The Ironcrag Directive

Outside, people were fighting over a single pack of instant noodles. Some even bled over it.

But the Vances still kept their meals balanced and rich.

Braised beef short ribs, spicy honey-glazed chicken bites, Cajun-style sausage and beans, buttered corn with toasted pecans, skillet-roasted cauliflower, and a fresh potato slaw with herbs.

Even before the apocalypse, not every family could eat like