I had a little too much time on my hands today. Spinach oshitashi; fresh tofu with tomatoes and basil; uni, scallop, avocado and cucumber donburi; oysters.
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wow!
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I got my work done early.
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It cooled down here, so I made soup. Butter beans, homemade stock, bits of chicken, and the leftovers from last night: Italian sausage slices, chanterelles, string beans, and roasted red peppers.
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Sorry for the beer nerd interruption - I haven’t tried beers from Evil Genius but at some of the review sites (BA, Untappd etc.) many of their beers (especially from the photo of the tap list) have quite mediocre reviews. A few suggestions for Philadelphia could be Human Robot (had some very good lagers from them), Yards Brewing (had good IPAs and stouts) and Carbon Copy (which is on of the “shooting stars” currently
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I did some digging in the freezer and found some bacon. So I made a bacon and onion quiche for dinner. Not my best crust, but the quiche (itself) was very YUMMY!!
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I almost wrote “quarantine meals” but these are just post-hurricane meals. Thank God we don’t have the social isolation of the pandemic on top of this – or extreme hot/cold weather! We had no power for 11 days (except what little we could siphon off our hybrid vehicle), no internet for 8 or so days, no trash/recycle pickup, and will have no running water for the foreseeable month or two (hopefully not three!). Fortunately we were set up well between my food supply (some might argue, hoarding) and camping gear, plus neighbors who pull together. We also maintained gas service the entire time. Lack of water is the biggest challenge for cooking and cleaning.
A few meals, mostly dinners, not in order:
Hot dogs and homemade Chex mix
Pasta fazool
Birthday cake (woop, what timing! My friend found a thawed bakery cake at the grocery store)
BLTs
World Central Kitchen meal - mac and cheese and barbecue chicken
Neighbor potluck! They made jambalaya; we brought brats and marshmallows
Potluck! I brought charro beans and rice, creamy cucumber salad, fresh fruit, and wine.
Parfait w/instant oatmeal
Neighbor potluck! Teriyaki chicken, egg rolls, hibachi shrimp fried rice kit, scallion pancakes, wine and bourbon
Peanut whole wheat noodles
Leftover steak, broccoli, and Alfredo
Curry tofu soup with assorted veg
Spaghetti, vodka sauce, frozen meatballs, and salad on my b-day. We had TJ’s spinach-artichoke dip with ciabatta and burrata Caprese. Plentiful wine.
Teriyaki chicken donated by local food truck and Korean church
Steak, salmon, and potatoes grilled in foil
Turkey melt
World Food Kitchen - sorta beef stew with corn? A bit weird but who’s complaining…?
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The good news (for me) is that I am not a beer nerd by any stretch of the imagination, and chose this place first and foremost for its atmosphere & vicinity to our dining destination. I’m usually fine with a decent pilsner, but happy to occasionally experiment with sours/gose. I could barely find 5 I wanted to include in our flight (save for the two we’d tried and liked the first time), but was pleasantly surprised by the hazy mango IPA bc I hate IPAs with a blind hot passion 
Happy to give a somewhat more thorough review over on the beer thread, tho likely not up to snuff for the nerdy crowd.
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You rock! Your documentation is stellar. Best wishes as you get through this!
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Tonight’s clear liquid dinner: a tangerine juice bar, 2c. of chicken flavor ramen broth, half a Squirt Zero pop mixed wih water. Green tea later on. I should have bought some white grape juice because the Concords I was processing were so delicous without their skins on and I coulda ate the whole bag.
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Thanks. I like your improvisations.
But do you mean World Central Kitchen? If so, We can donate at
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Oops, yes, that’s correct.
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we had no power for almost six weeks after sandy. After three weeks of cooking on the bbq, no water, and no heat, etc, the best thing we did was move into a hotel room about 2 hours north for the final three weeks.
Best,
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Glad you’ve made it through and neighbors and WCK have helped.
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I’d probably go with all of the above!
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You did pretty well with what you had to work with!
We dealt with similar (although not for as long) after Irene and Sandy. Irene was a little worse 'cause we were alone on the wrong side of a submerged bridge and couldn’t get to any stores or other services. I learned to fry eggs on a charcoal grill. Do you know how long it takes to fry eggs on a charcoal grill? The rest of your life.
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I think you’re amazing. Even under extreme duress, you still manage to put out some fine looking meals.
I do wonder—school or no school yet? (Hoping for the former, otherwise then it is like pandemic times).
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@ChristinaM I continue to be impressed by how you are holding up under the circumstances and how you and your neighbours are joining forces helping each other. Hopefully the water and electricity will be back on before you know it.
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