Ellen the Cook II

(a paraphrased msn chat)

I went to Baunkhun today for marketing. I found some kitchen curtain fabric and went down into the market and found some seeds for the garden and some chicken and veggies. Quite a feat on my own.  Carrying the stuff is the hardest. The chicken was a half and it was about 3 lbs for l60 rupees. Probably paid too much but the lady was sweet and probably won't hurt me to be out a few rupees. It was clean and in a screen covered box. I was impressed!  I like going to this market as it is only half as far as Aizawl and I can leave at 10 and be home for lunch. I can't get all the canned stuff or stuff like TP though.  I need to learn to speak Mizo a little though these ladies don't speak much English. Cooking and Cleaning washing clothes, doing dishes all take a lot more time than ever. Oh well, I have the time so far!  Sometimes supper is a bit late or confusing because I don't allow my self the time for cooking the meat. I am getting better and learning to do things ahead of time. They have these neat hot pots like a thermos bowl and they keep the food very hot so its quite possible to do things up ahead of time.