Hiya, Cooksters : ) I need a little opinion, here ...

Okay, see if you can follow this : We're leaving tomorrow to drive to N.C.
( YaY! ) Spending tomorrow night in Atlanta. Now, our end destination ( in
Charlotte ) is a Residence Inn, which has a full kitchen in the room,
including full-sized fridge.

I won't be able to stop in a grocery store in Charlotte. One of my favourite
places in Atlanta is a huge international market. ( For you Atlantans, it's
Your Dekalb Farmer's Market - love that place. ) I'm planning to do a fair
amount of cooking at the Residence Inn, and want to pick up some ingredients
at this market.

I'm going to try and replicate Taco Bell's yummy steak bowl one night, and
want to get some good steak, cut for stir-fry while I'm there. Now, my
husband thinks this will be okay, and so do I, but I want your opinion, too.

This is how it'll work - Drive to Atlanta, stop at the market tomorrow
night, and spend that night in Atlanta before heading out the next day. Can
I do this : take the steak ( which will not be frozen ), pop it into an icy
cooler, and safely keep it overnight, and then the four additional hours to
Charlotte the following day? I mean, so long as it's completely covered with
ice the entire time? Stick in the freezer, of course, upon arrival. Or will
I kill us with food poisoning? ( been there, sure *wished* I'd died at the
time. )

I realise that was hard to follow, but I have faith in you : )

Thanks much, and cheers ~

- Tess