The long hours of a chef are tough. But while the long hours are hard on our family, the unknown schedule is harder!
There were many years where my chef/husband had set days off. From what I remember, those were days when he was working as a line cook or Sous Chef. Once he hit the Executive Chef level, his days off would change based on events, meetings, etc. (more…)
When Crystal first asked me to guest post on her blog, Tidbits of Experience, on the topic of marriage, I wondered what I could really say that hasn’t been said already.
I had an entire post written about creative ways to find time to communicate with your husband, since that is something we struggle with because of the crazy hours my husband works as a chef.
And then I changed my mind. It just didn’t feel like the right topic.
So I started to think about what I wished I knew or what I was glad I knew early on in our marriage. I could ramble on and on about what I wished I knew early on, but the one thing that kept coming to my mind was a piece of advice given to me by an older woman in a Bible Study one morning many years ago. (Wow, that makes me sound old!) (more…)
My chef/husband has been off for 4 days!!
Sorry. I don’t mean to brag, but it doesn’t happen often. So when it does, I feel like telling everyone!!
While two of the days we spent as a family, 2 of the days were also school days!
You know what that means? We can go on a date without having to pay for a babysitter! Woohoo!!
As soon as I knew he was taking a few extra days off, I sent him a text telling him to save Monday morning for me. 🙂
Now I bet you’re wondering just exactly what we did for this hot date.
I hope you’re sitting down. It’s pretty great! (more…)
For the majority of the time my chef/husband has worked in a professional kitchen, he’s worked on the weekends. With some jobs he has had Sunday off or at least Sunday morning off so he could go to church. But other than that, if it was a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, he was at work. No questions asked. (more…)
Don’t you just love that you can ask your chef what ingredients are in a dish and they can tell you just by tasting it?
I love that when I mess up something that I’m cooking, he can taste it and fix it (most of the time. Sometimes there is just no hope and you have to start over.)
What’s even better is when you can describe how something tastes over the phone that is just not quite right, and they can tell you how to fix it without even tasting it. That’s just crazy!
My chef/husband’s knowledge about food and his ability to taste individual ingredients in food just amaze me. You would think that after 20 years I would be used to it, but sometimes he still surprises me.
His hyper-sensitive taste buds are definitely one of the perks of being married to or dating a chef! (more…)
Chef Wife, Mother of 3 and the Blogger behind EmulsifiedFamily.com.
