Electrical Outage Meals by Ruth Paget
Hot summer months, more people using electricity from older electrical grids designed for fewer people, and higher air conditioning usage usually account for at least one electrical outage in California in summer.
The outage is usually planned and called a rolling blackout, so the amount of time spent without electricity is limited in theory.
I have noticed, though, that rolling blackouts tend to happen during lunch, so I have items like the following on hand to eat during these times:
-UHT milk which can be stored at room temperature until it is opened
-raisin bran cereal
-Cheerios cereal with sliced bananas
-fruit to be made into fruit salad
-sliced radish salad
-grated carrot salad
-shredded cabbage salad
-tortilla chips with salsa
-sliced tomatoes, goat cheese chunks, and herb salad
-salami, cheese, crackers, and mustard
-strawberries and sugar
-canned black beans, lettuce, sliced radish, shredded cabbage, avocado, and salsa quesadillas
-peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
These are all pretty good when the electricity is working, too.
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
