wow, I think UK is about 4 weeks into Lockdown mode!
time flies when you are learning new things! so here's a list of exciting things I've learnt to do during lockdown.
1. Dandelion syrup! I never Knew this was even a thing until a few weeks ago, but it tastes so good! I went and picked about 500 dandelion flowers, put them in a big pot, added water to cover, cut lemon, and raw cane sugar. left to steep for 24 hours and then boiled them for about 45 mins. let it cool and put the syrup in bottles. It goes down very well with some gin or even just soda water, taste is very sweet like honey.
2. Young stinging nettle syrup! same as dandelion but with nettles. Though wearing gloves to pick nettles is seriously advised! this one tastes good on its own. very more-ish! who thought weeds would taste so good! very herbal and refreshing. yum!
3. So I may have googled some strange things over the last few weeks... here's what information my brain now holds. 3.1 farting whilst wearing a butt plus is not advised, apparently if its a windy one you could dislodge the plug and shoot it across the room?? I'm not sure that's true but it was very funny to read after a good couple of large wines. Before you ask, no I will not be testing this theory. 3.2 People actually pay a lot of money to get perminant vampire teeth, this is a trend I can get behind. Imagine having cool vampire fangs for the rest of your life... I now really want vampire teeth. I may have already found a place in Glasgow that will do them. when this lockdown is over, I'm totally gonna look into it a bit more seriously. 3.3 Poppy is just another Mars Argo created by Titanic St.Clair, I always liked Mars Argo when I was younger, but you know how it goes, music taste changes and you almost forget about the old singers and bands you used to listen to. (or is that just me?) Anyway, I was watching an episode of Ru Paul's dragrace and it was the snatch games, one of the queens played "poppy" so I was like who the fuck is poppy?? That sent me on a 2 day google and YouTube binge. It was all a bit sad and messed up, made me miss Argo and upset me more that almost all of her work is no longer online. Titanic is a "see you next Tuesday". but then so is Poppy. I do however like her song Moshi Moshi. its cute! 3.4 A team of researchers from India have discovered a new species of green pit vipers and named it after Salazar Slytherin. yep, that happened!
4. I learnt to cook. wow, I know right. You would think at 25 years old I would know how to cook. I mean I could cook basic stuff, rice, pasta, toasties, baked potato. See I have mostly lived off take aways, dinner dates, food at work and subway for years. However, its lockdown and well I don't have those options right now. Soooo, I can now make Prawn risotto, scones, garlic pesto, potto skin chips, veggies fried rice, broccoli soup, guacamole man the list could go on and on now. 5. Playing with spray paint! Soo I helped paint the outside of the house this poopie brown colour, got it all over my doc's! turns out I'm a very messy painter. well since I didn't want to completely discard them or chuck them away, I sprayed them pink! now I own pink shoes... not sure ill wear them much, but hey! I had loads of fun.
6. I helped build a greenhouse! Growing lots and lots of fun things in there too. Im growing sage, lemon tree, sunflowers, tomatoes and attempting Avocado. the rest of the greenhouse belongs to my flatmates. So far I've not had anything start sprouting, but I'm hopeful! Though to be honest, Ive killed bamboo and cacti. growing herbs on a kitchen window is where I have better luck!
7, I recently discovered on one of my little get out the house walks that there's a lovely patch of wild bear garlic growing, so I've been foraging that a few times a week. I have made many batches of scones with the garlic! used it in my cooking too.
So that's my new things round up so far, still a few more weeks to fo. Wonder what els I could learn to do!
