Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down....

It's a chilly, rainy day here in Charleston, SC.  Not a heavy rain, but a drizzly one.


And so this means no cooking in the solar oven today. :( (It's overcast, not just scattered showers and clouds.)


Normally, this isn't a problem.    If you can't use the solar oven, you simply cook indoors.


But in an emergency situation, you need to plan ahead for days when you can't use a solar cooker.


Here are a few ideas:

• Invest in some thermos-type containers.  Cook extra food when the days are sunny and store them in these for later.  
• Bake breads, cakes, etc.  These will keep for several days (even without refrigeration - remember, we're talking about an emergency situation), and will help provide sandwiches and snacks on the days that you can't use your solar oven.
• Have an alternative cooking source, such as a hobo stove.  (This is basically a metal can, like a coffee can, that you use pine cones, twigs, etc. in to light a fire in.)  While it's smoky and sooty, it'll at least let you heat up food.  (Have canned food on hand for this - things that will heat up quickly.  Also, you can have things such as instant rice or potatoes, too.)

These are a few ideas.  Just planning ahead will make things a lot easier to deal with, and in an emergency, you need to be able to feed your family whether it's raining or sunny.