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Carrot Picnic Salad + Garlic Vinaigrette

20 Thursday Oct 2016

Posted by Pop Up Education in Carrots, Garlic, Meta Street Cafe, Olive Oil, Picnics + Potlucks, Salads

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Carrot Picnic Salad + Garlic Vinaigrette

Carrot Picnic Salad + Garlic Vinaigrette

In the bottom of a bowl, sized for how much you want to make, mix the following ingredients to make Garlic Vinaigrette.

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

1 tablespoon dijon mustard

1/4 teaspoon honey

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 minced garlic clove

1/4 cup olive oil

Grate carrots into the dressing and toss as you go.  Add until they are saturated by the dressing to your liking.

Inspired by “Picnic!  Recipes and Menus for Outdoor Enjoyment”

Halloween-themed birthday party at Toro Canyon Park. Carpinteria, California.

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Cheesecake Lunchbox Bars

05 Monday Sep 2016

Posted by Pop Up Education in Car Snacks • Roadtrip, Lunchbox, Meta Street Cafe, Picnics + Potlucks, Sweets

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Bars, car snacks, cheesecake, dessert, Lunchbox, picnic, potluck, road food, snacks, travel snacks, treats

 

Cheesecake Lunchbox Bars

Bars, bars, bars, gimme bars. We eat constantly around here.  Between Charlotte’s growth spurts and my fast metabolism, we are perpetually searching for snacks.   Often on the grocery store “protein bar” train, we are ready to find time to make baked snacks at home for after school snacks, school lunches, as road trip food, & whenever the “gimme a bar” words are muttered.

Cheesecake Lunchbox Bars

Mix the following ingredients in a food processor (or a large bowl and use your hands) until it makes a fine crumble.

3/4 cup white flour

3/4 cup wheat flour

1/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup almonds

1 stick butter

Reserve a cupful for the topping later.  Press the remainder into a square greased pan.

Next, put into food processor (or mixer) the following ingredients and blend until smooth.

16 oz. cream cheese

1/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

Spread over hot crust and bake another 15 minutes.

Remove from oven and spread jam over the cream cheese mixture.  Sprinkle the reserved crust as a top layer.

If you plan to eat the batch within a couple of days, you may add a layer of fresh fruit (berries, sliced peaches) coated in flour between the jam layer and the top crust layer.

These bars can be frozen individually in foil and used in school lunches. I took them from the freezer the night before and they defrosted by lunch the next day. Alternatively, we ate them straight from the freezer as an (even better) frozen treat.

Recipe inspired by “Grammy’s Kitchen; The Russell Orchards Fruit Cookbook.”

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Grilled Cheese Sandwiches | Ready to Grill

01 Wednesday Apr 2015

Posted by Pop Up Education in Cheese, Meta Street Cafe, Picnics + Potlucks

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Most people love a grilled cheese sandwich, so we like to make them when sharing a picnic meal.  They can be made extra tasty with sharp cheddar cheese, fresh wheat bread, and high quality butter.  We put Veganaise on the inside of ours and butter on the outside for a good toasty grill.  This stack was kid-constructed, ready to grill and pack in tin foil for a picnic with friends.  ❤️

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