Woke up at about 6 this morning and decided I wanted to cook chicken and rice for dinner. Consequently spent most of the day in supermarkets, trying to find a saucepan. Finally found one at about 4.45, by which point I’d decided I thoroughly deserved a bottle of wine. Unfortunately, forgot to buy a corkscrew (or to limit myself to screwcaps) so had orange juice instead.Cooking went smoothly (once I had made a fourth trip to a supermarket to buy the forgotten vegetable oil) and I now have two extra portions of chicken in the freezer and half an onion to use at my leisure. Also cornflakes and milk, which I will be eating out of a Tupperware bowl since none of the three supermarkets sold ceramics.
I was afraid I would have to eat off paper plates the entire time I was here, or else make a trip to a cookware shop about 3 miles away, but an office-staff member recommended I try the dollar store across the road (exactly like the pound store, selling the same Chinese tat). I was surprised to find most of the kitchenware I needed, including plates and metal cutlery. Funny how an extremely cheap store can stock better quality things than its superiors. I treated myself to this fake orchid while I was buying dishcloths etc. It certainly brightens the place up exponentially.
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