cheap ways to eat - Page 1

Here is  what we did to survive with no power(food wise)
Cooking on the grill
my son cooked pasta on the grill by putting a metal pot of  water on the grill and heating the water and cooking the pasta,  you can also cook the garlic bread that way.
a cheap way to eat
HILLBILLY STEW---take a can of cream of chicken soup, boneless skinless chicken,potato's green beans and water to cover and  cook in the crock pot or if you have enough gas for your grill you can cook it on that or in the fireplace.
or if you don't have meat you can use just potato's and green beans, without the soup.

how did everyone else eat with no power, fast food doesn't count.LOL
just getting some ideas for myself and other people.
we have power now just want some recipes

UNSOLD ITEMS LEFT FOR CERTAIN TIMES ARE THROWN OUT AT MCDONALDS AND BURGER KING. I HAVE EATEN MANY EXCELLENT MEALS FROM THE DUMPSTERS AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS.

Chafing dish heated with sterno. When you finish cooking the food you can drink the rest of the sterno, but it might kill you if you make a habit of it.
;-O

On a positive note ......... This could solve the nationwide epidemic of obesity.

Michele

We cook and heat with propane so that isn't a problem. We do keep the camp stove handy just in case. This is a Coleman model which runs on small gas cylinders. It has 2 burnes but one side can be converted to either a grill or a griddle.

Power outages stop the well pump, of course. We keep a 1 week supply of drinking and cooking water for humans and dogs in the basement. In winter, I normally keep one of the bathtubs filled with water for flushing, also to heat on the stove for sponge baths and hair washing. In the summer we haul water out of the pool for such purposes.

As to recipes, with a 2-burner camp stove you can cook just about anything you normally cook. If you're in the habit of nuking prepared foods just put them in a pan, add 1/4 c of water, and heat on the stove. Fried prepared foods like chicken nuggets or burritos can be heated in a frying pan with just a little olive oil or maragrine.

You might want to keep a couple of oil lamps on hand - careful if you have small children. They put out enough light to get around by and are very economical. We use head lamps to read by. Their light is brighter than the clamp-on reading lights available in bookstores and such.

The worst part of power outages in no internet access!

in the event of the apocalypse or just a power outage,  one word------- SPAM

Ah...what's the big deal? Used to be people had commonsense  and knew how to handle a very minor adversity.

First, you eat what ever you can out of your refigerator that is going to go bad anyway. That includes leftovers, cold cuts, any kind of precooked food, veggies, fruits, milk , yogurt, cottage cheese, food that can be eaten even if not cooked - hot dogs etc. Caveat is know what you are going in for, dive in and close door quickly to retain what cold you can. Do NOT stand w/ door open contemplating your choices.

Second - it's called a can and can opener. Do you not keep some of these items in your cupboard for daily use if not for emergency ? - tuna, chicken, those small 1-2 lb canned hams ( precooked), deviled ham ( use up that mayo that will be going bad) and even spam in a pinch. Drinks - canned milk, juice and for warmth whiskey or brandy. If nothing else maybe youwon't notice the elec is off and it's getting cold :))

If you have a fireplace( as should every home in my opinion), stick the meat from the fridge that needs to be cooked on a stick . Open that can of beans or soup and put it in an old pot and sit it on or near the fire.

Finally I know right now PB is having it's problems but goodness does no one eat peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches anymore?

Wish there was a smiley for shaking my head.

I'm not above opening a can of anything and eating it cold! Don't get any easier than that.

I have never figured out why my neighbors let the food in their fridges and freezers go bad when we lose power in the winter snow and ice storms.
Its COLD outside. DUHHHHH

I agree,  natures own deep freeze.
We had to use a cooler to keep stuff from freezing solid, milk still had ice in it.   Nothing went bad .
Cookings easy, if you like standing outside while you do it...   The only thing we couldn't do was bake, gonna try a dutch oven next time.
Try getting up all sleepy and warm only to go outside to put the coffee on...  or splitting firewood in a house robe and slippers.   Nothing like a cold wind up your skirt to open your eyes in the morning.
Cold water took on a whole new meaning.  
Real problem was bathing, I'd rather stink than take a sponge bath....soooo..  enough said for the good ole days.
The wife declaired without electricity lifes just not worth living...  no movies, no internet, and its hard to read by lamp light.
The cell phone towers even went down.
Cheap eating?    Nothing was cheap or easy.  
Snow ice cream was cheap,  snow, milk, and a little vanilla.   brain freeze priceless.