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Title: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: Wingman on January 01, 2014, 03:49:53 PM

So we do 3 Christmas trees at my house every year, and a meal goes with each.  The Christmas Eve meal is always a particular fish plate and this year we had 2 vegetarians joining the festivities so we added a vegetarian lasagna dish to the regular fare of green beans, onions, salad, and a mashed potato casserole.  As some of you know the Northeast got clobbered with an ice storm over Christmas and we were without power for three days so we had to get a little creative with our cooking.  I have a generator for the basics but the stove was out.  So I did the potato casserole, beans, and lasagna on the MAK (10 degrees out) while my honey did the onions in the toaster oven and the fish on the wood stove, our only source of heat.  As you can see the meal was saved.  I love my MAK.  And it was our first shot at smoked spuds.  ;)

3 pounds of fish on the wood stove -
(http://www.deansmiley.com/Files/MAK/fishonstove.jpg)

Fish warmed in butter -
(http://www.deansmiley.com/Files/MAK/fish2.jpg)

The table is set -
(http://www.deansmiley.com/Files/MAK/table.jpg)

Thanks for looking.  -Dean

Title: Re: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: sliding_billy on January 01, 2014, 03:59:32 PM

Looks great.  Way to muscle through.

Title: Re: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: muebe on January 01, 2014, 04:10:18 PM

Great looking meal!

Way to pull through when the powers out ;)

Title: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: Pappymn on January 01, 2014, 04:12:50 PM

Bet that made for a cozy Christmas. Way to adapt. And the food looks great!

Title: Re: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: CDN Smoker on January 01, 2014, 04:13:54 PM

Wow great job ;D

Title: Re: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: Wingman on January 01, 2014, 04:55:33 PM

Yeah, it was a struggle but we got through.  ;)  The leftover fish was not bad the next day either.  I want to thank Keymaster again for posting the onion/bouillon cube trick.  What a great way to kick onions up a notch.

Title: Re: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: HighOnSmoke on January 01, 2014, 07:32:29 PM

Awesome cooking!

Title: Re: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: hikerman on January 01, 2014, 07:41:02 PM

Wingman it's not what happens to us that is important, it's how we deal with it! And you did very well! Everything looks great!  :P

Title: Re: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: RAD on January 01, 2014, 10:29:17 PM

Great save and I hope the power is back. Not really the time of year to not have power.

Title: Re: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: deestafford on January 01, 2014, 11:20:34 PM

What a great looking table set up.  It's great to be an outdoor cook and have all the equipment you have available when you face adversity as you conquered.  Dee

Title: Re: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: sparky on January 02, 2014, 01:01:21 AM

all that w/ not power.  ya da man.   ;)

Title: Re: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: Smokin Don on January 02, 2014, 01:14:48 AM

Great job and beautiful table and the food looks great!!! I was feeling for the people who was without power. We went through one in 08 and no power for almost 3 days. My gas grill gave us hot food and water to bathe. Don

Title: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: mikecorn.1 on January 02, 2014, 07:24:46 AM

Dayum! That looks fantastic.


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Title: Re: Lights out in the Northeast...or Christmas meal saved
Post by: africanmeat on January 02, 2014, 07:30:35 AM

great job .