10 family-friendly meals you can make when you lose power

If you have access to a gas burner, you can make stovetop meals like minestrone.Getty Images

• During a power outage, you don't have to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for days on end.
• From grilled steak to charcuterie boards, these meals don't require any electricity.

Whether it's because of a short-term power outage or a full-on nor'easter, you might have to put dinner together without any electricity.

From charcuterie boards and sandwiches to fresh salads and tacos, these easy dinners don't require any electricity. If you have a gas-burner stovetop that can be lit manually, the options are even more varied.

Here are 10 tasty meals you can make when you lose power.