My first meal i cooked in Nunavut

 That in itself was a bit of a challenge. I knew that I had a furnished apartment. I knew I had a fridge, stove, bed, sofa, table and chairs.

One tends to forget that when moving into a new apartment that there are a few things missing. 

It doesn't help when your flight arrives in town in time but your drive had to save a bunch of kids from a Polar Bear. Right. Nanook said hello.

So drive takes me to the store and I felt like I was in a crazy game show. The store would close in 20 minutes. 

Bugger.

So I grabbed a cart and started to fill it with enough food for supper and breakfast. 

I did remember to grab a kettle to boil water for tea.

Total cost was around 250.00 which my drive the Housing director paid for. It took me a month to pay her back. She was kind.

So I got into the apartment with what luggage I had plus supplies. 

Great. I first noticed that itxwas a bit cooler. The heat had been left on at 12c since July. It was now late September. It was not 12c outside. I believe it might have been 9c.

Ok, turn up thermostat and keep bundled up in my sweater. My winter gear was another 4 weeks away.

I boiled up my tea.

Good. Now how do I cook my supper.

So I went in to where I had my luggage. 

Now I might be eccentric but I'm also practical. My luggage with me was a British Army pattern duffle bag, and  Northern Ireland patrol pack with my camping gear minus the fuel.

Mess tins became my cooking gear and serving kit. Good thin I had a KFS set as well.

My Boy Scout and field craft skills of be prepared paid off.

I was amazed at what I was able to buy in the town. My first breakfast I made was a Tex-Mex scramble with eggs, instant microwave rice, bacon and Reds Hot sauce.

It took me about 2 months to get all my kitchen gear. 

My cookbooks I took up were Canadian Heritage Breads. Cowboy cookbook and Camping and Outdoors cook book.

I made alot of those meals. I guess that's why I gained 50 pounds up there.