My name is Jennifer and I have been married to a chef for 25 years.

I blog about my life as a chef wife and how we combine restaurant and family life each day.

If you are new to my site, start here.

Recent Posts:

Raising a Family with a Chef – Pregnancy

Raising a Family with a Chef – Pregnancy

First trimester pregnancy – the one time in my entire life when I was more tired than my chef/husband.

Finding out you are going to have a baby is so exciting!  But when you’re married to a chef, there’s also some fears that go through your mind when you’re expecting . . .

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The Chef Wives are Talking (part 4) . . .

The Chef Wives are Talking (part 4) . . .

For the last two posts in this series, I’m going to share with you blogs that are entirely dedicated to being married to or dating a chef.  A LOT of work goes into writing a blog, especially one in a specific niche like this.  Some of the blogs have just a few posts and others have many.  I am thankful these ladies were willing to be vulnerable and share their lives with us.  It’s not easy.

(Don’t forget to comment on a post if you like it.  As a blogger, it’s nice to know you’re writing to someone instead of just writing to the air.)

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Raising a Family with a Chef

Raising a Family with a Chef

I’ll be honest.  This is by far the hardest topic I’ve written about on this blog yet.  I always knew there would be a time to talk about it, but honestly, when you’re in the middle of a struggle or trial, writing about it and sharing about it with the world is the last thing you want to do.

Yet, here I am.  About to spill my guts about what it’s like to parent alongside a chef.  It’s not easy.

Parenting is a trillion times harder than I EVER thought it would be.

It’s very rewarding and I love being a Mom.  But WOW!  It’s not easy!

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The Chef Wives are Talking (part 3) . . .

The Chef Wives are Talking (part 3) . . .

I’m back this week with some more reading material for you.  I hope you have been enjoying these posts and that they help you feel like you are not so alone!  I know that’s how I felt when I first read them.

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Cooking for a Chef

Cooking for a Chef

It is never a good sign when your chef/husband looks over at you when you are chopping something and asks, “Are you OK over there?”  Sigh . . .

Glad that doesn’t happen often – LOL!!

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Meet Jennifer

Chef Wife, Mother of 3 and the Blogger behind EmulsifiedFamily.com.

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