A Day in the Life of a Chef’s Wife – July 2014

by | Blog, Children, Friends and Family | 0 comments

Every month on the 10th day, I grab my camera and capture my day with 10 pictures.

My life as a chef’s wife is not glamorous, as you can see.  And yet again, my chef/husband is no where to be found in the pictures as he left the house at 6:30 am and got home at 11:30 pm.  Just a nice short day of work for him.  🙁

There are many days I feel guilty about the things I get to do while my chef/husband is at work ALL DAY AND NIGHT!!  This was one of those days.  While it was not perfect and there were times of frustration with the girls, I was able to relax and enjoy time with our kids and with friends.  I’ve mentioned this many times to my chef/husband . . . that I feel bad that he works so hard and I get to have fun with the girls, and his response is always the same – that he wouldn’t want it any other way.  What an amazing man I married!  (But I still feel bad!)

So with that being said, here are 10 pictures that capture our day on July 10th.

I started off the day by checking on some new flowers my daughter had recently planted. (more…)

24 Years Ago my Chef/Husband Asked Me to be his Girlfriend

by | Being Married to a Chef, Blog, Dating | 4 comments

24 years ago today my chef/husband asked me to be his girlfriend.  And with the exception of a few short hours one night in college, we’ve been together ever since.

I’m not exactly sure how that is possible, since I’m only 29 (ok, not really), but wow!  That’s a long time!  I feel old.

I’ve known my husband since I was 4 and he was 5.  Our families went to the same church and our parents were friends.  While I don’t really have many memories that include my husband when I was young, my mother-in-law loves to remind me about how I sang and danced in front of their fire place one evening when I was little.  I’m sure that never really happened and she’s probably making it up . . . (Can I tell you how many songs and dances I’ve had the privilege of watching since we’ve had kids?  If my mom were still alive she would be laughing and probably calling it payback for all the “shows” she had the privilege of watching when I was little!) (more…)

Never Doubt a Chef in the Kitchen

by | Being Married to a Chef, Blog, Recipes | 0 comments

Never doubt your chef/husband in the kitchen.

If you ask him a question about a recipe and he gives you an answer, he’s probably right.

You would think that after 18 ½ years of being married to a chef, I would have learned.

Apparently not . . .

The other day I had to make coffee cake for the staff at our daughters’ school.  I LOVE the New York Style coffee cake my husband makes at work and since I had to make a large quantity, I figured I would only have to scale down the recipe a little instead of a lot.  I’m all for practicing my math skills, but why go to the extra work if I don’t need to?  🙂

I wasn’t sure the best way to cook it, so I emailed my chef/husband and asked him what the size of a hotel pan was, since I don’t have a hotel pan here at home.  (I probably could have googled this and done a little math, but am so glad I didn’t.) (more…)

Recipes and the Chef’s Wife

by | Recipes | 0 comments

I need another recipeThe picture pretty much sums it up!  When you are married to a chef, you have more recipes and cookbooks than you know what to do with.

The problem is not the NEED for a recipe, it’s the NEED TO FIND the recipe you want to make and the MATH SKILLS TO SCALE DOWN THE RECIPE so you don’t end up with 5 gallons of salad dressing. And then, HOW TO ORGANIZE these recipes that you’ve now converted into a home quantity!

So why include recipes on a blog whose goal is to share what it’s like to combine restaurant and family life?

Oh, I’m so glad you asked.

The short answer – So I can send someone to this site when they ask me for a recipe.

I tend to have a bad memory and get distracted easily by our 3 children.  When someone asks me for a recipe (which happens often since I am married to a chef), it’s much easier to send them to my website where they can search for it, than to write myself a note to remember to email them an Excel file of the recipe. That’s it. Plain and simple.

The recipes are only things I have personally tried and that work (in my ordinary Whirlpool oven and stove). Recipes are a part of my life as a chef’s wife. I can’t ignore them. My life seems to revolve around food. I just can’t get away from it.

I will be gradually adding recipes as I have time.  Feel free to browse by category, or use the search feature at the top of the website (the little magnifying glass) to search for a specific term.  You can always contact me if you want something specific as well.

Happy Cooking!