Thursday

From now on, when my chocolate arrives, it's my medication! He He He.

Oh, and I just learned that I can order the same items directly for much less! Only catch: it's only the one product. The peanut butter cups. But I CAN add a bottle of Omega capsules. Oh, and, of course, honey as well as peanut butter. Still, buying those peanut butter cups in bulk still makes sense - especially at that price difference. And after all, I DID just order in bulk!

So, then I thought I would get clever and I started looking for other Brands online - no luck! Well, at least I tried!

I did, however, come across a cheese making kit! And a mozzarella making kit! And a butter making kit! To make these from any milk! That's intriguing! And I'm always struggling to find something to put on my bread for lunch - that's why I go buy those cold meats at the German butchery, but although they do have quite a variety, it IS still always cold meat. Jams and such don't work so well, since they squish out on the sides, but cheese? Well, it's not cheddar or Gouda or any such slice-able cheese, but it isn't a soft, squishy paste either. Hmmmm .... I'll give it some thought.

Next, I tried looking for a simple, manual food slicer. Absolutely no luck, whatsoever! I had better go look in store sometime - IF I ever get a chance! Hmm, well, the Pick n Pay Hyper here should have something like that. Well, I'm taking time off tomorrow after the conference call to go get some groceries - I need some fruit & veg. Oh, and cigarettes. With this juice thing having fallen flat, I'm now looking into alternatives. Probably a good thing - as the alternatives will be me making my own, and that will be cheaper anyway. Only problem is, of course, the procurement of ingredients! Ha Ha! Which is why this juice thing was so attractive!

The trouble is, of course, that after hours the shops are absolutely crowded, and it takes twice as long to get the same amount. Ditto Fridays. At least here, where I work, since just about all the factories here close at half past two on Fridays. That's why I'm driving all the way to Pretoria East. And I can't exactly ask for time off once a week so I can get groceries. Saturdays is just as crowded - and, if you know me at all, you know how much I dislike leaving my home!

I've considered taking a day off to shop and stock up - but ... that's not a solution. Especially since I'm changing so much in what I cook, what I eat, what I use. Plus, of course, that would require some sort of savings ... which, with the way things are at work, I do NOT want to use!

And, like I said, I'm changing so much these days, and I still have quite a stock to work off!

So, I'll go and get SOME greens tomorrow, without going overboard, and if I can get some other items as well, I won't have to make a trip to Pretoria East at all this month, either! Okay, so I'm very low on cold meats, but I have been looking at alternatives. And I'm doing okay with my bread baking - although I still want to do more than just their standard loaves. I found a recipe yesterday, which I want to try this weekend - I'll make the dough in the machine, but want to bake the actual bread in the oven & see whether it turns out like the one in the recipe's photo!

I guess I'll be spending a lot of time in the kitchen this weekend! I was also just thinking that I have a lot of teas, which I didn't use over the winter, either, like peppermint tea. Now if I make a cup, let it cool, then blend that with some fruit or veg ice cubes? There's an idea!

But I really should also re-start tending to my garden! Two of the Zucchini seeds are growing - one has been eaten by something; I've got three Cucumbers sprouting and my landlord has placed stakes around the one surviving Brussels Sprout plant - after three or four of them were broken off, most probably by mippies. The spinach seems to be sprouting, and I think the tomato plants have now just about had it. But I do have some empty pots - the legumes were all done - and I'd like to rotate a little. I want to fill one pot with only basil seeds, get a nice bush going there!

I suppose the best I can do is fill my weekend doing whatever I enjoy the most and then take it from there!