Sorry. Lousy excuse. I spent a large portion of my unemployed period doing..I have no idea what I was doing. Lisa got me started walking dogs with her, and I liked it. I got a job. It was very corporate, and I didn't like that. So I tendered my resignation, and decided to become a full time employee at Animal House. I walk dogs, scoop poop, feed dogs and cats, and otherwise perform tasks that were never part of either my studies at Georgetown or my culinary training.
But you know what? I am tan, getting fit, and really, really HAPPY. Yes, there are days when we have too many dogs sleeping over (last night we had 9) and some have accidents in the house, but we realize that we are doing something that makes us, the pets, and their owners happy. So we slop up the mess and move on. It's really hard to stay angry at dogs. They are all cute and wonderful.
What's that you say? Am I still cooking at all? Well, YEAH. I am doing a couple of things to keep my cooking chops up. The first thing is that I am doing some parties with a guy I met through Facebook named Paul Cullen. He lives down near the beach in Delaware. Used to be in the band Bad Co. playing bass. Nowadays, he's got an Italian food and wine business, where he comes to you house, creates a three course meal, matches wines, and then sets up his amp and entertains with his guitar while you enjoy your wine. I get to help him in the kitchen. (he doesn't let me sing with him, which is probably a wise choice.) We work very well together, and I am really enjoying when I get to do gigs with him. Hopefully, there will be many more in my future!
Here we are, making some beautiful food:
I'm still planning on teaching at Montco in the fall, too. You all know I love to teach.
Then...Lisa and I got this great idea. What if we offer a service to our pet clients where we have meals ready for them when they get home from vacation, or the work trip? I can shop, cook, and package everything, so no one has to worry about cooking when they finally get home. Great idea, huh?
I am also going to start doing some cooking class/parties. Grab a few of your friends, a couple bottles of wine, and I will come to the house, teach you how to make some awesome grub, and provide recipes. It's a really fun way to spend time with your friends. It can be dinner, or lunch, or whenever.
I'm working on my website, which will link this blog, my Facebook page, and the site all together. It will have all the information you need to keep up with me, book a party, order some food, or just see some beautiful food pics and find some recipes. I will make a big announcement when it's ready to go.
Look for another post very soon. I'm going to do some cooking this week, so hopefully there will be something good to talk about. Thanks for sticking with me. Great things on the horizon!
Go buy some tomatoes, some corn, some local produce before it's too late. Shop local, eat local, kiss a farmer and all that.
Namaste, my friends.
