Accountability, Reflections and Musings Ahoy....
1. Seize
The Day.
Considering
my lack of posting here, I think we all know how well this has gone. That said
I have finally planned and had proper holidays for the first time in years and
been socializing a lot more. I am certainly busier than I used to be.
I will also
be moving house in just over a month, meaning I'll have to make very good use
of my time over the next few weeks. Hopefully, this will inspire me to make
better use of my diary.
2. Learn A Craft.
As for
sport and fitness, the past couple of months have seen real progress. I have a
semi-regular lifting routine and am racking up some serious sparring hours at
Muay Thai practice. My striking has never looked better. I was enjoying
learning classical Brazilian Jui Jitsu but alas my coach has re-located. Luckily
I will be moving to a City with a very well rounded MMA team with great
grappling coaches so this is only a temporary set-back.
Otherwise I
have some goals to hit before my Birthday 2018, I'd like to compete again.
Specifically do a couple of grappling competitions and a Muay Thai fight; and
just for giggles, maybe see if I can get a half marathon in there as well!
3. Specialize in the Kitchen.
I have been
experimenting a bit more with a different Scandi cook book and have started to
get a feel of the Nordic flavors - salted, herbal and earthy. I get the sense
that it's basically an un-orthodox and heavily foraged style of French-cuisine,
however my understanding of French-cuisine consists of a couple of stock phrases
like 'confit' so I don't know on what
authority I say that.
Japanese cooking has also proven fruitful and
greatly enlightening regarding western misconceptions of Japanese culture. Sushi
was originally a street-food, and before that it was the staple of impoverished
rice farmers; Ramen was originally a Chinese dish, one that didn't really make
it in Japan until the 1950's. So much of what we think to be 'authentic
Japanese cuisine' has its roots elsewhere, or at the very least has more humble
origins than is often thought.
Speaking of my lack of experience with classical French cooking, I have noticed a gap in my skill-set - dessert. In typical overambitious 'me' fashion I may in the near future look at learning some French patisserie skills for the sake of variety.
Speaking of my lack of experience with classical French cooking, I have noticed a gap in my skill-set - dessert. In typical overambitious 'me' fashion I may in the near future look at learning some French patisserie skills for the sake of variety.
