Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Waterless Dinner
When I got home this evening Lofty greeted me with a very annoyed look on his face and the phone right next to him on the table. What had happened? Nothing. But that exactly was the
problem. After I left this morning, he had gone to the bathroom to get ready for work himself, turned on the tap and, well, nothing happened. There was no water. Nor was there any obvious reason why it would have stopped. The neighbours were fine, I had had all the water I needed only 20 minutes earlier and there was no discernable leak in the pipe or some such thing. It just wanted a break and thought now was a good time to stop working.This not only meant that we had to resort to manual flushing, but also that I had to be creative with dinner. How do you cook a tasty dinner without a single drop of water (or rather, with only sparkling mineral water)? Let's see... grilling, frying, roasting, baking and stewing in butter or wine are all good ways of avoiding water. Our fridge and cupboards soon revealed the way to go: Grilled cod fillet with roast root vegetables and more vignole. Not the most exciting dinner I've ever cooked, but still. It was tasty, what more could I ask for from a bunch of leftovers without water?
Christine at 10:43 pm
