Something Delicious

[Nadeest]

Originally Posted by Sun

Did you all miss my post on this? Omg it was tragic.

So thank you, I do not think it was charisma I think it was the genuine look of shock on my face that I could be so stupid as to bring a "weapon" through Homeland Security surrounded by armed guards. My mind was somewhere else when I was packing. So my knife..my beautiful Shun Santuko knife that I worked with every day for the last year, was going to either be confiscated or..and here is the real miracle..they gave me a chance to go check my carry on.

Really they should have just taken the knife, but I must have looked so shocked, sad..I dont know I was probably pouting, had puppy dog eyes..! I've been told that if I pout I can get anything out of anyone, and seriously I do it and I don't even know I am doing it.

God I cant believe I just admitted that in a public forum.

*so embarrassed*

Well those big bruiser, Homeland Security guards were so concerned about my reaction to not being able to take my knife once they realized that I was a Chef and not a terrorist..that they really did try hard to help me. In the end it was too late to check a 2nd bag and I had to just give the knife away. Its so stupid but I was so upset. Then I stopped to think of all of the nice things that people have done for me in my lifetime and I gave it to a nice lady who worked for the airlines who said she would give it to her son in law who was just learning to cook and did not own one good knife.


Suppose that was paying it forward in some way.

*shrugs*

It was not a good week. Or month. One loss after another.

I do think that that was paying it forwards, Sun. Thank you for caring about that knife and giving it to someone who will appreciate it. I've never had any Shun knives yet, but I know that they are good ones. I just don't think that I need to spend that kind of money on knives, at least until I get better knife skills.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Nadeest

I do think that that was paying it forwards, Sun. Thank you for caring about that knife and giving it to someone who will appreciate it. I've never had any Shun knives yet, but I know that they are good ones. I just don't think that I need to spend that kind of money on knives, at least until I get better knife skills.

Thanks hon. What I would suggest is that if you want a Shun watch for sales. They go on sale once or twice a year. I really wish I had been working with one long ago. Friends tried to tell me to switch from German to Japanese knives but I am stubborn. The Shun are lighter and hold an edge much longer. The heaviness of the German knives made no sense to me once I tested a Shun. With such a sharp edge I was able to use the knife for so many tasks including filet. I could take a whole Salmon down in no time. The knife just glides right through everything. Beautiful.

[Nadeest]

Originally Posted by Sun

Thanks hon. What I would suggest is that if you want a Shun watch for sales. They go on sale once or twice a year. I really wish I had been working with one long ago. Friends tried to tell me to switch from German to Japanese knives but I am stubborn. The Shun are lighter and hold an edge much longer. The heaviness of the German knives made no sense to me once I tested a Shun. With such a sharp edge I was able to use the knife for so many tasks including filet. I could take a whole Salmon down in no time. The knife just glides right through everything. Beautiful.

A friend of mine, and a classmate in culinary school used a Global Chef's Knife. It worked pretty well for her, and I liked the look of it.

[Ursy]

I have a sous chef now

I've started getting Bek involved in the kitchen. If something happened to the adults in her life, she would be totally unprepared to take care of herself, even though she's 18, and that frightens me. (She's a young 18 - she has Asperger's, like me. We are late bloomers).

Tonight was fried rice. She did a great job

[Sun]

Good Morning Delicious people!

You all have been busy. Awesome.

Jennie - Great looking mussels, nice work.

Nadeest - Test the knives out and see what feels right to you. If you have a Sur la Table or Williams Sonoma, nearby they let you test them.

Ursy - Bek the sous Chef! Yay I love it. One thing I learned with my Aspy bff is that she can relate to food much better if she has a role in putting it together in some way. If I cook and she is going to eat I have to make sure that there is some assembly required or some choice in the matter. That is kind of cool for me.


I really enjoy how we think differently about things.

I've been trying to pack for my trip and realize that I have 5 days of hotel food or food on the road ahead of me. Not fun! Maybe I will lose some weight on this trip.

Question for you all, does anyone know what the regional specialty dishes are in Atlanta?

[SomethingBeautiful]

Question for you all, does anyone know what the regional specialty dishes are in Atlanta? [/COLOR][/B][/QUOTE]


Chicken and Waffles, peach cobbler I am sure there iz others but those two I know for sure! Soul foods

[ManOMan]

Originally Posted by Ursy

I have a sous chef now

I've started getting Bek involved in the kitchen. If something happened to the adults in her life, she would be totally unprepared to take care of herself, even though she's 18, and that frightens me. (She's a young 18 - she has Asperger's, like me. We are late bloomers).

Tonight was fried rice. She did a great job

I think this is wonderful that you are taking the time to teach her and that she's willing to learn. When my ex and I were together I really wanted to teach my stepson 'cause I didn't him to grow up and be one of those 'helpless' bachelors. Alas he was fine 'helping' once in a while, but it wasn't his thing. I've lost contact with him, sadly. I hope that he's eating real food and not canned/processed junk.

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by ManOMan

I think this is wonderful that you are taking the time to teach her and that she's willing to learn. When my ex and I were together I really wanted to teach my stepson 'cause I didn't him to grow up and be one of those 'helpless' bachelors. Alas he was fine 'helping' once in a while, but it wasn't his thing. I've lost contact with him, sadly. I hope that he's eating real food and not canned/processed junk.

Yes, it's such an awesome skill to have. Even more awesome if you can learn to love it!

She is quite interested in food. One of our favourite things to do is to go to one of those international supermarkets and look at all of the interesting things that you can't get in the regular supermarkets.

She's very open to trying things she's never tried before. She turned 18 last Friday and we went to a buffet restaurant (she loves the variety of those places) and she tried a baby octopus. She ate the whole thing, but said she probably wouldn't bother eating any more of them.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Ursy

Yes, it's such an awesome skill to have. Even more awesome if you can learn to love it!

She is quite interested in food. One of our favourite things to do is to go to one of those international supermarkets and look at all of the interesting things that you can't get in the regular supermarkets.

She's very open to trying things she's never tried before. She turned 18 last Friday and we went to a buffet restaurant (she loves the variety of those places) and she tried a baby octopus. She ate the whole thing, but said she probably wouldn't bother eating any more of them.

Bek is very adventurous. I cant imagine the mini diva eating anything adventurous at this state. I cant even get her to try hot sauce. Garlic I had to sneak into the food.