Category Archives: self image I think when I am very old (which I plan on being one day) I will look back on my life and find that every scary, shaky, too emotional moment was addressed with increasing resilience and comfort food. Everyone has something that they consider comfort food, and many people have different foods for different levels of crises. […]  My first job after graduating from culinary school was feeding the (future) clergy at The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church (as it is formally known). GTS (as it is otherwise known) takes up a full square block of Manhattan real estate in Chelsea. It is a beautiful place, and if you get a chance you should […]  I had no idea his invitation was a one-time only opportunity. We were rarely alone, in fact I felt like he had been avoiding me for years. He’d tense up if I tried to hug him, I don’t recall much physical affection between us. Our conversations were brief and mainly perfunctory. He’d tell jokes, make ridiculous puns, […]  Mothers’ Day is Sunday (but you didn’t need me to remind you) and like many such days comes with all kinds of expectations of declarations of love and devotion, breakfasts in bed, dinners or brunches at fancy restaurants, and general fussing over mom. Fathers’ Day is more my style, relaxed backyard barbecues (not that I […]  If you can learn how to cook, you can learn how to do anything. How do you learn? Just like anything else, by doing it over and over, all the time. To cook you will need just a few things, but you will need all of them, all the time. You will never reach the end, you will […] |
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