Skewers bread cherry tomatoes and basil with olive oil for dipping make a simple fun snack.
Room temperature foods for lunch.
Despite the online brouhaha it really is okay to store your fully ripe.
Fresh fruits veggies and mini popcorn are good options.
This easy grilled eggplant salad is the healthy side dish you ll want to serve all summer long.
Crunchy with crisp vegetables and nutty sunflower kernels they re a fast to fix lunch when you re on the go.
You can safely leave apps made with meat dairy or eggs out for up to two hours at room temperature according to the fda.
These lunch recipes travel well and can stay at room temperature all morning.
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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.
They all thaw in about 3 4 hours at room temperature.
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Roasted baby peppers stuffed with feta.
These cucumber cups are stuffed with all the ingredients a greek salad is known for.
We were close to a college campus so i made lots of these fresh filled pitas for the students.
It is the perfect healthy make ahead finger food that can easily be kept at room temp.
One summer i worked at a health food store that sold sandwiches.
Hummus and baba ghanoush work just fine at room temperature with tapenade or black olives on the side.
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Just make them put them out on the table and forget about running back and forth from the oven or fridge.
That s where these easy and delicious room temperature appetizers come in.
Many dips such as salsa guacamole and hummus.
Cheese should always sit for about an hour outside the fridge before it s served.
Skip the dairy based items if you expect the lunch to be in warm temperatures yogurt pouches.
All of these appetizer.
Tomatoes onions olives peppers and of course feta cheese.
You don t need us to tell you that baked goods are.