would you like the good news or the bad news?
Bad first, I always say. Or perhaps it should be good, then in all your bliss you forget to receive the bad news. But in this case it cannot be helped. The bad news is that I have been super sick, I am home now but did have a short stint at the hospital. I didn’t have the heart to photo hospital food for you, to display on my blog. Nope—it just wasn’t going to happen. Besides, it would have been hard to get a good angle on canned peaches and chicken broth. When I got home it was smoothies, scrambled eggs and plain toast. Yeah, not riveting.
That was the bad news.
The good news is juicier.
I am going to culinary school here in Seattle; I begin in a few weeks. The humble little school teeters right next to Seattle’s own Pike Place Market—the longest standing Farmers Market in Seattle—where we will comb for good eats and fresh seafood, take in the salty air and decide which eggplant… squash … and tomato to buy.
I have wanted such formal schooling for some time, to fill in the culinary gaps in my brain, to have professionals teach me a thing or two, and to round out my ability to play with food of every kind. I look forward to the practice and methodology and a better understanding of all things food—especially since this is where my career/interests/passion/life/stomach is taking me.
My greatest hope is that you will enjoy the ride vicariously. I hope to share tricks and ideas, and my goal will be to pare down (with an uber sharp knife, no doubt) what I have learned, to make it accessible and easy for you/me to try in your own/my own kitchen. I am and will remain queued up to keep food simple, ever determined to find amazing recipes that employ efficiency—a practical nod at harried lives with little to no time, plus kids, work and multi-layered schedules. Don’t get me wrong, the labor for amazing food is often worth the effort. But I am a mom, and the best kind of foodie I can be is practical.
So then, although I have been sick and in bed rather than in my kitchen, soon I will be more often in a commercial kitchen learning and writing and cooking and sharing with all of you. Tomato talk will start including chatter from a mom going to cooking school.
Who knew?
Tags: cooking school
Comments
I am so sorry you have been sick. Hopefully, by the time you see this comment, you will be feeling stronger and better.
Going to culinary school is GREAT news. I am so excited about this adventure you are going to experience. Please keep us posted.
And take it easy and recuperate!! Jan
Sorry to hear you were so sick! That virus going around is SERIOUS!
Congrats on your upcoming adventure!
Sorry you’ve been sick; it is really going around this winter. But going to culinary school will be wonderful — and we’ll look forward to sharing the adventure with you!
Glad you are better and very exciting about the culinary school.
Looking forward to reading about it!
Sorry about your hospital stay.
Enjoy your time at cooking school. Which one are you going to???
I hope you’re feeling better soon.
You will have to let me know your thoughts on culinary school, I’m getting towards the end of my first semester.
Sorry to hear you have been sick. At least you came home to some fantastic news! I am so envious of you, I’d love to get some formal trainig and improve my techniques, etc. Enjoy every minute of it, I can’t wait to read about your experience.
Sorry to hear you’ve been sick. But that’s SO EXCITING about culinary school! And getting to scavenge through the multitude of goodies at Pike’s Place Market will be ever so fun. I sure look forward to reading about your journey.
I’ve been absent from reading your blog for a while…and now this is the first post I read. Sorry to hear about your illness…but I hope you are feeling better now. Looking forward to reading about your culinary school adventures!
Janc: thanks. I am finally feeling better!
Robin: no kidding, I just hope my immune system is that much stronger now!
Lydia, Beth: thank you and thank you!
Peabody: Seattle Art Institute:).
Brilynn: Wow! I didn’t realize how fabulous! I would love to compare notes. Where are you going?
Patsyk: I know, there is something about being able to study the whole culinary thing more in depth; I look forward to learning more!
RecipeGirl: Thanks! Pike’s will never be the same, now it will always be associated with culinary school. I kinda like that:).
Culinary Cowgirl: that makes me feel better–I am so hit and miss with reading all the great blogs:), thanks for re-finding me:).
Good to hear you are feeling better!
Have fun at school…
Cheers,
Rachael
Congratulations, that is so cool. I have always wanted to do that but sometiems life gets in the way.
Wondered where you were. Sorry to hear about your ordeal but glad you are better. Wonderful news about your schooling as now we can all benefit from it without the cost. Can’t wait!
I am glad I am not the only one who has been under the weather (and for a loooong time too) and it’s good to see you are slowly getting back on your feet.
Culinary school did wonders for my abilities and I know you will really enjoy it, and take away a great deal of knowledge. I really look forward to hearing about your adventures.
Congratulations on cooking school! Seattle has so many resources to choose from:) I need to do that at some point, but it is not the right time. I am jealous!
I am so glad that the bad news is behind and the good news is ahead! Congratulations!