The 7 Day Challenge: DAY 2 (FRIDAY)

Welcome to the 7 Day Challenge. For 7 days, we are testing our Emergency Preparedness and Food Storage Plans. Each day will bring a NEW mock emergency, or situation that will test at least one of the reasons “WHY” we strive to be prepared! REMEMBER: No going to a store, or spending any money for the entire 7 days! And please feel free to adapt the scenarios to fit your own family and situation.

Your power has been out for days. You’ve been getting by just fine making quick and easy meals from your Food Storage. Today is a very special event (either a birthday, wedding anniversary, whatever you want to call it). You need to pull off cooking one of your family’s favorite meals without power. Spirits are low, and you need to try and lift them up with a good meal. Don’t forget, yesterday’s limitations no long apply so you can use your tap water today.
Today’s Goal: Practice powerless cooking skills and living without power.

Today’s Tasks:

Cook a “fancy” meal for your family for dinner tonight
Cook that meal without using any power
Make a dessert to go with your meal
All other meals can be easy or “no cook” meals
Do not use electricity AT ALL today (except to report your progress either here on the blog or on Facebook
Entertain your family and/or yourself after dark with NO LIGHTS

Today’s Limitations:

For this day, and ALL days of the challenge: no spending money, no going to stores, and no restaurants
Don’t forget, yesterday’s limitations don’t apply, YOU HAVE WATER TODAY
You have no power for the whole day
The food from your freezer and fridge have all gone bad by now
Remember furnaces and air conditioners/swamp coolers will not work without power

Advanced Tasks:

Make the dessert a personalized cake
Use water from storage to cook and clean up after the meal
Cook three HOT meals today without using electricity (no cereal and PB&J)

REMEMBER, TOMORROW’S CHALLENGE WILL BE DIFFERENT.

Make sure your fill out today’s Report Card to see how well you did, to keep track of areas you can improve, to remember things you need to do, and things you need to buy. Use the data to make a game plan to take you to the next level of preparedness, whatever that may be.