Catastrophic Cooking [Spiral-bound]

Carol Reid (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0966980042 | ISBN-13: 978-0966980042 | Publication Date: January 5, 1999

Catastrophic Cooking provides an economical, organized approach to providing tasty, nutritional, well balanced meals, using food products familiar to everyone and available in most super markets. The recipes are designed to be used under the most challenging conditions such as: lack of refrigeration, lack of home cooking appliances (no gas or electricity), restricted food source (your pantry), and limited water source (what you have stored). This book includes recipes (115), menus, and shopping lists which will enable readers to set up their own emergency pantry. Included are instructions for making a cardboard box oven that will bake everything from bread to pizza at temperatures up to 475 degrees.

BACK COVER: Are you prepared to provide for your family in times of crisis ?

Catastrophic cooking will give you the necessary tools to stock your pantry and to prepare nutritionally balanced meals during adverse times.

Grocery stores destroyed in a hurricane? No problem. By following the steps in this book you will have provisions for up to 60 days for your family.

Earthquake knock out your gas and electricity? No problem. Our Cardboard Box Oven which was designed by an Aerospace Engineer will bake everything from bread to pizza at temperatures up to 475 (.

And what about Y2K (year 2000 computer crisis) that could potentially cripple transportation, utilities, and economic systems? Y2K could mean no food in the grocery stores, no gas or electricity to prepare meals, and restricted cash flow.

This book is not about enduring tasteless emergency rations. It is about using food available in any market that you can rotate into your regular cooking regime before the expiration of its shelf life. As the author Carol Reid says, "During times of crisis, it's important that your eating habits stay as close to normal as possible."

Carol Reid is a graduate of Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Foods and Nutrition. During her career she has counseled low income families on preparing low cost, nutritious and tasty meals.

Purchasing this book is a vital step in making sure your family will be prepared in the event of an emergency. Anyone who has survived catastrophic situations, such as the author has, can tell you that you cannot rely on the grocery stores, power companies, or the government to provide for your family during catastrophic times. It's up to you!

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About the Author

Carol Reid is a graduate of Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Foods and Nutrition. During her career she has counseled low income families on preparing low cost, nutritious and tasty meals. She has worked with youthful offenders in developing independent living skills including money management, meal planning and marketing.

She has been involved in catering for large and small groups for over 20 years, always including special touches and new approaches to food preparation.

Her favorite times are family gatherings with her husband, 5 children (plus their spouses) and 12 grandchildren.

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Southern California has lived through two devastating earthquakes which caused prolonged disruptions of telephone, electricity, gas and water services. Other areas have seen far greater catastrophes caused by floods, tornadoes and hurricanes. No place in our world is exempt from the possibility of some type of major disaster.

The real impetus for writing Catastrophic Cooking, however, is the present uncertainty as to the full effect of the inevitable Year 2000 (Y2K) zero hour. Will it impact and cause disruption of our utilities, transportation systems, communications, banking, or other systems dependent on computers for a smooth flow of service? Will we experience only minor inconveniences or a more serious crippling of these systems? To compound this problem is the fact that it will not just be a localized situation. This event has the sobering potential of involving the entire country as well as other nations and all of this simultaneously.

In view of the knowledge that Y2K has the capacity to cause significant problems, and with the realization that there will always be uncertainty about other more localized catastrophes, a prudent person should plan to maintain an emergency pantry.

Each family needs to develop a personal strategy based on their expected needs for a given period of time. While no expert can reliably predict the exact nature and duration of the Y2K issue, it seems sensible to prepare home supplies for a catastrophe that may last 60 days, and also have a contingency bare bones survival plan, should the problem last even longer.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 232 pages
• Publisher: Catastrophic Cooking (January 5, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966980042
• ISBN-13: 978-0966980042
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,546,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars detailed, creative and easy to follow directions, November 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Catastrophic Cooking (Spiral-bound)

I have stocked my shelves for any catastrophe that might come our way. I knew our family would not starve but was beginning to be concerned about how I was going to put together easy and tasty meals from a can. How was I going to bake or cook them, too? The Reid's book has taken the guesswork out of the mealplanning. What a much needed book in these times we may face! I have made the oven box following the simple instructions - you are a genius, Chuck! We had a great time doing it, too. My kids are amazed that we can bake a meal - if we have to- in a cardborad box!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An easy reading, practical disaster food planning guide, August 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Catastrophic Cooking (Spiral-bound)

We have this book and have read it and used it. It is an easy reading and practical book that gets you ready for disaster situations. After having our home severely damaged in two California earthquakes, we appreciate the step-by-step instructions on setting up a disaster food pantry with nutritious foods we can use (not camping freeze dried fare) and can rotate through our normal food planning. And you get the recipes for using the food to boot! We also made our cardboard oven and cooked in it, and it works! It's a great family project and will put your kids at ease knowing you are good scouts and well prepared!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surviving the Millenium in style!, August 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Catastrophic Cooking (Spiral-bound)

Catastrophic Cooking is anything but a freeze-dried, live off of the land survival manual. It is a practical and sensible guide to shopping for, stockpiling and preparing foods. The recipes are nutritious and interesting. The shopping lists and storage tips invaluable. Thanks for creating a helpful and non-hysterical manual for the millenium.