My Spring "Break" is over, and I have to go back to work on Monday. I was able to spend the week with a friend and fellow Chef at OCA and get more comfortable with chocolate- tempering, coloring, molding, sculpting, etc ( Read more... )

I need to reconnect with my family and friends. I miss them terribly, and it's my own fault for being so consistently unavailable. I work so hard and try to excel in everything I do, but I end up missing so much ( Read more... )

I'm in a mood today. I think it's probably just nervous energy looking toward tomorrow. As we were all leaving on Friday, the chair of the department got called up to meet with the VP... right after we were talking about making changes to my program and when the promotion is going into effect. I love my job, and feel so blesed to have it... but ( Read more... )

Can we just stop with the death already ( Read more... )

In an effort not to spend any more $$ until Christmas is paid off, and finally having some time in the kitchen, I made a soup today from all those little bits and pieces that have been cluttering up the place ( Read more... )

Thanks for the laugh, dstroy

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I'm going to make plates of assorted cookies (with recipes) as gifts this year. I'll have to find some nice Christmas-themed platters as part of the gift ( Read more... )

Thanksgiving Checklist ( Read more... )

Thoughts that came to me while cleaning today:

The fish in Egypt was never free.

Every Promised Land has a giant or two in the way.

Just because something is convenient and easy, does not mean it is right. It is more likely a sure sign that it's NOT.

I've been eating HORRIBLY in the past couple of weeks. Between this move, getting the new house ready to go, working with the realtor, working, and having a cowd, I've largely been living off of fast food, pizza, leftover birthday cake, DayQuil and whatever my pastry classes have made. I could probably count the fresh fruits and vegetables I've ( Read more... )