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| Sunday morning breakfast |
I just clicked on that Coles Competition again and lo and
behold, I now have two icons for Coles on my facebook page. I couldn’t delete
them, so I have added two for The Ethical Consumers Group, in the interests of balance and to show that as
usual, I am in two minds. I just have to go along with with Lisa Alther (Kinflicks, 1975)
who said,
"I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic."
I do have to get my organic, green, free -range, recycled toilet paper
from somewhere as I am not yet into crafting my own and I still buy coffee and
canned goods there too. If we had an Aldi, I would shop there as they source
80% of their products from Australian companies. I do however, like it that
Coles does home delivery. That means that about 130 people a day are NOT
driving their cars across town to pick up their shopping and it saves time
standing around at checkouts and buying additional things you would never have
thought of, if you hadn’t gone into the store. My other goods are purchased either at the market or from local shops, even if it costs a bit more. I want
them to be there so I don’t have to drive miles just to pick up a litre of milk
because there’s a $50 minimum order for deliveries.
If you want the drum on
supermarkets in Australia read this:
http://www.ethical.org.au/issues/?issue=16 or watch one of several excellent videos on the subject on YouTube
[Sorry, the Video that was here no longer works]
Meanwhile, I am trying not to buy anything perishable at
the moment as I am going away in a few days. Still haven’t bought muesli, so
today’s culinary experiment is Hazelnut Pancakes.
First I made them with cinnamon and a drizzle of honey and homemade
yoghurt (I have found that my hotwater cylinder cupboard is an excellent place
for making yoghurt and Kefir (buttermilk) which I really got addicted to in
Russia) but then I rediscovered some of those vials of drinking choc. that come with the cappuccino sachets I use in the van and I must say, they are
quite delicious with chocolate too.
The ones that are left I will have with chives and sour cream when
I get some. These pancakes freeze quite well if you put layers of baking paper between them.
I must say, I am not one of those fancy gourmet chefs who can make the most spectacular dishes when the selection of ingredients is unlimited. Indeed, when I could make anything I could dream of, I am usually paralysed just thinking of all the possibilities.
But should a crowd turn up and I only have two eggs, three potatoes and a bag of flour, know that I will still be able to feed them. You could say that was among my greatest skills while running the Bush Nook, because you never could be sure whether the bus which came twice a week would deliver what you had ordered, or how many people would come.
On some days it might be the Morris Minor Car Club, a whole wedding party or the entire contingent of the Ulysses Motor Cycle Club - all without notice of course, but there would always be soup and bread rolls and I don't think anyone ever went away hungry, even if I had to teach some members to use the coffee machine while I made more scones.
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