You've purchased a cabin in the woods, equipped with a generator and propane tanks - but what to buy for the pantry? Millennium III Foods (www.millennium3foods.com), based in Bozeman, Montana, has carved out a niche selling freeze-dried food in preconfigured packages of 64 delicacies shipped in 111 vacuum-sealed cans - all you need to satisfy a hungry appetite for an entire year. Prices start at $1,595 per person, and according to CEO Carole Munson, the company is already selling about 1,200 "one-year units" each month. So how does the stuff taste? To find out, we cooked up some truly nouvelle cuisine in our subterranean shelter.
Survival Stir-Fry chicken un-meat, green peas, peanut-butter powder, white rice Peanut-butter powder is a millennial chef's dream. Mix it with a little water to create a thick, nutty spread. Add more water, and it is transformed into a robust sauce. For stir-fry, rehydrate some peas and chicken un-meat, and gently sauté in a pan. Toss with peanut sauce to coat, add a dash of Tabasco, then serve on a bed of rehydrated white rice. This Y2K sauce balances the bacon-like flavor of the faux fowl and recalls the richness of satay.
Bunker Breakfast scrambled-egg powder, taco un-meat, chopped onions, hashbrowns While allowing the other ingredients to rehydrate in hot water, combine egg powder with equal parts cold water. Fold in desired amount of taco un-meat and scramble in a hot skillet. In a separate pan, combine rehydrated hashbrown potatoes with chopped onions and sauté until lightly brown. Season for a zesty Southwestern-style breakfast - a tasty way to kick off a day patrolling the fenceline.
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