The last couple of days were fairly productive. I made hot cross buns on Saturday - yum! Then I went to the dump shop and scored 5 milk crates, two huge plant pots and a white cover for my freestanding carports all for $20 :). Sunday I got some more potting mix and planted carrots (may be too early, we'll see), pawpaws, more spaghetti squash, pak choi, and spring onion.
The last couple of days have seen a slight change in the weather. It's cooled off a couple of degrees, and despite still getting storms and showers, it's less humid. There seems to be a dry breeze coming in from somewhere - it's very refreshing. I'm just hoping the forecast monsoon turns out to be a mild one!
Yesterday I tried a slightly different version of my first solar cooker, and even with occasional bouts of overcast, it did great! I cooked two kangaroo mini roasts. Actually, to be more specific...I overcooked two kangaroo mini roasts :P. I put them on about 1pm, thinking I might need to finish them in the oven, as they still had ice crystals on the surface. But by 5pm they were well and truly done and overdone (kangaroo needs to be quite rare). But still tasty :). Next time I'll wrap them in foil, as they lost a lot of moisture. So I'm wondering what I can cook in the solar oven today. I'm considering chocolate cake...mmmmmm.
I probably should get that ready to go now (early morning) so it can go in as soon as the sun gets over the nearby tree. I also need to do lots of study today. With a full load at uni this semester, and an interstate visitor for the next week starting tomorrow, my hands are full!
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