Ramblings

A Cop Out For THANK YOU An Observation with Some History ‘I Appreciate You’ Where did this phrase originate? Doing a little research, I found it to be a cross between the Southern African American saying, ‘I appreciate it’ or ‘Much Obliged’ to Ted Lasso, ‘preciate ya!’ It seems ‘I appreciate you” is a standard…

I was in Trader Joe’s several months back, completely distracted and focused on the task at hand: grocery shopping. I rudely pushed passed a gentleman on my way out of the store, in the parking lot. I apologized for my haste and moved quickly toward my car. I opened the passenger door to load up…

I’m not sure if you are all aware, but I have become the proud lease holder of my own commercial kitchen. I have used various kitchen over the years, including those belonging to restaurants, bakeries, B and B’ and museums, to name a few. It has been, well, an uphill battle and I can see…

I’ve had the most incredible, almost full week, in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. A fantastic family vacation, celebrating a milestone birthday. Such a pleasure to be part of this special event, spending time with family and relaxing, not to mention enjoying our own private chef offering his unique and regional take on familiar dishes. Lounging…

Chef Louise here. So, I promised myself that I would start blogging in 2018. I was shooting for January 1st…or 2nd. But January flew by and so did February, apparently! Here we are near the beginning of March and I am just now getting started. I am new at blogging and sharing what’s in my…