Sometimes I get jealous of people who have real lives and work 9-5 jobs with weekends and holidays free.
And then people like chef elaine sikorski remind me of why I'm here and why I'm training myself to be a discipline cooking machine. And I am no longer jealous.
Thank you chef for inspiring me to keep pushing.
Follow my journey from farmer's daughter to line cook in the big city. My story of food activism, rural hardships, urban pitfalls & one hell of a long ride down a gravel road.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
hmmm
When people ask me what I do for a living I generally answer "I work in a restaurant"
The most common response I get is "oh so you're a waitress/server?"
Then, when I say "no, I'm a cook" people always look SHOCKED and I get the following comment.
"You cook??? But you're so girly!!"
OR I get "oh you do pastries?"
What does that even mean???
Just cuz I'm a chick I'm a pastry cook???
Is that supposed to be a compliment???
I can't cook if I'm "pretty" or "girly"???
Isn't this 2009???
Yes I am a woman. Yes I cook professionally. Yes I enjoy wearing mascara, skirts, and heels. Yes, I love a good pedicure now and then. I also swear like a sailor and butcher dead animals.
I am a woman and I am a cook.
And no, not a pastry cook.
The most common response I get is "oh so you're a waitress/server?"
Then, when I say "no, I'm a cook" people always look SHOCKED and I get the following comment.
"You cook??? But you're so girly!!"
OR I get "oh you do pastries?"
What does that even mean???
Just cuz I'm a chick I'm a pastry cook???
Is that supposed to be a compliment???
I can't cook if I'm "pretty" or "girly"???
Isn't this 2009???
Yes I am a woman. Yes I cook professionally. Yes I enjoy wearing mascara, skirts, and heels. Yes, I love a good pedicure now and then. I also swear like a sailor and butcher dead animals.
I am a woman and I am a cook.
And no, not a pastry cook.
Friday, January 2, 2009
new year's resolution & other things
Most people do their major house cleaning in the spring but I decided to do it today. Why? Because its the first day of the year, I was off work and I want a fresh start for 2009.
So, I started in my closet. I shifted clothes around - putting away some sundresses I am clearly not going to be wearing anytime soon and pulling some sweaters out of storage.
I also made a pretty sizable pile of clothes and shoes to get rid of. I went through my jewelry and got rid of stuff I never wear. I purged my bookcase and just generally got rid of any junk I've accumulated during my year living in my apartment.
In cleaning I realized two things. One of which led me to my resolution.
First, I don't think women can make it through one christmas, or birthday or any occasion where gifts are involved without SOMEONE BUYING YOU LOTION. I had a mountain of different scented lotions hiding in my bedside table. Its insane. If I used all this lotion I think my skin would be so smooth all my clothes would slide off. I will never go through all this lotion! I picked through and tossed out some I knew were never getting opened...chocolate scented lotion!? Seriously, I don't want to smell like baked goods. I work around food all day as it is. Anyways maybe I should have resolved to use more lotion. But I didn't.
My real resolution is this: to make my apartment feel more like home over the next year.
I've been in this apartment one year and one month now and I realized today I haven't done a whole lot to make it "mine"
I have nothing hanging on the walls except for a couple family photos in the living room. I have huge expanses of beige walls looking sad and lonely in my bedroom and living room.
I have no curtains - just the crappy mini blinds that came with the place. And until today I had no comforter for my bed. When I first moved in I bought a beautiful queen size bed from a friend who was moving to san diego. But I never bought a comforter. For christmas my mom got me new sheets and a quilt so I felt the urge to finally get a comforter. Its amazing how nice it makes my bedroom look. Minus that whole white walls thing.
I also do not have a couch or a chair or any livingroom furniture.
Yes, I'm serious.
For the first few weeks I moved in I just sat on the floor and watched my dorm sized tv. But, after buying my new bed I moved my twin size bed into my livingroom as a makeshift couch.
It was only supposed to be temporary but hey its kinda comfy to lay on a bed and watch tv in the livingroom. Oh, and my dorm size tv was also replaced by my awesome parents as I now have a big tv!
The only room that's really complete is my kitchen (imagine that). I have a great dining table, placemats and napkins that I love, tons of stuff to cook with, eat off of, and drink out of, more aprons than I'll ever actually wear...etc etc
So anyway, I decided that in 2009 I want to make my house a home. I'm probably going to be living here for awhile so I should make it more comfy even if I'm not here that often. So, I resolve to:
1)buy a couch/furniture for my livingroom
2)get some curtains
3)hang some things on the walls
And just generally do things that will make the time I do spend at home more cozy.
I'm giving myself the whole year to do this...I'm hoping its easier than losing 20lbs haha.
What's your resolution?
So, I started in my closet. I shifted clothes around - putting away some sundresses I am clearly not going to be wearing anytime soon and pulling some sweaters out of storage.
I also made a pretty sizable pile of clothes and shoes to get rid of. I went through my jewelry and got rid of stuff I never wear. I purged my bookcase and just generally got rid of any junk I've accumulated during my year living in my apartment.
In cleaning I realized two things. One of which led me to my resolution.
First, I don't think women can make it through one christmas, or birthday or any occasion where gifts are involved without SOMEONE BUYING YOU LOTION. I had a mountain of different scented lotions hiding in my bedside table. Its insane. If I used all this lotion I think my skin would be so smooth all my clothes would slide off. I will never go through all this lotion! I picked through and tossed out some I knew were never getting opened...chocolate scented lotion!? Seriously, I don't want to smell like baked goods. I work around food all day as it is. Anyways maybe I should have resolved to use more lotion. But I didn't.
My real resolution is this: to make my apartment feel more like home over the next year.
I've been in this apartment one year and one month now and I realized today I haven't done a whole lot to make it "mine"
I have nothing hanging on the walls except for a couple family photos in the living room. I have huge expanses of beige walls looking sad and lonely in my bedroom and living room.
I have no curtains - just the crappy mini blinds that came with the place. And until today I had no comforter for my bed. When I first moved in I bought a beautiful queen size bed from a friend who was moving to san diego. But I never bought a comforter. For christmas my mom got me new sheets and a quilt so I felt the urge to finally get a comforter. Its amazing how nice it makes my bedroom look. Minus that whole white walls thing.
I also do not have a couch or a chair or any livingroom furniture.
Yes, I'm serious.
For the first few weeks I moved in I just sat on the floor and watched my dorm sized tv. But, after buying my new bed I moved my twin size bed into my livingroom as a makeshift couch.
It was only supposed to be temporary but hey its kinda comfy to lay on a bed and watch tv in the livingroom. Oh, and my dorm size tv was also replaced by my awesome parents as I now have a big tv!
The only room that's really complete is my kitchen (imagine that). I have a great dining table, placemats and napkins that I love, tons of stuff to cook with, eat off of, and drink out of, more aprons than I'll ever actually wear...etc etc
So anyway, I decided that in 2009 I want to make my house a home. I'm probably going to be living here for awhile so I should make it more comfy even if I'm not here that often. So, I resolve to:
1)buy a couch/furniture for my livingroom
2)get some curtains
3)hang some things on the walls
And just generally do things that will make the time I do spend at home more cozy.
I'm giving myself the whole year to do this...I'm hoping its easier than losing 20lbs haha.
What's your resolution?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)