One used to say, it'll all be the same in a hundred years. I don't think we have that sort of certainty any more. I'm concerned for my grandchildren, of course, but there's nothing I can do about it. The cousin of a friend (no one I know personally) went out to the Middle East for the birth of her grandchild, a few weeks ago and now she and her family are stuck there. The daughter of another friend, along with her own two daughters, lives there and she's stuck too. We think we have a sort of control over our lives until something happens to prove that there's nothing, we may be helpless.
I'm so relieved that my propane tank was filled in February. It cost over £2,700 but it would be double that now. No idea what it might cost next time, but that's a long time away.
I have things to do today, but I cooked instead. I still need to do the admin, but I pretended that cookery mattered more. And at least it was practical. I made leek, celery and a little potato soup, tomato and onion (with spices) curry sauce - it's a fabulous Madhur Jaffrey recipe that is supposed to go with hardboiled eggs, but actually goes with many other things - and spicy masala potatoes, from a newspaper recipe that I cut out 20 years or so ago. I had eggs to use up and a bunch of coriander leaves, the rest was all basic stuff that I have all the time. I'll freeze a lot and still use some of it every day next week.
Then I had cheese, lovely local cheese with homemade bread, for lunch and some wine. Cheap, the wine, but palatable. I should get on with the paperwork and housework. I'll do some of it, anyway.
3 comments:
I am an emotional eater too in a way. Food can salve, especially delicious recipes you’ve described
There's nothing any of us can do to change the big picture while mad men rule the world.
However, we can all look after ourselves by cooking good food, from scratch, and avoiding all the harmful rubbish in processed food and ready meals. In general, I find old recipes are much better than new - at least they were all properly tested years ago!
Admin will always be there. Other things are more important.
- BW
It is not far away. A friend's son married a woman from the Near east, I never met the family, but of course I ask how they are doing. They are good, because they could move towards a village near the big city, hopefully no bombs of freedom are unloaded on them.
I cook and eat while I avoid the necessary, in the end I do what needs to be done. It may be my own, inner clock that sets the alarm. Or maybe it simply needs to boil, until I am ready to pop. Especially when I feel linked, and feel the need to go all in. Thankfully this happens not often. Keine Gefangenen.
I read it as "lovely loyal cheese", ha.
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