By Chef Judi Gallagher –
Coming from the North, when I first moved to Southwest Florida, I had New England Snow Storm preparedness on my mind. That means stocking up on at least 2 gallons of milk, lots of meats, chickens and baking products, so if you were snow bound for a few days, you cooked stews, bolognaise sauces and baked chocolate cakes and cookies and the family ate like royalty. Of course, if the power went out- we stuck everything in the snow pile just outside the back door. Well, welcome to hurricane season in Florida, where the first thing to go out is your cable TV, closely followed by all power. With temperatures that range in the 90’s in the summer with even higher heat indexes, Sun coast residents need to be prepared.