Apocalypse Chow

[kettunainen]

I recently borrowed a book called, Apocalypse Chow: How to Eat Well When the Power Goes Out by Jon Robertson with Robin Robertson.

I was unimpressed. Why? Because what I was expecting and hoping for was a book of recipes that didn't rely entirely on someone having access to a source of heat potent enough to cook food. Every single recipe in here

Comments

[misslynx]

Wow, that seems so pointless - if they're assuming you still have access to some means of cooking, why have a special cookbook for it at all? Couldn't you just use any cookbook, as long as it had a fair number of one-pot meals in it? It seems like making that assumption defeats the whole point of the book...

I suspect that in the event of a lengthy power outage, I'd be making a lot of legume salad-type things. I'm trying to keep a fair number of cans of various sorts of beans on hand, and things like oil and vinegar and garlic don't require refrigeration, and can make canned beans tasty very quickly.

In terms of grains, I'd probably be inclined, as you say, to try soaking some of the varieties that cook fairly quickly. I know oats are easily edible raw, even without soaking for long - the muesli I make in the summers is based on raw oats. Bulgur wheat would probably work too, as it has a very short cooking time, but obviously not good for you or others with a wheat sensitivity. Maybe quinoa would work?