How my Grandma packs for road trips


True story.
I’m going to assume this is a universal Grandma trait, not something limited to Greek Grandmas. As much as I do love her avgolemono soup, not so easy to eat in the car…

Anyway, thanks, Yia yia! Now back to packing!

Comments

  1. says

    Funny! Somewhat related, my parents are driving to visit me in a couple of weeks. I called them last night to check on final plans, and see if there was anything specific I should stock the fridge with for them. My mother has already been shopping, and has a box of food already packed. They live a half-day’s drive from here, and are just coming for a long weekend, and I HAVE FOOD HERE!

  2. BonnieBeth says

    Feel free to stop in Chicago to drop off any avgolemono soup you can’t make use of. (Or just to stop by, the soup isn’t like an entry fee or something.)

  3. Moky says

    My mom is like that, especially when we go on road trips. She’ll make enough tea and sandwiches to feed an army.

  4. hippiefemme says

    My grandmother is very much like that, particularly at holidays. She always loads me up with far more food than I can even imagine eating. I love it! It’ll be a problem, though, now that I’m three hours away from her house.

  5. Djinni says

    I think you’re supposed to stop by the road-side at some picturesque picnic table and slowly enjoy both the soup and muffins. You’re on a road trip – what’s the hurry?

  6. Kat says

    I had a greek grandma too, and if I was ever going somewhere overnight, she made sure I brought enough baklava to tile the driveway! But I think its just a grandma thing, not exclusively greek.

  7. Gerry says

    Oh my goodness, does this one ever hit home! Certainly not unique to Greek grandmas. Grandmas of Anglo-Saxon descent do exactly that as well. :)

  8. Ayesha Maya says

    Indian Grandma’s: Theplas (round lentil and wheat pancakes), mango pickle, lemon rice, water at different temperatures, tea and coffee, four packets of home-made farsan (like cornflakes- but a hell of a lot spicier ;)), mixed nuts, at least 2 varieties of biscuits both with and without cream, mince sandwiches, chocolate cake and cold lime juice.

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