tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post6687475353860576135..comments2023-10-29T08:21:57.670-05:00Comments on Whiskeymarie: Damn. Now I want a cream puff.Whiskeymariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16680444919622976790noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-88773428692870368322008-02-08T11:08:25.470-06:002008-02-08T11:08:25.470-06:00I think the best people to ask are women who like ...I think the best people to ask are women who like having their toes sucked.Serenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17614307373390589767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-52440342486239400252008-02-08T04:34:25.259-06:002008-02-08T04:34:25.259-06:00Shasta... my mom would try and pour it into a glas...Shasta... my mom would try and pour it into a glass and pass it off as Coke. It didn't work with the cheap ass ketchup she squeezed into the Heinz bottle and it wasn't going to work with the soda. <br><br>We lived on an acreage twenty miles out of town. Shopping trips were a major event. Even more so once Costco landed and we could drive there in LESS THAN AN HOUR!!!<br><br>I didn't know you were a chef. I did all my cooking school before University. I love doing it for friends now but it would have been the death of me had I stayed in it. Good on you. You're stronger than I am. The coworkers alone... *shudder* Mind you, I'm not quite sure why I got into counseling psychology. You should see the nut bars I go to school with.Inarticulate Fumblingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04816447897382423830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-39035053843564111772008-02-07T23:25:32.692-06:002008-02-07T23:25:32.692-06:00"Food. My livelihood, my life."Must be n..."Food. My livelihood, my life."<br><br>Must be nice skinny bones, you look like you eat once a week young lady.<br><br>You guys have a nice weekend over there.<br><br>TGIFNocturnalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14656972130603037964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-31170691454523201772008-02-07T22:28:13.965-06:002008-02-07T22:28:13.965-06:00Am I going to see you on the next Top Chef?Am I going to see you on the next Top Chef?Violahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03438545072457984402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-40801360319229260672008-02-07T19:13:20.883-06:002008-02-07T19:13:20.883-06:00Perhaps I missed the point, but what happened to t...Perhaps I missed the point, but what happened to the promiscuous 16 year old girl?<br><br>I am a terrible cook, but I am great at eating. It's sort of like my skill at sitting on a couch: not marketable, but Olympic-level regardless.pistols at dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05200353078639769169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-73773972145067703502008-02-07T18:57:18.285-06:002008-02-07T18:57:18.285-06:00lovely ppst. i liked the honesty when it came to ...lovely ppst. i liked the honesty when it came to your college meals...<br><br>gardettos. blech!feistyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00546263838525086191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-84818590850609789922008-02-07T16:56:38.428-06:002008-02-07T16:56:38.428-06:00This was great. I love food stories.This was great. I love food stories.LaLahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17077848280784822199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-56308807918177636562008-02-07T15:15:53.290-06:002008-02-07T15:15:53.290-06:00Loved the Foxfire books...our family was from the ...Loved the Foxfire books...our family was from the mountains in Western North Carolina and they really hit home.Bill Hippshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12247612608786215912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-83997523235174650062008-02-07T11:58:58.130-06:002008-02-07T11:58:58.130-06:00What a great post. But then, you are a great gal....What a great post. But then, you are a great gal. We also drank Shasta growing up. I think it builds character!Suzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08679439923419645721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-4070205769673230652008-02-07T11:10:19.261-06:002008-02-07T11:10:19.261-06:00Can we throw Rachel Ray down some stairs so you ca...Can we throw Rachel Ray down some stairs so you can take over her 10 cooking shows? I am quite sure you could cook and interview celebrities with better food and more interesting questions! <br><br>Where the heck are you cooking! I am hungry! Walnut-parmesean crustini...mmmmmm.Mommy Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288191448338432734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-86280289651131716092008-02-07T09:13:07.126-06:002008-02-07T09:13:07.126-06:00You remind me of Catherine Zeta Jones in "No ...You remind me of Catherine Zeta Jones in "No Reservations" in the first picture. Very pretty!!!<br>I learned to cook in school (officially I am a junior chef, but don't tell!) but I don't like it - I don't have any talent. People taste the lack of love when they try my food. :(<br>However, I was also raised in a make your damn Christmas cookies yourself kind of household. So I can get by.Katrinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13751846660799143608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-63193581974289767162008-02-07T06:51:35.209-06:002008-02-07T06:51:35.209-06:00Many of my most persistent and cherised memories h...Many of my most persistent and cherised memories have been meals friends have prepared for me.domboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14686922446598995094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-1258590083268563032008-02-07T03:40:06.273-06:002008-02-07T03:40:06.273-06:00Love this post...and it made me reflect as well......Love this post...and it made me reflect as well...