The cupboard is almost bare...

Well this weekend has been filled with hours and hours of campaigning. In fact, Saturday - the whole day was dedicated to campaigning. Street stalls from 8am to 12:00pm and then the afternoon at prepoll until 5pm left me feeling very tired (but pleased to be doing all that I could for my husband's campaign)

Today I began the morning with breakfast and a campaign meeting with the candidate and campaign director.

I have to say that this is the first weekend where we have had two dinners at home. I have had two dinners and one lunch at home. A huge treat for me. I have almost eaten out for every meal since October last year. My family came to visit (I got to see my beautiful niece today) and we had a wonderful home cooked meal. For anybody who knows me well, knows how much I truly love to cook. Last night I cooked some vegetables and meat - we wanted something very simple. For dessert I cooked some figs in the oven and served them with some vanilla bean ice cream. I realised when I opened the fridge and pantry that they are both incredibly bare.

This is not new - in fact, since the campaign has really kicked in (just before November) I haven't really had much of an opportunity to shop for the ingredients that I would ordinarily find in my pantry (a walk in pantry) and my fridge. This is because I am very fussy. I can't buy any particular pasta or oil or vino cotto. I can't buy meat from a supermarket - actually I can't buy very much from a supermarket. I love food and I love finding out about the origin of all the food I buy. This period from November to April has made me realise I am incredibly unrealistic about how I approach shopping for food, but sadly I can't see myself changing.

I have restocked my tins of tuna (for work) and have found some staples that should see me through the week. Mum prepared some delicious meals that are now in the freezer, so a home cooked lasagne is on the menu this week. I was pleased with the varietals of lettuce that my niece and I picked from my garden today, for the base of our salad.

I suppose eating all that is in the pantry is a good thing - it really encourages no wastage and some creativity. I did find some orecchiette so I will be sure to do something with it tomorrow night.

I am busily adding all the things I haven't had an opportunity to do for months to my to do list - things like socialising with friends, hosting dinner parties, reading, cooking, baking, knitting, writing, finding a house etc etc.