Food

Since Abby has been asking me for a new post, I thought I would post about food.  Not much is new on the work or personal front, so I do not have much to report other than moving back into the dorm.  Fingers crossed that the pipe situation really has been taken care of for good. 

Now about the food.... There are two food stores on the island that I frequent due to their cleanliness, variety and quality of food.  They are basically smaller versions of food stores in America.  So, what we eat depend on what the store has, and it varies from shipment to shipment.  If the store is out of a specific food item, we have to wait for the next shipment to come in.  Food is shipped in from America, Australia, and Asia, depending on the item.  

Now that we all are on the same page about food supply and demand... This past weekend and the weekend before that, BOTH food stores were out of fresh fruits and vegetables.  We were able to manage our dietary needs by using up some vegetables that we had left over. Today, I went to one of the food stores to find that fruits and vegetables have been restocked. It was like Christmas Morning and bought several items, including spaghetti squash!  I can't wait to cook it and eat it!

I have become a semi-vegetarian since moving here.  Meat (other than fish, and I am not comfortable cooking fish yet) here is very expensive, and the quality is not the best since it has to be shipped, similar to vegetables.  So I have been eating lots of vegetables. When I eat out at one of the two restaurants we frequent, I usually enjoy some kind of meat dish because I don't eat it when I cook.  I try to be creative with my cooking because there is not a great variety of fresh vegetables available.   They have canned vegetables but I prefer to avoid that if possible.  I do use frozen vegetables though, sometimes freezing the fresh vegetables I buy.

I really appreciate the food that some people have sent in from America.  It is a nice treat to have something that is not found on the island, especially almonds and almond butter!  I wish strawberries and grapes could be mailed to me.  Those two fruits are my favorite fruits, and they are usually not in the best shape when they arrive here, and at ridiculous prices. My second or so week in the dorm, I was thrilled to see a bag of grapes in good condition so I got a bag without looking at the price, it ended up costing me $12! 😳. You bet I made sure to eat every grape in that bag! 

We really take food for granted in America!  Please enjoy some grapes and strawberries for me! 😄