not likely. Either they are lowering themselves to eat great gobs of fishy crackers, because stopping the car will wake the QUIET child. Or they are stopping at a mini mart to get a huge coffee/soda and a "snack" to eat on the way.
If you are like most other people you are leaving town near dinner time, so you run through a drive through, eat in the car AND stop for snacks at some point. What is it about being stuck in the car that drives you to pork rinds and high volumes of caffeinated drinks? This just makes us have to stop more frequently at rest stops. However, I am not writing to guide you on how to manage your road trip.
I now have to come up with a plan that will feed my snacking needs, but not reduce me to fishy crackers and warm water bottles, without going to a mini mart or a drive through....Sigh. Grease tastes so much better on a long car ride, where you have nothing to do but pay attention to the road and stuff things down your gullet.
Alas, I must resist. I can go with old standby PB&J, easy to eat while driving, but not really good for the grease factor. Maybe I can make some cookies/fudge tonight and that will give us some treats to eat. Sugar might be able to overcome my need for a burger and fries. I must give this some thought and be sure to plan for both the over and back parts of the trip.
The more I think about these problems we are facing with food, the issue is less with the food and more around my thinking about food. I am definitely the type of person that has a picture in my head about how things should go and anything that doesn't meet that can be disappointing, or in this case cause loss of appetite.
On a final note. The Sloppy Joe's II recipe was a big hit! Even I liked it. The only changes I made was to split the ketchup amount in half and use BBQ sauce for the other half and used ground Turkey breast seasoned with steak seasoning to add some savory flavor to the meat. It was very easy to make and I like the idea I saw in one of the comments of freezing the extra in a cupcake tray and then bagging so Hannah could make one on her own in the microwave if needed.
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