The sweet potato salad I share this week in my Twice as Tasty column for the Flathead Beacon is one of those recipes that has cycled in and out of my diet over the years. I started making it more than 20 years ago, when it became a go-to, packable workday lunch. After I moved to Montana, I stopped making it as my garden grew. I haven’t been successful in growing sweet potatoes or mushrooms, so my root-vegetable salads shifted to homegrown potatoes with fresh and pickled vegetables.

I brought this salad back to my menu when we started multiweek sailing trips. This salad has become one of my staples for launch day. I make it the night before, keeping the dressing separate, so that it’s ready to eat after we hoist sails and start cruising away from the mainland. It makes a large enough batch and keeps well enough in our ice chest that the leftovers can be enjoyed as a second meal a day or so later.

Learn more about cooking sweet potatoes and get the complete recipe for Sweet Potato-Mushroom Salad in my column.

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Whether you’re packing work or school lunches, for a ski day or hike, or to eat well on a cruising, road trip or camping adventure, certain meals will travel better than others. One of my more popular workshops covers not just packing a car camping kitchen or onboard galley but also a menu that’s easy to prepare for and at the campsite or on the water. The hearty salad with sweet potatoes and cremini mushrooms makes the list every time.

Here are just a few other recipes on the blog that I typically share in this workshop. You can find more in the recipe index.

• Crunchy Cabbage Salad
• Couscous Salad with Raw Vegetables
• Quick Potato Salad
• Potato Bowl with Black Bean Sauté
• Vegetarian Red Beans and Rice
• Chipotle Grilled Shrimp
• Marinated and Grilled Fish Tacos
• Grilled Pepper Pancakes with Goat Cheese

You can also learn to make the dough for one of my other favorite onboard and campsite recipes, grilled sourdough pizza, in this blog post.

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