I come from a family of planners. My dad is always the guy in charge of events with which ever is his current "social group" du jour. My sister plans extravagant parties that are months in the planning,complex in nature and over the top in most every way. I like to think of myself as a balance of pre-planning and deciding things in the moment. Often when I travel, road trips involve grabbing available vegan food; heavy, unhealthy, expensive and ultimately unsatisfying. This time I decided to try to make the road food as appealing as possible which is best addressed by cooking on the road.


Of the kitchen tools I will be taking, three require electricity. This will be tricky at times. I imagine me and my partner hunkering down in a McDonalds' playground grabbing some juice from an outdoors electric outlet to run the electric teapot. A very sweet rice cooker and Vita Mix blender complete the triad of electrical tools.

With these tools and basic hand tools I should be able to create delicious, healthy, meals made from fresh local foods. Planning around what foods are available is exciting and will give this trip an extra dimension.