Re: Has SCD made you a better cook?

[Guest guest]

At 06:42 PM 5/10/2010, you wrote:

Gay posted some links recently

to finding personal chefs around the country. The ones I looked at said

they brought all their own kitchen equipment with them. So you can get a

chef, and not have to worry a lick about organizing your kitchen

;-).

They bring their own equipment... but they have to be able to find the

counters, the stove, and the oven! <grin>

One counter is piled high with storage boxes. One counter is covered with

appliances -- food processor, Vitamix, mini-processor, Oster, two yogurt

makers. One counter has a toaster oven, a cutting board, and all the

vitamins for the dogs on it. The stove regularly disappears under things

that I've moved out of the way when I'm preparing, not cooking, and then

I have to finish prep and move things off the stove so I can cook. The

fourth counter has my Foreman type grill on it.

Any self-respecting personal chef would take one look at my kitchen and

have heart failure.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

At 01:26 PM 5/11/2010, you wrote:

They bring their own

equipment... but they have

to be able to find the counters, the stove, and the oven! <

A friend of mine was given as a Christmas present a chef to come

prepare a special meal for the family. Not only did he require being

able to find the appliances, he required that the counters be

absolutely bare! I guess so he could spread out all over! And an

empty dishwasher, etc, as well.

Yes, well -- I don't have a working dishwasher. It's now roll-out storage

for all my baking pans and trays! (And if I did get around to fixing the

dishwasher, I'm scorched if I know where I'd store things like my 24 cup

muffin pans and all the rest.)

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

>

>

> At 01:26 PM 5/11/2010, you wrote:

>> They bring their own equipment... but they have

>> to be able to find the counters, the stove, and the oven! <

>>

>> A friend of mine was given as a Christmas present a chef to come

>> prepare a special meal for the family. Not only did he require being

>> able to find the appliances, he required that the counters be

>> absolutely bare! I guess so he could spread out all over! And an

>> empty dishwasher, etc, as well.

>

> Yes, well -- I don't have a working dishwasher. It's now roll-out storage for

all my baking pans and trays! (And if I did get around to fixing the dishwasher,

I'm scorched if I know where I'd store things like my 24 cup muffin pans and all

the rest.)

On top of the slicer on top of the fridge. <vbg>

Mara

[Guest guest]

At 01:54 PM 5/13/2010, you wrote:

Sounds like a friend of mine.

They use their

dishwasher as a drying rack. Especially for

canning jars (in season). Whatever works!

But maybe you won't be able to have that personal chef for awhile

yet.

Alas, and alack.... it would be soooo nice to have some one else doing

the cooking and clean up every now and again!

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle