Airplanes being the extreme example.

Husband and I are a traveling tonight.

Like 19 hours of being in airports, planes, and trams starting at 8 pm tonight. 

I haven't traveled aboard in couple years, let alone gone to South America, but if my memory and logic serve me well, I can assume the following things: Airplane food sucks, food in airports is overpriced, and a hungry traveler makes a grumpy bitch. 

To battle the three evils of long travel, I have devised the following menu for our bellies.

Entrees: 

Greek Quinoa Salad with feta, tomato, and cucumber

Tortilla Sandwich Rollups

Snacks:

Homemade Granola Bars

Cheezits

Trail Mix - Nuts and fruit

Cookies/Chocolates

Gum

Entrees reserved for the travel back to the States:

Instant Oatmeal

Easy Mac and Cheese

Cup o' Noodles

The Quinoa Salad is VERY simple. Make some quinoa, dress with a bit of oil and vinegar, add feta, cucumber, and tomato. Presto Change O - you got a filling dish that won't spoil!

The Tortilla Sandwich Rollups are also simple, but the ingredients are thoughtfully selected. I am using smoked Gouda and Dried Charcuterie (Salami) as both are prepared in a style that prolongs their spoil date.

I picked up some mustard packets from Disneyland last time we were there specifically thinking that we might need them for this trip.

We are now prepared for not having to buy $12 less that appetizing club soggy sandwiches and instead have a picnic to be excited about...BOOM!

Until the next year....


**Today's title comes from Brryan Miller, an NY Time restaurant critic, with the full quote reading: The quality of food is in inverse proportion to a dining room's altitude, especially atop bank and hotel buildings (airplanes being the extreme example).**