My sister, Devin, and her boyfriend, Matt, just recently came to visit me in Los Angeles. Being intrepid romantics, they opted to take the Southwest Chief from Chicago, rather than flying. And they did this 40 hour journey twice in one week! Being train novices the first time, they went through their snacks too quickly and were forced to eat expensive food in the dining car. I thought it would be a good idea to forage options in my Silverlake neighborhood the day they were leaving to find ingredients they can turn into simple and healthy gourmet meals for their journey home. I have asked them to journal and photograph their edible creations so we can blog about it here. I look forward to posting about what culinary delights can be prepared entirely on a cross-country train, that were purchased from the local farmers' market, 99 cent store, Big Mac's liquor, Casbah, Silverlake cheese store and whatever falls from the trees.
