Feb 2nd: I am home sick today (and was yesterday too) and I am pretty sure I am not supposed to be blogging.  I have been given the strictest of instructions to rest. Of course my idea of rest includes a continuous flow of food shows on TV which is then followed by a whole lot of inspiration. Today, I am watching some Food Network and a lot of Julia Child.  One thing I have learned from Julia Child right off the bat is that Julia isn’t perfect and some of the things she teaches, shows that sometimes procrastiation can lead to learning something new (sometimes soemthing good!) and that things don’t have to be as intricate as you might expect if you actually open her cookbook and browse her multitude of recipes and recipes within recipes. Julia tends to cook very much like I do.. using instincts.. I am … Read More →

I have to say, the universe always keeps my life exciting! Granted, I often create or seek out my own excitement but sometimes, the universe steps in and tosses something in my direction that just makes me happy! Saturday night, I had the best first date!  I am not going to detail it all because quite frankly, I am not going to kiss and tell.. but I can assure you that it was fantastic.  I will definitely never forget it and am so happy that there will indeed be a second! There are so many weird rules I have heard in my lifetime about what to do/not to do on a first date and you know what, I think I broke more than half of them.. and I don’t care!  I think it all comes down to acting naturally and feeling the moment. Had it been with another person, I … Read More →