<br><br>And you look great!Mariposahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05520502217532479038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-60433514964154616902008-02-07T00:40:38.866-06:002008-02-07T00:40:38.866-06:00My crazy rageaholic aunt used to make root beer an...My crazy rageaholic aunt used to make root beer and I'd take a sip and I'd spit it out. We too had the huge ass garden and we canned what we didn't eat during the summer. Sometimes I miss the fresh canned stuff but I never ever miss that swill she tried to pass off as root beer.Dr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-16994542134966522142008-02-06T22:41:07.917-06:002008-02-06T22:41:07.917-06:00My parents owned ALL of the Foxfire Books. In fac...My parents owned ALL of the Foxfire Books. In fact I think my dad finally replaced her raggedy set with new ones just a couple years ago. All kidding aside, they were fascinating.<br><br>We also had the Book of Lists, a book that had lists of things like<br>(from wikipedia): famous people who died during sex, The world's greatest libel suits, People suspected of being the real Jack the Ripper, Worst places to hitchhike, People misquoted by Ronald Reagan, Breeds of dogs which bite people the most. <br><br>I would sit for hours reading these books. I'm still a geek.Gwenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09100388190136741782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-85502257087691026672008-02-06T21:21:55.044-06:002008-02-06T21:21:55.044-06:00i cannot imagine doing anything that's not des...i cannot imagine doing anything that's not desk bound... I think because my job allows me to zone out once in a while. I admire the way your career requires you to be "on" all the time!L Sasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09852624970958809824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-9333196105407041882008-02-06T21:13:42.013-06:002008-02-06T21:13:42.013-06:00honestly?favorite post ever. and i think the one ...honestly?<br><br>favorite post ever. and i think the one that is probably most true to your real "voice".<br><br>thank you for that gift.Landishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09531344685442973997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-86504184176218281272008-02-06T17:08:59.889-06:002008-02-06T17:08:59.889-06:00where did you live in D-town? or at least give me ...where did you live in D-town? or at least give me some hints or landmarks. I've never been able to pinpoint it and my curiosity is killing me.nannershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16601507519847150636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-2363470505589520672008-02-06T17:02:25.623-06:002008-02-06T17:02:25.623-06:00Why we do what we do ... we're totally nuts, ...Why we do what we do ... we're totally nuts, koo-koo, off our rockers and just plain bonkers.<br><br>Love this post, love your pix. My cheffies NEVER are that white. How do you DO that??<br><br>xoxo<br><br>~SStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15424029704427606540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-59259490688271614002008-02-06T16:56:51.723-06:002008-02-06T16:56:51.723-06:00I love this post! I so want a job where I feel pa...I love this post! I so want a job where I feel passionate one way or another. Now I can barely muster a "it was fine" when my husband asks me how my day was.punchlinewalkingwww.punchlinewalking.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-51695188734168140662008-02-06T16:10:17.536-06:002008-02-06T16:10:17.536-06:00Great post. I sorely miss my days on the line (a ...Great post. I sorely miss my days on the line (a severely broken leg forced me to retire my number 4 years ago) and not a week goes by where I don't have a stress dream involving going into service woefully underprepped. I feel for my poor wife for all those years, because I definately drank too much after shifts, staggered home nye incoherent, and smelled like a dead fish rolled in Mayo (My last real cooking job was at the Meritage Resteraunt in the Boston Harbor Hotel, I worked the middle of the line, so seafood was pretty much my responsibility most nights).<br><br>Now I wear a tie to work everyday...how I miss completely flipping out on some poor waitstaff person, I just don't get to do that in an office environment...much (I sneak it in sometimes when I know I can get away with it Tee hee!)Devilhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04137427934550688001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-65088899885404094162008-02-06T15:48:26.191-06:002008-02-06T15:48:26.191-06:00We're living out in the woods and raising our ...We're living out in the woods and raising our own beef, but when my kids get soda (rarely, yes) I get them the good brands. Not the ELF soda (anyone remember that stuff?) my parents bought us.<br><br>Out here in NY the generic brand is Surefine. It's sure fine!<br><br>Anyway, I agree you should write a cookbook or do a show.Beretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-65898159153759203152008-02-06T15:16:08.110-06:002008-02-06T15:16:08.110-06:00Whiskey, when you're making something like &qu...Whiskey, when you're making something like "pate a choux dough for cream puffs that I filled with ice cream and topped with melted chocolate <b>at age 10</b>" and "stuffed pasta shells with <b>homemade marinara, walnut & parmesan crostini appetizers</b> and a salad" in the "first years after high school" -- you're pretty much a LOCK to be a chef, man. Don't turn your back on your calling.<br><br>I think both my parents' family mottos were "Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about!"<br><br>I agree with the other commenters who say you should do your own cookbooks--or get your own TV show! You'd be WAY better than Rachel Ray, and that boring lady's got a show!dguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-7415311987026118442008-02-06T14:35:27.251-06:002008-02-06T14:35:27.251-06:00It sounds that even from growing up in a pretty if...It sounds that even from growing up in a pretty iffy neighborhood that you took an interest and turned it into a passionate career. Those are the type of careers that last.Sorniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13057350597607764166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4916811230646970708.post-49302314824365917512008-02-06T14:19:26.743-06:002008-02-06T14:19:26.743-06:00This post accurately captures that swell of pride ...This post accurately captures that swell of pride I get every time I make toast.<br><br>I'm not much of a cook. I wish I was. I watch Food Network more than I should... and sometimes it's even shows that don't have Giada in them.McGonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14409696399536125443noreply@blogger.com