Eating Well When the Power is Out

You have probably heard that NC was hit with some pretty devastating storms. Our home was mildly damaged (we have to have the roof replaced) and we were without power for 4 days. Our home is totally electric so that means no water as well. This made life a little interesting but we are avid campers and had supplies to keep us going. We also have great friends who brought over a generator when they found out that we were without power after a day and a half, this kept us from losing everything in the fridge and freezer and it also allowed us to get our water running. We could not run the stove off of the generator so we used the grill and the camp stove. Here is a fish recipe that turned out great on the grill:

White Ruffy with Peppers

1 White Ruffy fillet (this would probably work with any white fish, white ruffy is what we had on hand).
1/2 cup Yellow, Red and Green Bell Peppers cut into strips (we used frozen, but fresh would work as well).
1 tsp. Olive oil
1/2 tsp. dill
1/4 tsp. sea salt
dash of red pepper
1/4 tsp. freshly milled black pepper
cooking spray

Start grill, when it is ready spray a sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray.  Place the White Ruffy fillet on the aluminum foil and drizzle the fish with the olive oil. Next sprinkle on the dill, salt and both peppers then top with the bell pepper slices. Fold the aluminum foil together on the top of the fish and then fold the sides. Grill for 10-15 minutes, do not overcook the fish!

We served this with some leftover whole wheat penne pasta: we melted 2 TBS of butter in a sauce pan, tossed in the leftover pasta and grated Parmesean cheese on top.