Driving in Feb, What to bring?

[FriendsOfEeyore]

I am referring to food related items. We will be staying in a BCV studio. It will be my dw, ds (23mo), and myself.

I am looking for suggestions for food items that we should bring along with us. We will stopping in Nashville for 2 days on are way down, so I am little scared about purchasing items like milk, but I could obviously fill and pack the cooler. How big are the fridges in a studio (our first trip home)?

Also, I saw a really good thread about food that can be prepared in a studio with microwave/toaster. Any more ideas like this? We intend to take 3 trips in the next 11 months, so we would like to save money on the little things (for instance, dw drinks mountain dew, and I drink diet dew, so we will bring plenty of those with us to save soda in the room).

Thanks,

Edward

 

[Merilyn]

Since you are driving, I would bring a crock pot. You can put it on when you go to the park and it will be ready when you get back. I would wait until you get there to buy refrigerator stuff. The frig is not very big, about the size of a dorm room frig. If you bring a cooler, then you do have the option to use it. The crock pot makes great soups and chili. I have used it for a whole chicken and a roast with potatoes and carrots. I know you will have a great time. Let us hear how it went. I always bring my own salt, pepper, etc. I also pack a few plastic bag for storage and my own garbage bags. I hate those see through ones they have. I bring my own tea bags, sweet-n-low and coffee filters. I bring anything that isn't too big as we usually fly. We drove to HH and the crock pot was very nice. Nothing is better than having the meal ready when you get "home".

 

[FriendsOfEeyore]

My dw loves to cook with the crook pot. What a great idea!!! We have not used as much since she is now a stay-at-mommy, but when she was working.... Mmmmmm Roast and potatoes and carrots!!!!!

The crook pot would not have crossed my mind, thank you!

Any more wonderful ideas like this one?

Edward