Last night the electricity went off for a couple hours because a big bird managed to hit two power lines at once and got fried, frying our power in the process. That meant a candlelight dinner, and I assure you it wasn’t romantic. It was just a pain, trying to see what I was doing even with heaps of candles set up around. You can see the set up for cooking on the gas stove in the first photo. I managed to cook a pot of spaghetti and drench it in a vegetable tomato sauce which Adriano had made the day before and it was good but we couldn’t see what we were eating very well. It really does make you think about how people lived in the past and also how we would have to live at least for a while if a disaster happened. Except then we would probably have no water or gas either. Then what? Here in this house, we have all the necessary items for survival in those circumstances because we have followed the advice and accumulated what we need but it is hard to imagine actually having to live like that – like the pioneers lived when they first arrived in New Zealand, which wasn’t that long ago. We are a country of dormant volcanoes and earthquakes so anything is possible.
Anyway, last weekend, my niece and I went to the Taste of Auckland food festival and we had a great time, sampling all sorts of foods and drinks. We came away with very full tummies. Here are a few photos of the event.
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What a pain when the power is out! Our stove is electric, so that means we’re reduced to cooking outside on a propane grill. Fun when you want to BBQ, but no fun when you’re trying to cook the entire meal on it. Anyway, sounds like a fun event! Great pics. Thanks.
Cooking on a BBQ is a great solution but the issue is how to get enough light out there. A kerosene lamp might be a good idea. Candles really don’t give a heap of light as we found.
Big birds are sometimes just mean! 😉 Cupcakes with roses on top look beautiful.
My husband is not fond of birds and now he has a definite reason not to like them. On the other hand, I rather like them.
So sorry to hear about the power. We used to live in an area of Sydney where it happened only all the time. I couldn’t stand it. We moved 45 minutes away and haven’t had an issue since. The food show looks like it was a big success. You certainly had lovely weather xx
It weird how there can be such a difference in the same city – at least I imagine you were in the same city. The power going out is unusual in this suburb but we have no control over big birds and their antics.
It is terrible when you loose your power. After going through a hurricane where our power was out for 6 weeks, we will never be without a generator again.
Oh my gosh! Six weeks! That must have been terrible. We rely on power so much. A generator is a brilliant idea.