Comments on: Step 9: Comfort Foods

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:32:30 +0000

I love bittersweet baking chocolate – I keep a stash in my bed room for emergency's. It's the only place my kids don't find it.

For some weird reason I find chips & salsa to be comfort food so I always have a stash of that around. Also, the salsa can be added to rice &/or canned chicken or beef for something different. I know store bought salsa is expensive – every time I make mine from scratch it's just aweful though.

We've been living off our food storage for over a year (layoff) & I don't even know how to eat “normally” anymore! This the first month in ages we have a budget surplus & all I can think of is squirreling away food.

By: Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy

Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:49:34 +0000

I've never heard of them, I'll have to check it out!

By: jj

jj — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:48:07 +0000

Does anyone have any experience with the Saladmaster pans? I remember years ago attending a demonstration, and the part that appealed to me was the lady put half a box of cake mix in a pan, added a splash of water and nothing else and 5 minutes later a perfect cake layer came out. I am wondering if you can use them on a camping stove, seems like a nice thing to keep extra of would be packaged cake mix since I use it anyway and no eggs would be needed. I sure can't afford the set but was thinking maybe that one pan on ebay

By: Mara Grey

Mara Grey — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:39:47 +0000

I live on an island north of Seattle, and power outages are fairly frequent. Most are a few minutes or hours, but several years ago we were without power for three or four days during unseasonably cold weather, with snow on the ground. Believe me, this was proof that comfort food in an emergency is a necessity, not an optional luxury!

The comfort food I'm storing includes cooked, packaged bacon, spiced cider, olives, dried butter and, of course, chocolate.

By: Liz C

Liz C — Fri, 01 May 2009 05:40:22 +0000

I’ve a recipe for a really great chocolate cake that is made entirely from food storage items (no need for eggs or milk!)… it’s very hard to feel like you’re eating “storage” when there’s chocolate cake involved!

One of our favorite treats is a huge bowl of stove-popped popcorn drizzled with honey and sprinkled with salt. It’s just enough sweet and crunch and salt to satisfy most treat cravings.

I honestly put comfort food and comfort food skills fairly high up on the list. When we’ve been living off our storage, it was an incredible thing to know how to make a fantastic peach pie, for instance, or homemade cinnamon rolls.

By: Organize Blog » Cupid Is On His Way

Organize Blog » Cupid Is On His Way — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:01:00 +0000

[...] is definitely the ultimate Comfort Food. In times of love and romance such as Valentine’s Day, or in times of distress (whether it be [...]

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:22:49 +0000

Thank you for sharing your ideas! After looking at other food storage sites I’ve gotta tell you that your site is a breath of fresh air! Your tips are friendly and do-able.

My Comfort Food Suggestions
* Danish dessert (w/frozen raspberries)
* Milk Chocolate Chips
* Busy Day Soup (the recipe is at: http://www.eaglescoutscarves.com/camp_recipes/busydaysoup.htm) – while this is a meal – it’s dinner comfort food and easy to make.

PS – I saw your twitter note, that you’re LDS, but gearing your site for everyone. I’m not LDS. Thank you for including everyone!

By: Angel

Angel — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:54:39 +0000

I think this step is an important one. The last thing you want to do in an emergency is feed your kids food they have not tried and may not like. They want the ‘comfort’ of what they know and like.
Of course the more you expand your recipies and use your storage they more likely they WILL be used to these things.
For 72 hr kits I pack foods I KNOW they will want to eat.
And don’t we all feel that way?
I just treat this as part of storage, not extras.

By: Tegan

Tegan — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:52:51 +0000

Favorites in my family: macaroni & cheese dinners, chocolate and butterscotch baking chips for homemade cookies- or just snacking out of the bag, peppermint tea bags, and Ovaltine.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:10:31 +0000

Another comfort for children would be to have a few lightweight paperback books and coloring books and crayons packed in the 72 hour kit if you have one.