Yummy to eat!!

[sweet maxine]

I just thought it might be fun to start a thread about yummy things we make to take with us or cook while we're there. We don't do the restaurants too much, as we cook once a day in our cabin at FW. While cooking waffles tonight for supper (my kids love this!), I realized I should take my small Oster waffle iron with us to the cabins. Take some chocolate chips, pecans, strawberries, maybe some blueberries - well, you get the picture. I can't wait now and I'm getting out my recipe book for some quick goodies to have while we're there. What's your favorite? (Yes, I know it's vacation, but I get tired of eating out too often, and we have fun just cooking together.)

So, ideas anyone?

 

[Muushka]

We always make our own Nuts and Bolts (like Chex Mix, but much better). It is great to snack on in the car on the way down, and great to just have something crunchy and salty when it is needed (wanted??) .

 

[my3princes]

We're making maple coated peanuts to take in the parks with us. Yummy

 

[sweet maxine]

How do you make maple coated peanuts? I have made sugared pecans before. It sounds really good.

 

[sweet maxine]

Sorry, but my original post didn't make sense. I meant we are having waffle night at the cabins, whatever you want in or on them---chocolate chips, pecans, strawberries. It just sounded so good to me, and a box of bisquick is cheap! So whatever you may come up with, let's hear it!

 

[Annie&Hallie'sMom]

Originally posted by Muushka
We always make our own Nuts and Bolts (like Chex Mix, but much better). It is great to snack on in the car on the way down, and great to just have something crunchy and salty when it is needed (wanted??) .

So what's in Nuts and Bolts? Sounds like something I need to make!

 

[pampam]

I always make Oatmeal Fruit Cookies, a recipe from Susan Powter's Food book. We eat them for breakfast, lunch, snack whatever. We can pack them to take into the parks with a few almonds they make a nutritious meal. And so easy to make. We always make a batch at home for our trips.

2 medium bananas ( I also substitute apple sauce or cut up peaches, nectarines, whatever to make 1 cup)
2 egg whites (sometimes I use 1 whole egg instead)
1 cup pitted and chopped dates( I substitute dries cranberries or raisins sometimes)
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup raisins

Preheat oven to 350
Mash bananas, add egg whites, + dates, mix till well coated
Add rolled oats and raisins. Set aside for 10 minutes. Wipe a cookie sheet with a little oil. Place a teaspoon of dough on cookie sheet, and flatten with the back of the spoon
Bake for 20-25minutes till the edges are lightly browned. Cool and remove from pan. These freeze well.

They are a moist and chewy cookie. A 1 ounce serving has a trace of fat, no saturated fat, and are 88% carbohydrates and 6% protein. They are good for people who cannot process wheat and kids like them because they are eating cookies for lunch. I find that they are very filling and stay with us till it's time for our next meal.

 

[sweet maxine]

I was thinking about the Nuts and Bolts thing, and we usually put Crispix cereal, Cheerios, peanuts, raisins, peanut butter chips, M&Ms, Cheez-its, and pretzels. I don't think the pb chips will do well in the heat, though. My daughter loves dried cranberries, so we add some of those, too!

 

[mtblujeans]

We like date bars. They are easy to make and disappear quickly.

DATE SQUARES

Makes 16 squares

12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for pan
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Date Filling

2 cups dates, pitted and diced
1 cup water
Pinch of salt
Zest and juice of 1 lemon

Preheat oven to 350°. Butter an 8-by-8-by-2-inch baking pan, and set aside. In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and baking soda. Add butter, and blend with your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Transfer two-thirds of the crumb mixture into prepared pan, and press into bottom and up sides. Place dates in a saucepan with water, salt, and lemon zest and juice. Cook over medium heat until dates are soft, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool before using.

Spread date filling over bottom layer of the dough. Cover with remaining crumb mixture. Bake until golden brown, about 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Invert onto a plate, then back onto a cutting board. Cut into 2-inch squares. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

 

[sconnell]

I need to make some Muddy Buddies for our trip down! You take chocolate chips and melt them (you can add peanut butter chips) in a ziplock bag. Then pour in Chex and shake it to coat the cereal with the chocolate then you pour some powdered sugar in the bag and shake it to coat with that. Then you transfer them to another container. They are so easy to make and they are great! We will have them gone before we get there!