I have a new obsession: Nutrition labels. I became a chef to learn about how food goes together, what foods work with each other. I had the humble beginnings from my grandmother’s garden, and her fresh baked breads, and later in life, I began my culinary career....
I’ve been interested in the history of food, where it comes from, how old it is, how it migrated to where it is now. In the last week I’ve learned so much about the foods we eat, and why we eat them. The books I’m digesting right now are: Food: The...
Upon returning home from the road trip, I started the transfer paperwork at work. The hardest thing to decide was how to talk to my Chef about leaving. Someone else opened up the door with another discussion. So I let him know that we would be going.The transfer...
I had the opportunity to take a nine-day road trip. I spent four hours making sure the cooler was packed with yummy vegan foods for the partner. I knew that in Topeka, Kansas, our first stop, food choices were bleak. But we were heading to Denver,...
Wow! I didn’t realize it had been almost 6 months since my last post. Work got really, really busy. We had a bit of a break during the Holidays, and then came back full force! I have found time to start up gardening. I am tired of high produce prices and low...
I was part of an incredible event at work yesterday, Pleasures of the Palette. It was exciting and fun, and I had a chance to meet some very interesting and talented chefs. I really do love my...
So I have a question for all you culinarians out there; Do you have a favorite wooden spoon? I have several wooden spoons. One I use only for bread baking, and batter. It is large with a blue handle. One I found at the .99 cent store, it is a spatula type, and great...
I went shopping this morning with a plan to spend some time in my kitchen. I was thinking a fresh tomato sauce would be nice. They had some nice vine ripes at the market. There were some left over grilled veggies in the fridge that would add a nice smoky flavor to the...
We had guests over the weekend. I like to cook for people when they stay with me. However, these folks were busy with a conference, so they were in and out all weekend. I figured Sunday would be a good day to cook for them. (I did not know that they would be having...
A few weeks ago, my partner and I were preparing to move. I was pushing, not carrying, boxes down the hallway, and one slipped off the other, and I fell. My thumb was extended from my hand and the result is a severely damaged ligament in my thumb on my dominant hand....
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