What a Chef and His Wife Think You Need in the Kitchen

by | Being Married to a Chef, Blog, Cooking | 2 comments

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The post below is further proof of how differently my chef/husband and I think about food (or things related to food.)

Let me start of by mentioning my chef/husband’s view on food and the preparation of it . . Simple, Seasonal, Local.  Why put 20 ingredients in something if it would taste better with 4?  Why buy an onion chopper, if you have a good knife?

(This also answers the question as to why simpleseasonallocal is part of my website address.  My chef/husband has a website/blog.  It’s not updated as he has no time (big surprise), but maybe it will be one day.  I decided to attach my blog to his, just in case something ever becomes of it.)

Random tangent . . . Sorry.

But Simple, Seasonal, Local.  That applies to his cooking, his thinking, etc.  I guess I should have thought of that before asking him what 5 things he thought we needed in the kitchen at home.  His answers were not what I thought they would be, but now that I think about them, are perfect (and much more affordable than mine.) (more…)

Do Chefs Get Vacation Time? – Part 2

by | Being Married to a Chef, Blog, Chef Life, Children | 0 comments

I’m coming back to this question again, “Do chefs get vacation time?” as I think about our quick last minute getaway as a family last week.  Taking a vacation with your family when you are a chef is not easy.  You have to plan your time off around holidays, menu changes, events, restaurant openings, etc.  Then throw the traditional school calendar in to the mix and GOOD LUCK finding a time to get away.

In the past, we’ve taken the girls out of school for a day or two so we could get away as a family.  But this past week, their mid-winter break lined up with a good day for my chef/husband to take off.  So with that extra day and his normal 2 days off, we headed up to northern WA.  The forecast for our days away was sunny (which rarely happens up here in February) and we were able to get a few last minute hotel reservations.  It was an amazing time away and really good for our family to spend uninterrupted time together.

I won’t bore you with the details of the trip (but will of course share a few of my favorite pictures.) (more…)

Support Group for Chef Wives and Significant Others – Days of our Emulsified Family

by | Being Married to a Chef, Blog, Dating | 29 comments

Days of Emulsified Family . . . sounds like the name of a soap opera . . . Do you ever feel like you are living in one?

Wikipedia defines a soap opera as, “A serial drama and suspense on television or radio which features related story lines about the lives of multiple characters. The stories typically focus on emotional relationships to the point of melodrama.” (more…)