Fortunately I have planned well enough in advance to test some of my road trip plans. First let me address the packaged soups: Uhhhhh not too tasty. These are perhaps the blandest tasting meals and not what I would look forward to after many hours on the road.
Twice I decided to try one of MacDougals' soups: Tomato Basil and Vegan Chicken Noodle. The Vegan Chicken Noodle was tasteless. The Tomato Basil will slightly better was still a disappointment. Each serving has a small hand full of teeny noodles and a packet of dried soup base or broth. Easy to replicate with more potential for dressing up a very bland meal. If I want to have some of this type of meal for the road I've decided I would be better off making my own.
Last week I had made a small pot of split pea soup, freezing two portions for road food and one for my dinner. Also bland and great need of tamari, more smoke flavor and some fresh herbs. Hopefully we will find a source for fresh local herbs en route to use when reheating this soup.
This afternoon, I went up the road to my local small fruit orchard / grocery to get some road munchies and local fruits. I settled on a small bag of apples-Ida Red and Macintosh. They are both quite crispy, tart and nice and juicy- a perfect fall apple that will store well in the car for our journey. I also picked up dried dates, dark chocolate covered pretzels and a bag of local apple schnitzel. I thought these "Special" snacks would be great pick me ups in between meals or when we are feeling a little "snackish"
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