CONTENTS
Welcome to the Zombie Apocalypse
The Lay of the (Waste)land: About This Book
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
MISE EN PLACE: the EPICUREAN’S APOCALYPTIC TOOLKIT
Add some zest to basic survival with these essential supplies.
The Savory Survival Tin
The Flee with Flavor Bug-Out Bag
ESSENTIAL SKILLS for the HUNGRY SURVIVOR
During the undead plague, survivors will need a healthy mix of skills.
Water
Fire
Scavenging
Foraging
Tracking, Hunting, & Trapping
Fishing
Basic Field Dressing & Butchery
Apocalyptic Cooking Methods
Keeping Clean in the Apocalypse Kitchen
BUGGING IN, or NOUVEAU HOME CUISINE
In the age of the undead, home cooking takes on a whole new meaning.
RAID, PILLAGE, & PLUNDER (YOUR FRIDGE)
OVERNIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD FRENCH TOAST
Guerrilla Gardening
GUERRILLA SCALLION PANCAKES
Plan of Attack for Perishables
THE WOK-ING DEAD STIR-FRY
CHOOSE YOUR OWN GRILLED CHEESE ADVENTURE
APOCALYPSE NOWNIES
The Zpoc Food Pyramid & You
BOY SCOUT MEATLOAF
Building a Rocket Stove
THE END OF RA-MAN
EATING OUT OF YOUR CUPBOARD
MENTAL FRUIT LENTIL SOUP
NO-KNEAD TO PANIC BREAD
When the Yeast Runs Dry
I WANT MY MOMMY CASSEROLE
Like a Fine Wine
PASTA AGLIO E OH NO!
NICE RICE PUDDING
URBAN HUNTING & FORAGING
Foraging at the End of the World
WEEDS THAT FEED SPRING SALAD
GOING GINKGO NUTS
Apocalyptic Entomophagy
ROASTED CRICKETS
MEALWORM FRIED RICE
Raising Mealworms
Apiculture
ROASTED TREE RAT
Bagging Squirrel
INITIAL OUTBREAK AGRICULTURE: GROWING INCOGNITO
Seeds!
IT’S NOT EASY GROWING GREENS SALAD
Sprouting for Food
Container Growing
Window Farming
DEAD EASY PEAS
LIFE’S CHARD BUT IT WILL BE OKALE
Rooftop Farming
KEEP CALM & CARRY ON KILLING ZOMBIES TEA
DAWN OF THE BREAD SALAD
Vermicomposting
DON’T SHOOT ROASTED ROOTS
PUTTING UP: CANNING, PICKLING, FERMENTING, & MORE
Canning
Turning Fruit into Jam
IN A STRAWBERRY JAM
Fermenting
Fermenting Vegetables
DOWN & OUT SAUERKRAUT
Zpoc Pickling
Not All Salts Created Equal
FERMENTED PICKLED CUCUMBERS
IN A DILLY OF A PICKLED BEANS
Building a Root Cellar
Imbibing at the End of the World
HONEY & BLACKBERRY MEAD
Drying, Smoking, Curing, & Brining
SQUIRREL JERKY
A Post-Apocalyptic Smoker’s Wood Guide
COOKING IN THE WELL-STOCKED SAFE HOUSE
A Hydrated Survivor Is a Happy Survivor
BLASPHEMOUS BAKED CAULIFLOWER
TAKE THE BURRITO HIGHS WITH THE LOWS
It’s a Grind
FLOUR TORTILLAS
Tips for Long-Term Food Storage
I NEED SOME TLC TVP CHILI
Don’t Let the Zpoc Be a Buzzkill
LIFE IS NOT JUST PEACHY-BLUEBERRY COBBLER
PREPPER’S POLENTA CAKE
Zpoc Milk, Eggs, & Butter
EVERYTHING’S GOING TO BE SALT COD KOROKKE
BUNKER MAYO
POWDERED FRESH CHEESE
PREPPER’S PIZZA
BUGGING OUT, or EATING on the RUN
How the fleeing survivor can get three square meals without losing their head.
LIVING OFF THE (WASTE)LAND
WHO’S GOT YOUR BACK TUNA MAC
Building a Bevy Can Burner
BACK TO BASICS BANNOCK
TWINKIE TRIFLE
The Incredible, Edible Spam
END TIMES MUSUBI
WASTELAND CUPCAKES
INTO THE WILD
Wild Game Hunting during an Undead Uprising
SPIT-ROASTED PHEASANT
GET YOUR UNDEAD PAWPAWS OFF ME COMPOTE
The Offal Truth about the Zpoc
THE VENISON HEART OF THE MATTER
Earth Oven
HOLY ARTICHOKES!
Bushcraft & Improvised Cooking Implements
It’s Autumn, Go Nuts!
AH NUTS-CRUSTED RABBIT
Food Preservation in the Wild
ARMY RATIONS: HAVING FUN WITH MRES
WTF is an MRE?
REFUGEE GORP
HAMBURGER HELP ME
SHEPHORDE’S PIE
GEEDUNK MAGICAL LAYER BARS
Other Types of Field Rations
SOCIETY AS WE KNOW IT HAS FRUIT CRUMBLED
ZOMBPOCALYPSE PARTY MIX
PATRIOTIC DUNK-A-MROOS
LIVING LIKE A GI FRIED RICE
CHICKEN POTPIE À LA RESCUE CAMP
THE LONG HAUL
Criteria for Your Long-Haul Bug-Out Location
Long-Haul Aquatic Farming in Maine
Under-Dock Shellfish Gardening
OYSTERS À LA ZPOC
Foraging Kelp at the End of the World
ICHIBAN DASHI 2.0
Long-Haul Mud Oven
Making Your Own Sea Salt
LIFE IS BEACHY BUBBLE ’N’ SQUEAK
About the Author and Illustrator
Recipe Index