What Do You Eat On The Road? Our Top 10 Make-Ahead Recipes for Road Trips, Travel, and Picnics
Food Friends: Home Cooking Made Easy · Food Friends
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Show Notes
Leaving home doesn’t mean leaving homemade food behind. What if your next road or plane ride included crave-worthy, nourishing meals and snacks that are ready to go before you even pack the car?
Say goodbye to soggy sandwiches and overpriced airport food! This episode is your guide to easy, delicious make-ahead meals and snacks for road trips, beach days, and airplane adventures. Whether it’s a 3-ingredient cookie you can bake days in advance, or a thermos full of a refreshing homemade slushie, these recipes are designed to travel well and taste even better on-the-go.
By the end of this episode, you’ll:
- Discover travel-friendly breakfasts that smell like cinnamon and are filled with summer berries
- Learn how to make snacks with real staying power – like a sweet-and-salty trail mix boosted with a protein-rich twist
- Get pro tips for packing food so it stays cool in a hot car, a long flight, or even on a pontoon boat
Press play now to boost your summer travel with easy, packable, and seriously satisfying homemade recipes!
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Links:
Breakfast
Alison Roman’s blueberry muffin recipe, and Smitten Kitchen’s even more perfect blueberry muffins
Banana nut breakfast bars from Sohly El-Waylly for NYT Cooking
Lunch:
Quinoa patties by Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks
Lemony kale avocado sandwiches by Dirty Gourmet for Sunset Magazine
Snacks:
Coconut date balls by Feel Good Foodie
Chickpea & cherries snack mix from Well Plated
Sweets:
3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies from All Recipes
English flapjacks from Smitten Kitchen
Beverages:
Watermelon slushie by From My Bowl
Good juices (like the ones from JJ’s Lone Daugher Ranch), frozen and used as ice packs
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