There is a long story that tells how we got here. Maybe it will be revealed as time goes by, but today we're just trying to get started on a new page. Carol is my daughter. She doesn't really want to commit to writing this blog, but I do. So....here we go.
Carol was a cook in a little country cafe for several years, then she was "let go" so she went to work for another little country cafe. Then her Rheumatoid Arthritis progressed so far that she was no longer able to work at all. So she went to work for me in my catering business. She was the meat expert. She knew how to extimate amounts and cooking times. She liked to cut steaks and she was also good at all the other things that catering entails. She couldn't stand very long because her knees had been very serverely affected by the arthritis.
There have been some difficult years, but we are entering a new chapter in our lives now. I'd like to invite you to check us out and see what you can learn.
The blog will focus on how food makes us feel good. For the cook, there is joy and blessing in preparing it. Carol takes that pretty seriously. When she worked at the cafe, her boss, Littleton Sharp, fussed at her when she wanted to make things look nice on the plate. "We've got a house full. Just get it out there--you don't have to make it pretty, too."
But looking pretty--the visual appeal--is important. Especially when you are expecting people to pay for it. Even at home it is important for the food to look good. Especially if there is likely to be leftovers, you want food to still be appealing tomorrow.
Think about how food looks. Are the colors bright? Did the bread brown? Does it look good to you? Your family may think you are a good cook before they even taste the food.
Carol was a cook in a little country cafe for several years, then she was "let go" so she went to work for another little country cafe. Then her Rheumatoid Arthritis progressed so far that she was no longer able to work at all. So she went to work for me in my catering business. She was the meat expert. She knew how to extimate amounts and cooking times. She liked to cut steaks and she was also good at all the other things that catering entails. She couldn't stand very long because her knees had been very serverely affected by the arthritis.
There have been some difficult years, but we are entering a new chapter in our lives now. I'd like to invite you to check us out and see what you can learn.
The blog will focus on how food makes us feel good. For the cook, there is joy and blessing in preparing it. Carol takes that pretty seriously. When she worked at the cafe, her boss, Littleton Sharp, fussed at her when she wanted to make things look nice on the plate. "We've got a house full. Just get it out there--you don't have to make it pretty, too."
But looking pretty--the visual appeal--is important. Especially when you are expecting people to pay for it. Even at home it is important for the food to look good. Especially if there is likely to be leftovers, you want food to still be appealing tomorrow.
Think about how food looks. Are the colors bright? Did the bread brown? Does it look good to you? Your family may think you are a good cook before they even taste the food.
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