Van Life: What Our Friends Eat On The Road

Today’s special extra comes from our DINK friends, Courtney and Bryce Zinckgraf. For those of you who don’t know us, Courtney and Bryce are the reason we’re married and so in love. They paired us to walk down the aisle together at their wedding, and the rest is history. But this post isn’t about us – it’s about them!

“Hi! We are from Jacksonville, FL. We quit our jobs, bought a 30-year-old van named Hidalgo and fixed it up. Now, we are living full time in the van while we drive around America seeing National Parks and meeting cool people.”

For those of who haven’t seen any of their videos yet, you’re in for a real treat. You can follow their journey HERE (and hit “Subscribe” – you won’t regret it).

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But this EXTRA is all about their most recent video, which is what they eat in a typical day. We wanted to share two of their recipes with you, since we’re such foodies! See the full video and the two recipes below:

Chickpea Salad Sandwiches

Ingredients:

• 1 can of chickpeas
• 1 Avocado
• ½ Medium onion
• 1 Apple -1 tomato
• Salt to taste
• Garlic powder to taste

Directions:

• Empty chickpeas into a large bowl
• Mash about ½ to ¾ of the chickpeas
• Add avocado and mash to combine
• Dice the onion, apple, and tomato
• Add diced onion, apple and tomato to bowl with chickpeas and avocado
• Add salt and garlic powder to taste
• Stir to combine

Other things that are good in chickpea salad sandwich:

• Mustard
• Celery
• Pickles
• Lots of possibilities!

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Peanut Butter Stir Fry

Ingredients:

• Rice Noodles (check package for serving size and cooking instructions)
• 1 medium onion
• 1 bell pepper
• 1 small package of mushrooms
• 1 head of broccoli Sauce
• ¾ cup peanut butter
• ½ cup soy sauce
• 3 cloves garlic (or however much you want)
• 2 tablespoons minced ginger (or however much you want) –
• Splash of water to thin it out

Directions

• Cook rice noodles based on packaging instructions
• While the noodles are cooking combine all of the sauce ingredients and mix well
• Dice the onion and pepper
• Cut up the broccoli
• Lightly stir fry the onions, pepper, mushrooms and broccoli (or cook to your liking)
• Combine rice noodles, veggies, and sauce
• Mix to combine

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Viola – there you have it! A special treat from our two friends who are pursuing their dreams and have the most incredible videos and photos to prove it. We hope you enjoyed this EXTRA and continue following Courtney and Bryce on YouTube or Instagram.