Battening down the hatches, waiting for Hurricane Sandy on her long, slow approach? Watching weather newscasters on TV getting blown over on the beach? Pass the time doing something more productive, like prepping for a power outage and cooking up some good food! Here are some good posts from our archives discussing storm preparedness in the kitchen, and dealing with power outages. Good luck to everyone in the path of the storm! What are you doing today to prepare?
• Cooking in a Hurricane? 5 Tips for Staying Safe & Well-Fed
• What Are the Best Foods to Prepare Before a Hurricane?
• How Do I Prepare My Kitchen for a Hurricane?
• Power Out? A Guide to Refrigerator Safety When You Don't Have Electricity
• Hurricane Irene and What We Ate: Observations from NYC
(Image: NOAA/ National Weather Service)
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Juan's Garage Turned Modern Guest House
Cooking! Apple cake, vegetable soup, turkey chili, quinoa! And hoarding water, doing laundry and dishes, and shampooing! !!!!!
We're survivalist junkies so we saved glass juice bottles, washed them out for water. We also packed "kitty suitcases" with stuff our pers need in case we had to evacuate - we are not abandoning our pets. We stocked comfort food (cheddar popcorn!), ice and coolers so we could eat fridge food for a while after the power went out, and bought fake candles so no fire hazard. We also set up a feral cat igloo on our porch for strays during the storm.
Pets, not "pers".
We are doing a ton of laundry too! And drinking coffee. Candles, matches, water, flashlights, and ponchos ready just in case.