A beginning

I am truly a wannabe chef, hence the blog name. I can't guarantee wild and wacky adventures but I hope to entertain you as I start my culinary journey.

I am finally finishing a culinary degree after 8 long, hard years. Yeah, it took me 8 years to get a 2 year degree. During that time I continued working full time at an office job, got a divorce, moved 3 times, bought and starting remodeling a house, starting seeing another man and got engaged to that man. We're planning a March 2007 wedding (yay!). Oh yes, I can't forget my darling child whowas quite understanding when mommy shuttled him around to relatives and friends so she could go to school, then dragged her tired butt home at 11pm to peer at his sleeping face and collapsed into her own bed. Sigh...I don't miss those days.

Typically I was only able to take one class per semester which is why it has taken me so long to finish. Did I want to quit? Hell, yes. I got very discouraged with just 4 or 5 classes left and was on the verge of dropping out but my darling son said "You can't quit now. You've worked so hard." What parent can give up any dream with that kind of encouragement?

So here I am, finally realizing a dream. I'm currently working at a Christian camp/retreat to fulfill the internship portion of my degree. The kitchen manager/chef is a lot of fun and easy to work with. He isn't at all overbearing and I'm pretty sure that's because of the Christian atmosphere. I think this was an excellent place for me to gain some experience as he is patient and the pace isn't too crazy. A restaurant would have been overwhelming, especially since I've never worked in foodservice before!