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New Toys

arfie
arfie

I am waiting on a new stove to be delivered. A nice one. Should be here soon. I am holding off on breakfast because my omelete wants some toast. I have been cooking on a one-burner hot plate since I started the survey up here back in October. I have survived longer with less, but that only heightens my appreciation for the calming effects of cooking, from the gathering of utensils to the lingering aromas. Nothing soothes my savage beast more than personal attention to the fine details of mindfully-prepared cuisine. That is not to be confused with using the five star dining facilities. The Master Chefs who prepare that food are working for a living. When I cook, every slice, dice and stir is a meditative event.


New toys sure are fun. Anybody else got a new toy or hobby they want to brag about?

arfie
arfie
I think there could be a song in that one, BLT. At least tasty flourish for the rhythm section. . .
patti22
patti22
I have a new coffee maker...not very exciting but the coffee is good.
arfie
arfie
Coffee is pretty exciting to me. I'm still drinking instant. Counter space is sparse here at the job site. Don't know that I'll give any of it up for a coffee maker soon. Can I come to your place for a cup of REAL coffee?
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
Western omelette and coffee sounds divine!!.... I'll bring some nice Italian bread it takes great toasted and some strawberry jam
brokenlady47
brokenlady47
With you on the meditative action of cooking Arf being sober now I managed to cook a full roast dinner with all the trimmings yesterday from scratch with no help from The Bloke and while I was chopping peeling mixing frying etc I didn't think about my many issues at all.... it was really quite Zen lol... But a new stove sounds great... Now I'm not boozing I can save up and get a new stove too...God knows the one I already have is on its last legs.... Best Manda xx
arfie
arfie
With the price of booze, you'll have that stove in no time, Manda.

My medicinal/culinary supplies of booze tend to last me forever. Is it my imagination, or is the inflation rate on booze even higher than the general inflation rate? The sticker shock of replenishing gets me every time and it takes high-power denial of the price to get me to pull the bottles off the shelves, but it seems like a pretty stiff inflation rate on already high dollar items.
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