Back in the Kitchen

originally written June 2010

I finally cooked an entire dinner! We had our friends from across the street over for dinner tonight and I finally got to cook more than just one dish. My mom made the appetizer and the dessert, Beth brought the salad and I did the rest...it was damn good, if I do say so myself. I have really only slowly been making one dish at a time but somehow today it was possible for me to be in charge of more than one thing. It feels so good to get a piece of my life back, being in the kitchen and planning a menu just feels right to me. Yes, I have to think things through alot more now, it used to be second nature to me not I have to take things alot slower, but if I keep at it I will get there. Someday it won't be such a challenge to get a meal on the table, someday I will cook for friends, enjoy the evening and not have to be in bed by 9:00 pm afterwards.
I have been going through all of the crap I have stashed at my parents house over the years and good Lord, I have aot of stuff!  I did find old notebooks from culinary school and it brought back so many memories of being in school and living in Las Vegas...I'm thrilled to have found long lost, well-loved recipes!  I also found old photo albums and it  just makes me laugh, boys I have dated, fashions I felt that I could rock, my how things change....