I'm quickly learning to be the master of improvisation. :) Our pack-out that we sent from Virginia may not join us for 2-4 months. That being said, we're living quite sparsely on a VERY limited "hospitality package" the army gave us to make it through these first few months before our stuff arrives. Think bed sheets, towels, plates, cups, knives, forks, spoons and a set of pots and pans.
Bread is one of the items on the island that is quite pricey to buy at the store. Thus, I decided to bake some of my own on Saturday. Brilliant, no? Yes! However, I didn't have a mixer, a mixing bowl, a whisk, measuring cups or measuring spoons. Even I was surprised that the bread actually tasted good!! I found a recipe online, guesstimated all my measurements (using one of our drinking glasses, and a dinner spoon) and mixed the dough in a stove-top pot with a fork.
Now please don't feel sorry for us, or send a care package with these items. I could quite easily run down to the store to buy them, but I KNOW they will come eventually when our pack-out arrives and I don't want to have two of everything on that day!
So until then, I will continue to improvise, and hopefully continue to be surprised at the edibility of my science projects! :)
Happy to hear your domestic pursuits on the island! I have to say though...that's my kind of cooking, even in the US. Thinking of you guys.. We have your island picked out on the map on our wall. :)
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ReplyDeleteLove it!! It's kinda amazing what little we can truly get by with!
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ReplyDeleteBackpacking taught me a few gret things:
A large ziploc can also double to mix batters (ie. pancake batter) multiple times.
You only really need a spoon to eat with
A metal pot to cook, eat, and drink out of
A toilet paper roll
some duct tape
some sting
everything else in life is just there to make it easier