Recipes. - Here is Tips on How to Prepare Your Kitchen for Snowpocalypse. The snow is falling outside my window as I type, and like millions of other Americans, we’re bracing ourselves for several feet of it when all is said and done. In all likelihood, we won’t be able to drive for several days, and the possibility of power outages from downed trees certainly looms large. In these situations, so many of us get our disaster readiness plans going: gathering flashlights and batteries; stockpiling bottled water (1 gallon per person per day for three days); making sure there’s salt for the driveway and gas in the car. But equally important is to think ahead about your food situation to ensure you’re covered both in terms of food availability and safety in the event that you need to rough it for a few days.
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| Make sure you’re covered in terms of food availability and safety – just in case you need to rough it for a few days. (Photo: Getty Images) |
Stock up on shelf stable staples. The Federal Emergency Management Agency winter storm preparedness manual recommends keeping a three-day supply of non-perishables for all members of your household, which includes pet food and infant formula if needed. On this list, I’d include staples such as cereal, instant oatmeal, nut butter, canned tuna, bread, whole-grain crackers and bread, marinara sauce, pasta, shelf-stable tetra paks of milk, nuts, dried fruit, cans of hearty soups such as lentil or split pea, and even pouches of ready-to-eat meals (my husband is partial to those ready-to-eat Indian meals). If you’ve got young kids, like I do, consider including Parmesan cheese on this list, as more than 48 hours without Parmesan certainly constitutes an emergency in many children’s worlds. Be sure to have a manual can opener on hand as well.
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