Making a plan for cooking when there is no electricity. For the month of June I want to focus on sharing information about cooking without electricity.
If you had to go without electricity for more than a day, what would you eat? What if you didn’t have electricity for 1 or more weeks? Would you still be able to eat without going to a restaurant and without eating the same things, like granola bars or peanut butter and crackers, over and over and over? By having one or more alternative cooking methods available, you can cook food thus widening your menu choices. Obviously because there is no freezer or fridge available you will need to adjust recipes to make just enough to eat in one sitting, and use items that are shelf stable to begin with, but by being able to cook you have lots more variety. Below are some examples of food items that don’t require any cooking, and then some examples of food items that can be made using shelf stable items and cooked. Neither list is exhaustive, but simply a sample of what can be stored and eaten when there is no electricity and to show the wider range of food items that can be eaten when there is a way to cook food.
No cooking required food examples: granola bars (premade); peanut butter and crackers, canned fruits (and veggies, but not very good cold), canned chicken salad (using small mayo packets that are shelf stable until opened), trail mix, jerky, any bread/muffins that has already been made.
Shelf Stable cooked foods examples: oatmeal/grits, soups/chilis, pancakes, breads, casseroles, pasta and sauce, muffins, mac & cheese, MREs, other prepared meals made for shelf stable storage.
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