You don t need us to tell you that baked goods are.
Room temperature foods for lunch.
Skewers bread cherry tomatoes and basil with olive oil for dipping make a simple fun snack.
Roasted baby peppers stuffed with feta.
It is the perfect healthy make ahead finger food that can easily be kept at room temp.
This easy grilled eggplant salad is the healthy side dish you ll want to serve all summer long.
These cucumber cups are stuffed with all the ingredients a greek salad is known for.
They all thaw in about 3 4 hours at room temperature.
Fresh fruits veggies and mini popcorn are good options.
It comes together in just 25 minutes and can be served warm or at room temperature so it s equally suited to casual parties and weeknight dinners.
Hummus and baba ghanoush work just fine at room temperature with tapenade or black olives on the side.
We were close to a college campus so i made lots of these fresh filled pitas for the students.
If you aren t able to send an ice pack with a lunch and there s no fridge option or you just want to keep the food colder try freezing these items the night before and packing frozen.
One summer i worked at a health food store that sold sandwiches.
Soft cheeses like brie need that.
Cheese should always sit for about an hour outside the fridge before it s served.
Photo by chelsea kyle food styling by olivia mack anderson.
Crunchy with crisp vegetables and nutty sunflower kernels they re a fast to fix lunch when you re on the go.
Skip the dairy based items if you expect the lunch to be in warm temperatures yogurt pouches.
Tomatoes onions olives peppers and of course feta cheese.
Despite the online brouhaha it really is okay to store your fully ripe.
That s where these easy and delicious room temperature appetizers come in.
By tommy werne r.
Linda reeves cloverdale indiana.
Many dips such as salsa guacamole and hummus.
These lunch recipes travel well and can stay at room temperature all morning.
All of these appetizer.