Comments on: Eating Well on the Road http://corduroyorange.com/?p=28 The only Food Blog written by Jesse Sharrard Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:49:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Corduroy Orange » Blog Archive » Pasta Help-Yourself http://corduroyorange.com/?p=28#comment-114 Corduroy Orange » Blog Archive » Pasta Help-Yourself Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:00:42 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=28#comment-114 [...] As I described a few weeks ago to Hungry In Ohio, cooking your own meals is usually preferable to heating up some processed food provided to you in a kit. Sometimes, though, it’s just easier to follow the directions on the back of the pasta casserole box. [...] [...] As I described a few weeks ago to Hungry In Ohio, cooking your own meals is usually preferable to heating up some processed food provided to you in a kit. Sometimes, though, it’s just easier to follow the directions on the back of the pasta casserole box. [...]

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]]> By: Clara Lee http://corduroyorange.com/?p=28#comment-38 Clara Lee Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:04:49 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=28#comment-38 I have a few practical ideas for HIO to go along with the rant about eating healthy. If your motel room has a microwave, you can "bake" either a white potato or sweet potato in 6-10 minutes depending on the size. It might not be quite as good as one baked in the oven, but it's fast and healthy. When you go to the store, grab a "bag o salad". It's a tad pricey but conventient and all washed, so it's good to go for a quick meal when you come "home" tired and hungry. If HIO or anyone else who is on the road a lot is driving, he/she can get a Foreman or some other electric grill and a crock pot. While at the grocery store, pick up chicken tenders. They are smaller and cook faster than whole chicken breasts. These are good with an all-purpose seasoning such as a cajun seasoning and will be good broiled for dinner and as leftovers to go on top of a tossed salad. If you have a crock pot, you can make soups and casserole type dishes that can be started before leaving for work and then be ready when you get home. These can serve both as dinner and as lunch the next day. If you have a little extra time on weekends, you can make a couple dishes that can serve as dinner or lunch for the next week. When time is of the essence, pick up a cooked chicken at the grocery store and have it with a baked potato or baked sweet potato and a salad for dinner. The leftovers will be great with that whole wheat bread for a sandwich. I have a few practical ideas for HIO to go along with the rant about eating healthy. If your motel room has a microwave, you can “bake” either a white potato or sweet potato in 6-10 minutes depending on the size. It might not be quite as good as one baked in the oven, but it’s fast and healthy.

When you go to the store, grab a “bag o salad”. It’s a tad pricey but conventient and all washed, so it’s good to go for a quick meal when you come “home” tired and hungry.

If HIO or anyone else who is on the road a lot is driving, he/she can get a Foreman or some other electric grill and a crock pot. While at the grocery store, pick up chicken tenders. They are smaller and cook faster than whole chicken breasts. These are good with an all-purpose seasoning such as a cajun seasoning and will be good broiled for dinner and as leftovers to go on top of a tossed salad.

If you have a crock pot, you can make soups and casserole type dishes that can be started before leaving for work and then be ready when you get home. These can serve both as dinner and as lunch the next day.

If you have a little extra time on weekends, you can make a couple dishes that can serve as dinner or lunch for the next week. When time is of the essence, pick up a cooked chicken at the grocery store and have it with a baked potato or baked sweet potato and a salad for dinner. The leftovers will be great with that whole wheat bread for a sandwich.

]]> By: Cortney http://corduroyorange.com/?p=28#comment-36 Cortney Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:48:58 +0000 http://corduroyorange.com/?p=28#comment-36 I think it's useful to say that even if your hotel room only has a microwave, and no stove, you can still prepare some pretty good food - with a little thought and ingenuity. It might also be a good idea to get an electric hotplate and a small toaster oven to take with you, in case you can't find a hotel with a kitchenette. When my friend Dave lived in the oh-so-expensive Tokyo, he managed to cook reasonably well in a room the size of a shoebox. <a href="http://www.geocities.com/dsintokyo/pictures/second_set_of_pics/mansionsink.jpg" rel="nofollow">This is a photo of his "kitchen," which consisted of a hot plate and a sink</a>. Later he did <a href="http://www.geocities.com/dsintokyo/pictures/fifth_set_of_pics/breadintheoven.jpg" rel="nofollow">a little baking</a> in a toaster oven. I think it’s useful to say that even if your hotel room only has a microwave, and no stove, you can still prepare some pretty good food - with a little thought and ingenuity. It might also be a good idea to get an electric hotplate and a small toaster oven to take with you, in case you can’t find a hotel with a kitchenette.

When my friend Dave lived in the oh-so-expensive Tokyo, he managed to cook reasonably well in a room the size of a shoebox. This is a photo of his “kitchen,” which consisted of a hot plate and a sink. Later he did a little baking in a toaster oven.

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