Day 31 - Week 7

Well that's it. We've tipped over the half way point and on the home stretch now. It's all going to fly from here on. Kind of like Wednesday's if you know what I mean.

Well I'll tell you one thing. Fridays exam has been a real fillip to the mind and body. To this end the start of the week has set me off in a pretty enthusiastic mood. Although I also found out that we get the results on Thursday, so there's still time for it to turn out to be a bit of a shocker.

My partner was away today, so I knew that I had a choice of doing whatever I wanted. I decided to go all out and do the Chili Con Carne (the best I've ever tasted - truse me), Plaice Goujons, Garlic and Roast Pepper Mayonaisse and a Flaky Pastry, ready for my Steak and Oyster pie tomorrow. I'm a BIG lover of pies, so how this one tastes I can't wait to find out.

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but my whole shopping routine is completely different now. There's an excellent market in Cork called the English Market, they sell almost everything food related there and have some great butchers, grocery stall and fish mongers. I can't just go in and buy something. If there's a particular cut of meat I want, I'll ask for it how I want it (usually untouched so I can fillet it or whatever myself), for fish I'll ask how long it's been since it was landed. For the vegetables, I'll only choose what's in season. It really makes shopping for food far more interesting. And I hope that when I get back, I'll be able to build up some rapport with some of my local shop keepers. Admitedly that probably won't happen in Hackney, but in Angel, probably.