Best doomsday recipes

[Anonymous]

I spent the last week buying 1 extra of whatever we usually have on hand. We have a small freezer in the garage (size of a dishwasher) and I am filling it with 1 shelf each of breads, veggies, and proteins.
After that, makings for chicken soup and Gatorade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have whole chickens for a roast with veggies and then chicken soup. Have not had luck finding good shelf stable milk. Suggestions?

[Anonymous]

I made a vat of fresh Pandemic Pasta Sauce yesterday and froze enough for several meals (Marcella Hazan's tomato sauce with onion and butter, yum).

Seriously, if you're really worried, make some freezer meals.

Shelf stable milk includes tetrapaks of cows milk (or almond, rice, soy). Use it to make:

1. smoothies with frozen fruit
2. oatmeal
3. boxed Mac and Cheese

[Anonymous]

Does anyone ferment food?
I have fermented cabbage, made siracha, yoghurt and even fermented onions


Fermenting is an ancient way to preserve food, the process makes the food sterile

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This couple is (was?) in a quarantined area and they've been writing about what they are cooking:
https://www.instagram.com/chinesecookingdemystified/?hl=en

Yum! I want to quarantine with them!

[Anonymous]

Fermenting is a great idea. I think I'll make some kimchi.

I think of being stuck at home as time to make time-consuming recipes. Maybe some homemade ravioli (time to dig out that pasta maker). I've also been wanting to learn how to make Korean rice cake soup with dumplings.

I have no idea how my neighborhood would react to a widespread quarantine. I have a dominican bodega (each with a butcher counter) on every block. Many people buy groceries daily for freshness, and for some because of money.

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Anonymous wrote:Knorr Side + Canned chicken + veg
I like creamy chicken rice and mushroom. (If you're willing to stock the freezer, cheddar broccoli rice and frozen broccoli is good too.)

Pastas, sauces, canned meats, vegetables, and fruits all store well. Lots of canned meals - soups, stews, chilli, etc.

You can get shelf-stable bacon. Summer sausage, pepperonis, etc., are also shelf stable. I think you can get cured hams that don't need refrigeration.

Beans, either canned or dried last a long time.

You can stock up on powdered/canned/ boxed milk. Bisquick can be used for many things.

If you get really ambitious, I've seen YouTube videos on preserving eggs, but I'm not sure how trustworthy they are. You might be better off with powdered.

Potatoes and onions will keep for months if stored correctly.

How do you store your potatoes and onions?

Pp here - ideally they should be stored in a cool, dark place. I don't worry about ideal conditions and probably lose some storage time as a consequence. I do try to keep them in the dark.

Storing potatoes:

https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-to-store-potatoes-1389145

https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-to-store-onions-1389144

They should also be stored separately, meaning potatoes in one cool, dark place and onions in another.

I have bad luck with both. Stored separately in cool, dark, ventilated areas. All sprout within a week or two.

Put apples on top of the potatoes. Apples release a gas that makes other fruits go bad, but it keeps potatoes from sprouting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone ferment food?
I have fermented cabbage, made siracha, yoghurt and even fermented onions


Fermenting is an ancient way to preserve food, the process makes the food sterile

Did you use whey to ferment?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Knorr Side + Canned chicken + veg
I like creamy chicken rice and mushroom. (If you're willing to stock the freezer, cheddar broccoli rice and frozen broccoli is good too.)

Pastas, sauces, canned meats, vegetables, and fruits all store well. Lots of canned meals - soups, stews, chilli, etc.

You can get shelf-stable bacon. Summer sausage, pepperonis, etc., are also shelf stable. I think you can get cured hams that don't need refrigeration.

Beans, either canned or dried last a long time.

You can stock up on powdered/canned/ boxed milk. Bisquick can be used for many things.

If you get really ambitious, I've seen YouTube videos on preserving eggs, but I'm not sure how trustworthy they are. You might be better off with powdered.

Potatoes and onions will keep for months if stored correctly.

How do you store your potatoes and onions?

Pp here - ideally they should be stored in a cool, dark place. I don't worry about ideal conditions and probably lose some storage time as a consequence. I do try to keep them in the dark.

Storing potatoes:

https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-to-store-potatoes-1389145

https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-to-store-onions-1389144

They should also be stored separately, meaning potatoes in one cool, dark place and onions in another.

I have bad luck with both. Stored separately in cool, dark, ventilated areas. All sprout within a week or two.

Put apples on top of the potatoes. Apples release a gas that makes other fruits go bad, but it keeps potatoes from sprouting.

Thank you! I happen to have a ton of apples so I can probably spare one. Does it work on onions too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone ferment food?
I have fermented cabbage, made siracha, yoghurt and even fermented onions


Fermenting is an ancient way to preserve food, the process makes the food sterile

Did you use whey to ferment?

Not the pp, but I just use a brine and let whatever it is sit out on the counter for 24 hours.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I host a lot of parties and cook in bulk. A lot of the foods I typically make (North Indian) lends very well to being frozen. So unless we are talking zombie apocalypse and survival cooking, my party food prep will also work for any quarantine.

Here is what I have cooked in last two weeks for my freezers -

Multiple trays of lasagna
Chilli
Spinach-Paneer saag (paneer is seperate), Kadhi with spinach.
Daal Makhani
Chicken meatballs
Tomato soup, Gravy for butter chicken, butter paneer
Indian masala - several pounds of onions-tomato-ginger-garlic-cilantro-green chilli masala.
Badas (for dahi bade), pakodas (for kadhi)
Beans tamale, paneer-veg tamale.
Lots of chicken stock for thai chicken soup (Tom Yum gai)
Chicken kebabs and tuna kebabs.
Roasted eggplants for baingan bharta and baba ghanoush
Barbeque pulled pork
Lots of homemade paneer.

I have also paid for a small baby goat, so I will get packets of cubes, chops and liver on Saturday to freeze.

What part of India are you from? Fellow Indian here.

North Indian. Chandigarh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Knorr Side + Canned chicken + veg
I like creamy chicken rice and mushroom. (If you're willing to stock the freezer, cheddar broccoli rice and frozen broccoli is good too.)

Pastas, sauces, canned meats, vegetables, and fruits all store well. Lots of canned meals - soups, stews, chilli, etc.

You can get shelf-stable bacon. Summer sausage, pepperonis, etc., are also shelf stable. I think you can get cured hams that don't need refrigeration.

Beans, either canned or dried last a long time.

You can stock up on powdered/canned/ boxed milk. Bisquick can be used for many things.

If you get really ambitious, I've seen YouTube videos on preserving eggs, but I'm not sure how trustworthy they are. You might be better off with powdered.

Potatoes and onions will keep for months if stored correctly.

How do you store your potatoes and onions?

Pp here - ideally they should be stored in a cool, dark place. I don't worry about ideal conditions and probably lose some storage time as a consequence. I do try to keep them in the dark.

Storing potatoes:

https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-to-store-potatoes-1389145

https://www.thespruceeats.com/how-to-store-onions-1389144

They should also be stored separately, meaning potatoes in one cool, dark place and onions in another.

I have bad luck with both. Stored separately in cool, dark, ventilated areas. All sprout within a week or two.

Me too! All my potatoes sprout within a couple weeks. I have no idea how people store them for weeks/months.

[Anonymous]

We could lose some weight. Its fine. I'll risk it.

[Anonymous]

There are so many pancake mixes, blueberry, whole wheat, etc. just add water! That and two jugs of syrup and you’re good to go!

[Anonymous]

I ordered a couple of huge Iberico ham, two 20 lb wheels of monchego and a couple cases of wine.