{"id":37704,"date":"2020-04-13T06:30:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T18:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=37704"},"modified":"2020-04-12T21:30:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T09:30:40","slug":"bubble-fare-aka-autumn-fare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2020\/04\/13\/bubble-fare-aka-autumn-fare\/","title":{"rendered":"Bubble Fare (aka Autumn Fare)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last week’s starring ‘Bubble fare.’<\/p><\/div>\n

Bubble Fare might be another way of saying Bubble Babble, in hopes of avoiding Bubble Trouble (nods to the esteemed memory of Margaret Mahy<\/a>), but of course ’tis Bubble Babble with a very specific focus, i.e. lockdown food creations. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

“Bubble”, btw, is the NZ term for NZ’s Covid-19 lockdown, i.e. we’re all in our “bubbles”, staying strong by staying apart, in hopes of saving lives… Today is Day 19 (by my reckoning) of a projected 28, and it’s a case of a still-cautious “so far, so good” — as in, yesterday’s official update showed a marked decrease in new cases, following a week in which a decrease in infection rates began to manifest.<\/p>\n

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Autumn means it’s time for soup — tomato & onion goodness<\/p><\/div>\n

Fingers crossed that the positive trend will continue and we will find a way to emerge from lockdown without resulting waves of reinfection… (Yes, I know, I know, I’m an optimist, but you already knew that, right, because no one who was not innately highly optimistic would ever embark upon a writing career. \ud83d\ude09 )<\/p>\n

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Nothing quite like damper bread to go with soup…<\/p><\/div>\n

Anyways, as I mentioned in my lockdown post last week<\/a>, one thing that’s been hard hit in the NZ supermarket aisles is flour (and other baking goods), leading to the observation (via a Twitter pal) that \u201cClearly NZ is going to bake its way out of Corona virus.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

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A hot pumpkin & feta salad adds a welcome touch of autumn colour to the table<\/p><\/div>\n

I also noted (as regular followers will already know) that I have some cooking and baking credentials anyway, but there’s nothing quite like being in a lockdown bubble to up the home-cooked food ante. As it’s autumn here, the recipes finding favour are those with a decided autumnal twist, as I hope the photos bear out.<\/p>\n

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A little mushroom filo goodness to nourish body & soul<\/p><\/div>\n

Bon appetit, everyone. Keep taking care. Stay well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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