Mar
31
2004
So, I’ve already received two calls looking for the latest update. Last night’s class was a real challenge, in more ways than one. The topic was chicken. I’ve already begun and erased too many updates with an allegory about rooster becoming chicken. Let’s just say that I arrived home at midnight looking and smelling like [...]
Mar
29
2004
The lecture began with “Food Safety”. All fridges should be set to 41 degrees or less. That is the safe temp for all perishable foods. Your freezer should be at 0 degrees. Chicken needs to be cooked to 165 degrees, the same temp is safe for any foods in steamers or kept warm. That can [...]
Mar
29
2004
I spent 35 minutes in front of the school, in the parking lot, with engine running. Did I mention that I adopted a new dog? I picked him up that afternoon, and he was still “adjusting” to a new home, new dog and kids. So basically, it was, “Hey Mom here’s this stray and my [...]
Mar
23
2004
Tomorrow is day one at cooking school. My approach-avoidance was so severe that after three months of reminding my mother that she would be watching the kids on Wednesdays so I could attend class, I had not applied, gone to orientation, nor enrolled. I was lying on the couch paralyzed while my mom chirped into the phone, [...]