I found this today and I've already decided it's my new favorite cookbook. It's called "Easy Cooking with 5 Ingredients" by Barbara Jones. Every recipe has 5 ingredients and 3 steps to prepare. Simple, simple, simple. Not so sure about healthy, but whatever! I'm really concerned that while we're on the road we'll wait till the last minute to figure out what's for dinner and end up eating out too much (often happens at home), which will BLOW our budget. I think planning ahead - menus, snacks for day trips, etc - will really help, and the easier it is to prepare the better.

How do you keep from spending a fortune on food? What about meal planning? Anyone have any words of wisdom? I'm guessing that many days we'll be gone all afternoon and everyone will be tired and hungry when we get home. Food is going to be a big deal.