This week we took off to go to St. Louis. Steve had an evening class in St. Louis, so we threw together some traveling food for the hotel. Then we stayed the next dayto spend playing at the City Museum.

It is a TON of fun but if you ever go be ready for a real work out!

Food for Traveling

May 25, 2011Kim2 Comments

We made a fast trip to St. Louis and took along food for a fast evening meal. - DaytoDayAdventures.com

We made a super fast trip out of town yesterday.

I knew it was coming but wasn’t sure we were going to be able to go or where we were going to stay. Steve had a class to go to so I was on my own when we arrived around 6:30 p.m.

What I didn’t want was 4 starving kids & me having to find food that was close to the hotel and inexpensive.

Instead I cooked our dinner at home.

Weird you say?

You thought I was leaving town?

I did and I brought my favorite appliance with me to the hotel.

Before I went to town for a few groceries & the girls Bible study I put my plan in to action.

Step 1--I grabbed a package of BBQ Chicken out of the freezer. I defrosted it in the sink in cool water enough that I could break them apart.
Step 2—Next, I dumped the chicken in the crock pot & turned it on High. Normally I do this on low all day but I was short on time.
Step 3--Elizabeth grabbed 6 potatoes, washed & wrapped them in foil, and stuck them in the oven on 300 degrees.
We were gone for about 3 hours and when we returned home the chicken & potatoes were done.
Step 4—I dumped the “juice” from the chicken, put the potatoes in the crockpot & replaced the lid.(I didn’t want sauce to spill in the suburban) We packed up the suburban with our clothes, games & the food.
Step 5--2 hours later at the hotel I shredded the chicken with a fork & we had BBQ chicken sandwiches with a baked potatoes.(It was still very warm!)

The perfect end to a busy day.