Post Ike grill diary

[jmrob93]

We just got power in our part of Klein late last night

looks like a little twister went through next to us-- neighbor had 2 ft diameter pine fall away from house and land in street--there is a straight line on 4 streets where trees had the tops twisted out and others fall over--my fence fell over on one side--lots of debris-- land line working-- no cell service

We have an electric stove and gas water heater

I have a 3 burner w/ a side burner

I need to buy a perk--I bought one from cabelas and my parents are still using it --no power either

Making coffee with a dripper top and boiling water still beats no coffee--better than Army sock coffee as well

I froze water in every bit of tupperware we owned THursday-- transferred fridge and freezer contents Friday 10 pm to 2 coolers--when power went out

Saturday morning--last package of deer sausage grilled
daughter wanted ramen-- burner works great

grilled some pre seasoned garlic texas toast-- that's good stuff-- land line down

Sunday -- hamburgers--saved cheese, mayo, jaapenos and pickles

made a cherry dump cake on grill-- daughter thought it was almost as good as when mom makes in in the oven

grilled some spanish mackeral -- cajun seasoning--some lemon juice-- wow--wife passed it up for peanutbutter--daughter chose grilled cheese--pondered if that's why they call it grilled

some little store was selling dry goods--found a Chronicle-- none of the neighbors had seen the pictures yet

Monday- HEB open-- bought salsa and bread--had 3 bags of chips in freezer-- got like 20 texts from everyone

had scrambled eggs and deer sausage for breakfast--thinking I should have looked for tortillas at HEB

grilled chicken for lunch

1 pm neighbor got home w/ generator and no gas--I gave him some and he gave me an extension cord and 3 packages of deer jalapeno/cheese summer sausage-- had crackers and 2 shiners left--made due--saw news for the first time

Monday night--daughter had her first Jiffy pop--thinks its better than microwave popcorn--built a fire in fire ring--roasted marshmellows--listened to radio

9 pm power comes on-- a roar of cheers heard throughout neighborhood

My dad is bringing the rest of his half thawed deer meat for me to grill then maybe freeze==HEB had marinade--I have plenty of balsamic and montreal steak seasoning-- shame there is not any bacon to be found--oh well---will make due

Glad to have the burner on the grill--I swapped out propane last month--but wasn't sure how much I had

 

[Lidig8r]

Texas ingenuity.

Well done sir.

 

[bluto]

1 pm neighbor got home w/ generator and no gas--I gave him some and he gave me an extension cord and 3 packages of deer jalapeno/cheese summer sausage-- had crackers and 2 shiners left--made due--saw news for the first time

sounds like the bartering scene in water world

 

[Mrmyke709]

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[Rip76]

Very nicely done.....

Pretty close to the same here, with the addition of scallops...

btw, nice backyard for a teacher.

 

[UT Spring Branch]

Almost two weeks and still no power. Here is my food diary - something like

Day 1 - Cooked Brisket and ate it for two days
Day 2- Cooked pancakes - learned that you let the boiled water cool before putting it in the pancake batter.
Ate Brisket at night.
Day 3 - Cooked eggs,bacon, and grits on the gas grill. Gave away all of our chicken fish and beef to relatives with power. Ate a burger and fries at Sonic.
Day 4 --Cooked eggs bacon adn grits for breakfast. Memorial City Mall was open - ate at Chick Filet for supper. Chicken Sandwich and fries.
Day 5 - went to work ate Chick Filet again. Ate dinner at Goode Company Seafood. Grilled catfish and green beans and seafood gumbo (cup)
Day 6 - Went to work. Ate dinner at Berryhill's. Grilled fish tacos and beans.
Day 7 - Mom's birthday - at supper at Fleming Steakhouse - NY Strip (about 1/2 of a 16 ounce steak) and veggies and a salad.
Day 8 - Subway for lunch (turkey). In Austin Friday ate at Mars in Soco. Grilled chicken stir fry and vegeatarian dumplings. Very Good.
Day 9 - Football game - at at Stubbs BBQ - Pork ribs, pinto beans and serrano spinach. Ate after the game at Magnolia grill - Ham Omelette.
Day 10 - Ate at Smitty's in Lockhard for lunch - brisket and pinto beans. Saved some for supper and added jalapeno blackeyed peas.
Day 11 - Went to work. Got sandwich from conveinence store for lunch. For supper ate at Cafe Red Onion Seafood Y mas - Calamari, Ceviche and salad and lots of red wine
Day 12 - Went to work. At chili and chips at home for lunch. Rajun Cajun for supper = Bowl of chicken and shrimp gumbo.
Day 13 - Any suggestions? Wife is pissed at having no power and is going to stay at the Magnolia in downtown Houston.

 

[jmrob93]

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