I think Chris is the only one that touched on the fact that baking/cooking is a skill that everyone should have. It's basic personal preparedness. For a city guy like yourself, you should be able to store a decent amount of basic provisions to make many different baked items (i.e. pastries, breads, cakes, brownies, etc. ), starches (i.e. rice, vegetables) and bean-type stuff. There is another thread going on about growing your own vegetables. Fruits are a little hard because most of them grow on trees. However, you can get dried fruit at most health food stores (expensive...). The canned stuff usually has tons of sugar. If you have that, you should have a pretty balanced diet.

I'm not vegetarian, but learning to eat "vegetarian" can be a good survival skill for a big city. If you are able to grow vegetables, have fruit, have beans, and be able to put them all together, you'll be able to survive whatever your current situation is.

Why do a lot of women think a man who can cook is awesome? Hmm...