Non-perishable Shabbos lunch

Niteowl

Sun, Aug 21 2016, 1:12 pm

My husband and I will be flying to a (non-religious) simcha and will be staying in a suburb (where we've never been) over shabbos. We're on our own shabbos day so I need to pack and bring lunch and shalosh seudos with us . Our host made housing arrangements at a local B&B, so I have no idea if we will even have refrigerator access. Any creative ideas for food I can fly with in addition to tuna packets and challah rolls?
Thank you!!

greenfire

Sun, Aug 21 2016, 2:26 pm

vacuum packed cold cuts in a small flexible cooler - then all you need to do is change the ice when you get there and they don't really go bad until you open them

can you buy any fruit and veggies there

bring nuts & dry fruit for high energy snacks

Raisin

Sun, Aug 21 2016, 2:32 pm

Call the B&B and ask if they will have a fridge available for you. B&B's are usually small and friendly and eager to help.

You can also bring those meat stick things, or there are other meat products that don't need refrigeration.

Fruit, veggies, canned corn, hearts of palm, avocado, small mayo or dressing packets. Nuts, olives, pickles (in small jars)

MitzadSheini

Sun, Aug 21 2016, 4:14 pm

I think they'll have a fridge. ((I thought this thread was going to be about camping).

Walk around the supermarket and get stuff that's not stored in the fridge . Most fruit and veg will last overnight if left whole. Then make salad on Shabbat morning. Then go to the tinned section and get stuff like corn, palm hearts, chick peas, beans etc.

But really I think especially if you explain the situation there will be a fridge. But if it's a shared one one issue to get around will be the fridge light.

amother

Blue

Sun, Aug 21 2016, 5:54 pm

If you have space, bring a small travel size crockpot or check to see if there is a Target or Walmart in the area you will be staying at and pick one up there. You can bring a bag of beans with you and then buy some potatoes and onions at the grocery store there (or bring it with you). Buy some eggs at the grocery and you can put up some vegetarian chulent and eggs for Shabbat.
You can bring some spices with you in those little containers that you can get at amazing savings or any dollar store. You can buy vegetables and make a salad which gives you at least one meal. You can of course cook anything in the crock pot so if there is a good supermarket near your hotel, then you won't be limited to chulent and eggs.

If the local grocery store sells matzah then you can buy that and have it with peanut butter or tuna or salmon or jarred gefilta fish etc with salad for another meal.

You can get Hummus on Amazon as well-- https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Ga.....S8HSP

If you will have a fridge then you can order Kosher food from this place-- http://www.koshermealstogo.com.....th=28

You can get self-heating meals here from this place-- https://labriutemeals.com/prod.....rees/

Check if there is a Chabad in town. If there is a local college, then there may be a Chabad house or a Hillel that could assist you further. If there is a shul in the area, then call the Rabbi and see if he can find you a host for the meals.

ra_mom

Sun, Aug 21 2016, 5:58 pm

A roll of salami can go without refrigeration.
Bring a knife, challah rolls, ketchup, whole vegetables to cut up, avocado to mash for guacamole. Apple sauce cups and cut fruit cups. Canned corn (bring can opener). If you'd like you can bring jarred gefilte and canned baked beans.

amother

Emerald

Sun, Aug 21 2016, 9:29 pm

MitzadSheini wrote:

This discussion reminds me of the question I ask every yt.

It's not even that long ago, but in the days before refrigerators and canned goods, how did people manage a 3 day yt?

They cooked some food fresh.
This is how salami, herring, aged meats, jarred "canning" evolved. People needed solutions.
Cellars were cool and used for storage.
People kept food packed under snow outside.
Cholent came about.
And other wonderful solutions.