I grew up in New England, so not many hurricanes for me. I lived in NYC during hurricane Sandy which was such a surreal experience. I ended up staying with my ex in Manhattan, where we ended up being basically trapped for 7 days. We were lucky that his building was very fancy and most of our friends would spend their days with us. We'd cook for each other and take turns taking hot showers (everything below like 23rd street didn't have power). I wasn't a salaried employee at the time, and thankfully so, as all the salaries chefs and cooks had to clean out the walk-ins. They described a similar horror show to your rancid ice cream experience. I've now moved from an infrequent hurricane city to a (minor) earthquake city which has been a learning curve for sure. I'm always fascinated to see this deep dives into the reasoning behind what to keep in a shelter in place kit, and as always you never disappoint in your descriptions 💖
There’s so much crossover in our prep for various disasters- folks I know who live in fire-prone areas have go bags too, and I bet you have an earthquake protocol in your city!
I’ll never forget how hurricane Ida actually took more lives in the northeast than in Louisiana. Climate change touches all of us.
Climate change has definitely flipped everything topsy turvy for us. We have actually started to get hail more frequently, once even getting fist sized hail last year which poked holes in roofs. We do have an earthquake protocol, they had a really big one in the late 70s so people get really nervous even when we have a little tremor. I learned where to hide in the house and how to shut off the gas line. We have our flashlights, whatever, first aid, etc ready to go. I loved your solar battery, we were looking into one and I think it's a sign to get it 💖
Not the same, but when I was pregnant, I agonized over what food to bring to the hospital that would make me happy when I was exhausted/hot/so physically uncomfortable, and soba noodles and sauce were the best thing I brought--cold, so salty, nourishing. I think you could make and freeze a dashi-based soba sauce and use as ice packs til it melts like you've described, and if you don't want to boil water to cook the soba noodles, could maybe use shelf-stable shirataki noodles or something similar?
Another things from that list that could also be good here is dried mango or pineapple. And another decent shelf stable/ready to eat product is Uncle Ben's Broccoli Cheese Rice.
Could also freeze shakshuka and top with those eggs you'll need to use (and yogurt/sour cream, if you have it)! Good with bread/crackers/tortillas if you have them, and equally good with a spoon.
(Somehow I also sent this as an email instead of a comment and I'm sorry)
Good advice for those who don't know. Just remember, should an extreme storm come up the river, there's a good chance it will be pushing a twenty foot wave of water in front of it. Leave town or find a well built, multi-story building with inner rooms.
They sell sweetened condensed milk in shelf stable nifty resealable squeezable pouches now! Easier to manage and store than cans
Ok this is News I can Use !
I grew up in New England, so not many hurricanes for me. I lived in NYC during hurricane Sandy which was such a surreal experience. I ended up staying with my ex in Manhattan, where we ended up being basically trapped for 7 days. We were lucky that his building was very fancy and most of our friends would spend their days with us. We'd cook for each other and take turns taking hot showers (everything below like 23rd street didn't have power). I wasn't a salaried employee at the time, and thankfully so, as all the salaries chefs and cooks had to clean out the walk-ins. They described a similar horror show to your rancid ice cream experience. I've now moved from an infrequent hurricane city to a (minor) earthquake city which has been a learning curve for sure. I'm always fascinated to see this deep dives into the reasoning behind what to keep in a shelter in place kit, and as always you never disappoint in your descriptions 💖
There’s so much crossover in our prep for various disasters- folks I know who live in fire-prone areas have go bags too, and I bet you have an earthquake protocol in your city!
I’ll never forget how hurricane Ida actually took more lives in the northeast than in Louisiana. Climate change touches all of us.
Climate change has definitely flipped everything topsy turvy for us. We have actually started to get hail more frequently, once even getting fist sized hail last year which poked holes in roofs. We do have an earthquake protocol, they had a really big one in the late 70s so people get really nervous even when we have a little tremor. I learned where to hide in the house and how to shut off the gas line. We have our flashlights, whatever, first aid, etc ready to go. I loved your solar battery, we were looking into one and I think it's a sign to get it 💖
Not the same, but when I was pregnant, I agonized over what food to bring to the hospital that would make me happy when I was exhausted/hot/so physically uncomfortable, and soba noodles and sauce were the best thing I brought--cold, so salty, nourishing. I think you could make and freeze a dashi-based soba sauce and use as ice packs til it melts like you've described, and if you don't want to boil water to cook the soba noodles, could maybe use shelf-stable shirataki noodles or something similar?
Another things from that list that could also be good here is dried mango or pineapple. And another decent shelf stable/ready to eat product is Uncle Ben's Broccoli Cheese Rice.
Could also freeze shakshuka and top with those eggs you'll need to use (and yogurt/sour cream, if you have it)! Good with bread/crackers/tortillas if you have them, and equally good with a spoon.
(Somehow I also sent this as an email instead of a comment and I'm sorry)
I really, really love these ideas- cold noodle salad is BRILLIANT, and the mango and broccoli cheese rice is so smart!
Good advice for those who don't know. Just remember, should an extreme storm come up the river, there's a good chance it will be pushing a twenty foot wave of water in front of it. Leave town or find a well built, multi-story building with inner rooms.