We had the power out here for just under 24 hours-we got plenty of ice into the bigger freezer and fridge and lost nothing to the situation, but I was forced to clear out the smaller freezer just to make sure there weren't ice clumps and sheets from drips and so on. So I've got a nice big pot of chicken stock going with all of the bits and pieces I'd saved up in baggies here and there.
It's great to have the house smell like cooking again.
I also have enough frozen bananas to make several batches of banana bread,or cake or.....