Cooking, in a serious way. I started waiting tables, then salad/prep and mid house, but I never went any further. I was a professional musician about 40 years and full time sysadmin for 21 years, but cooking was a missed opportunity I didn’t take. I was just thinking about this yesterday.
An actual regret. I would never have had enough hours leftover for the dedication required.
Julia Child didn’t start her cooking career until she was in her 40s, and didn’t start her show until she was in her 50s.
It’s never too late, and even if you can’t do it “seriously” you can do it for fun and learning. I wish I could learn/play bass “seriously” but just do it for fun. Better than nothing. Cook something youre proud of! :)
Well, you have a pretty regularly scheduled incentive to learn.
The trick I’m learning is to plan one meal. Any meal. Just pick one coming up, and plan what it will be. Nothing fancy, could be anything, like rice, or scrambled eggs, just plan ahead to add a little something extra. Like, maybe this time you sprinkle some cheese on those scrambled eggs as you cook 'em. Flip the sucker in half, boom, ya gotta an omelate.
Next time, when you feel like it, maybe toss in a few pieces of deli ham, or even better, smash some cherry tomatoes with ya frikin fist and toss those goodies in with the cheese. Maybe you’ll plan that again. But then you notice there are different kinds of cherry tomatoes at the store, so you get a few of each and try them out. Look at that, you’re becoming a chef already. You didn’t need to do anything but make a simple plan for a simple meal and get hungry.
There’s very little in life that feels more rewarding than feeding yourself something you fucking love. Therapy should start with learning the basics, like how to feed yourself (before you try to feed others).
I’m gonna bake a loaf of bread this week because I never have and I saw a stupid easy recipe on YouTube. The only thing I needed to do was remember to grab yeast while at the grocery store. Next loaf, I think I’m gonna try sticking chunks of garlic in it. Treat yourself, feed yourself.
Cooking, in a serious way. I started waiting tables, then salad/prep and mid house, but I never went any further. I was a professional musician about 40 years and full time sysadmin for 21 years, but cooking was a missed opportunity I didn’t take. I was just thinking about this yesterday.
An actual regret. I would never have had enough hours leftover for the dedication required.
It’s never too late to get into cooking! No need to become the world’s best chef, it’s one of the most joyful things to do!
Julia Child didn’t start her cooking career until she was in her 40s, and didn’t start her show until she was in her 50s.
It’s never too late, and even if you can’t do it “seriously” you can do it for fun and learning. I wish I could learn/play bass “seriously” but just do it for fun. Better than nothing. Cook something youre proud of! :)
Well, you have a pretty regularly scheduled incentive to learn.
The trick I’m learning is to plan one meal. Any meal. Just pick one coming up, and plan what it will be. Nothing fancy, could be anything, like rice, or scrambled eggs, just plan ahead to add a little something extra. Like, maybe this time you sprinkle some cheese on those scrambled eggs as you cook 'em. Flip the sucker in half, boom, ya gotta an omelate.
Next time, when you feel like it, maybe toss in a few pieces of deli ham, or even better, smash some cherry tomatoes with ya frikin fist and toss those goodies in with the cheese. Maybe you’ll plan that again. But then you notice there are different kinds of cherry tomatoes at the store, so you get a few of each and try them out. Look at that, you’re becoming a chef already. You didn’t need to do anything but make a simple plan for a simple meal and get hungry.
There’s very little in life that feels more rewarding than feeding yourself something you fucking love. Therapy should start with learning the basics, like how to feed yourself (before you try to feed others).
I’m gonna bake a loaf of bread this week because I never have and I saw a stupid easy recipe on YouTube. The only thing I needed to do was remember to grab yeast while at the grocery store. Next loaf, I think I’m gonna try sticking chunks of garlic in it. Treat yourself, feed yourself.