It has been over 4 months since my last post, and much has happened during that time.
The biggest news is that I am no longer in Sydney. However, I am a Sydneysider at heart, and am yet refusing to change the byline!
And I have returned to university, but not in Australia but rather the UK. This new experience is posing a few challenges, many of which I am hoping to share over this blog in the coming months!
Living in the UK (not London), and on my own and on a student budget, poses considerable hurdles to the food enthusiast.
First of all, fresh food is not easy to come by – fresh fruit and vegetables are not convenient to come by (and by that I mean not prepackaged, and not from a supermarket), and fresh meat and fish even harder to locate.
Second of all, food is expensive in the UK especially with the current Australian dollar and it would be very easy for me, the average student, to dine out on tinned and prepared meals every day and the great expense of my waistline.
Lastly, I am now cooking for one! Despite my nom de plume, I was almost always cooking for others in Sydney, which allowed for greater indulgence and experimentation. This is no longer the case!
However, I am resolved to eat cheaply and healthily and hope to share some ideas and recipes over the coming months.
