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Ming Tsai made his first meal for someone other than his family at the age of 10.  It’s customary in Chinese households to greet someone with not “Hi, how are you?” but with “Chi le ma?” which means “have you eaten yet?”  You either reply “chi le” which means you have eaten, or “mei ne” which means you have not eaten. He was home alone...

What a busy several days I’ve had lately!  Thursday – job interview.  Friday – job interview.  Today – I have another job interview – I know, it’s so crazy when it rains it pours!  But my super smart brother thought it might not be the best idea to discuss potential jobs on the blog until after if and when I take one, and that does...

I am not sure I am going to take it.  Just yet.  Here’s the deal.  I would be working with a store front restaurant that only offers take out at the moment, but is going into their third year in farmers markets and has quite a following.  In their store front alone, they sell 7000 veggie burgers a week!  Yes, you read that correctly.  VEGGIE...

I am nearly always a glass half full vs. a glass half empty person.  I think that’s why Tony and I worked so well together, because however negative things looked, I could always find the bright side in everything.  I will tell you that my job search to find my new life’s passion was slow.  And I did that on purpose.  I wanted to take...

I am happy to say I made it a whole week without going to the grocery store – well, except for coffee creamer, but that’s not too bad!  I relied on my pantry/fridge/freezer and it just goes to show that if you think outside the box you can always come up with good eats with what you have on hand.  It’s just that sometimes, dishes...

I love opening the fridge and seeing leftover steak because that means beef for breakfast! Jacob was home for breakfast yesterday and I asked him if he wanted a breakfast sammie too – he never says no if I offer to make him food.  He ate his breakfast and said “you are the only person I know who just won’t eat a bowl of cereal...

When Hannah was in high school, we started “hanging with Hannah” and each of us wouldn’t schedule anything for Wednesday nights so we could spend it together.  The middle of the week seemed to work best for both our schedules, and no matter how busy each of us was, we knew that we’d have Wednesday evening together no matter what.  You may think “Wow, you...

The National Restaurant Association has it’s annual trade show in Chicago in a couple weeks.  It’s estimated that 70,000 people will be in attendance, during the four day event.  But here’s the kicker.  It’s not open to the public.  Several weeks ago I kept seeing ads on craigslist asking for help with particular booths, whether it was help setting up, manning the booth, or even...

The weather on Friday was beautiful.  Close to 70 degrees, sunny, warm and no breeze.  Both Hannah and Jacob were working Friday night, so it was just me for party pizza Friday.  I decided to eat outside on the front deck, and brought the dogs out there with me.  I turned my Spotify on a radio station I’d never listened to before.  I was eating...

I seriously do not know what I do when I sleep at night.  I may need to do a time-lapse to see if tiny people come in and mess with my hair while I am sleeping. I sent that picture to my sister yesterday morning.  It just makes me laugh!  And yes, I made a cup of coffee right after I took that picture.  I...