Double Duty Dinners

The crock pot is a traveling mom's best friend. When I travel without my kids, I still feel responsible for making sure they are eating healthy while I'm away. So, unless my flight is at the crack of dawn, I take a few minutes before I head to the airport to put together a one-pot meal. My family's favorite is my EZ-PZ leftover turkey soup, but that is only an option in the days after Thanksgiving when I have leftover turkey. The rest of the time, I turn to my crock pot.

Vegetarian cookbooks have pride of place in my kitchen, but my collection of hundreds also includes many ‘regular’ cookbooks: cookbooks from restaurants I love, like one from Fog City Diner, or celebrity cookbooks. I’m partial to: Nigella Lawson  and Rachael Ray.

When I travel and find a great restaurant - Fog City is in San Francisco - I sometimes buy the cookbook as a travel souvenir. You can be transported back to the beaches of Greece or a romantic dinner in New Orleans just by thumbing through a cookbook.

All of these meals are tried and true E-Mealz family recipes. They are great to have on your next vacation when you are in a condo or small kitchenette and are looking to save some money and eat a good home cooked meal. Sure, it’s nice to eat out some on vacation, but sometimes nothing hits the spot like mom’s home cooking.  You can usually rest easy knowing you’re not only eating more cost effectively but more calorie and health conscious as well. We hope you and your family enjoy these recipes as much as we do. Happy travels!

All of these meals are tried and true E-Mealz family recipes. They are great to have on your next vacation when you are in a condo or small kitchenette and are looking to save some money and eat a good home cooked meal. Sure, it’s nice to eat out some on vacation, but sometimes nothing hits the spot like mom’s home cooking.