The idea of writing about quick meals was suggested to me and it was a tussle and struggle to figure out what people want and what they are able to achieve.
A very different meaning anywhere else in the world. I feel I have made a luxurious trade in my life to be in this community and climate. Definitely a trade though.
Every shank is forgotten, every pond skimming hook hidden in the depths of our minds and every topped tee to the trees lost in the forest of imagination.
We are getting to know our own like never before. 6am is the busiest time. Victoria hums with traffic, the lots start filling with trucks (and only trucks)
A wise man once said that looking after guests is harder than looking after your children. So much fussier, so much more demanding, and so much more needy.
This months necessities are simple and consistent. I could happily get by with the three T’s of turkey, twiglets and toblerone but alas I strive to try harder.
The handwritten menu is a joy to behold. Something ever changing and not set in a locked typeface. The promise of the new and different. The whims of the day.
Life is full of these chances to put ourselves in harms way for an experience like no other. Venturing into the strange, raw and wild world makes us feel at one with it.
Is it the recipes?
Technique is tops no matter your level.
We are so dependant on recipes regardless of ability. I have been training chefs for a few years
An extravagant purchase right before the shutdown was just what I needed after brightly burning the wick of the winters catering along with the busy cafe.
Whether served on the finest local pottery by the fireplace or from a paper bag atop a mountain, a collection of ingredients is so much more than a meal.
To maintain ourselves we should look to the future, not now. The present is filled with presents, more treats, sweets, meats and feats of culinary largesse please.
Nothing scarier than the terrifying speed of the bug sized bird blindly tossing itself from sweet to sweet. Any summer event and this describes me to a tee.