The power went out about an hour ago so we lit a fire and a bunch of candles and I roasted stale marshmallow peeps.

The trick is to carmelize the outside but not burn it. ;-)

Edit: The power came back on a little while ago. Right about the time I started meditating using the candle lantern. Go figure. :-/

I so want to set up to be off the grid. I'll happily add panels to every inch of roof space and pack the crawl space with batteries. Anything to not be dependent on the grid's reliability.