Now you have all those salad recipes, here is what we do with them … we go for a picnic. No, really.
For starters, pick up some deli cups (and lids) at a restaurant supply store. We use two sizes 16 and 32 ounces, which is basically two or four servings.
The clear plastic cups chill quickly, don’t break, but still allow you to see what’s inside. And when empty they are are very stackable. They aren’t dishwasher safe, but they do wash easily. We’ve gotten numerous re-use out of an initial purchase.
The cups also freeze nicely so you can put several frozen dinner offerings into the cooler and they help with the chill.
On the most recent camping trip, a week on the road, we had a salad smorgasbord for lunch and dinner
Bruneau Dunes State Park is on the edge of the Snake River plain. It is an area created fourteen thousand years ago when Lake Missoula’s ice dam breached and the Bonneville flood reshaped the landscape of Idaho, as well as eastern Washington and Oregon … the end of the ice age.
We did get to use Tip’s new ‘swamp cooler’ jacket. I know it seems counterintuitive to put a jacket on an already hot pet, but when this is soaked with cold water evaporation brings a natural air conditioner to Tip’s back.
A scale is pretty important but the one you are using for everyday cooking is fine, if you don’t have one … why not?
Brewing method is a simple three step process. First you wet and bloom the coffee. Pour about 150 grams of 200 degree water over the grounds make sure they are all saturated. This stage is the bloom. Let that sit for about a minute or so.
Now add more water, bring the weight up to half of your finished amount.