Holy Cow (goats? chickens?)
It has been SIX years since my last post on here. This simply will not do. So much has happened; so much has failed; so much has been learned.
Let's pick up where we left off, shall we?
Tragedies since 2011
- I lost my mother in 2015. She was and is and will always be an inspiration to me. I was sad, then I was angry, and now I have accepted it. I miss her and think of her often.
- My wife lost her father a short while after my mom passed away. It has been a tough road.
- Trump became president. I'll stop there. He has nothing to do with food.
Achievements since 2011
- Became a father to another amazing child. Unexpected, unplanned, unprepared and oh so proud. She is a sweet-heart. She loves daddy's cooking so she either has good taste or low standards. I like to think it is the former :-)
- Bought our first home in 2012. There's a separate blog on that, too. I'll find it and post a link. Truthfully, that's probably why this whole "Errant Chef" thing stopped. Life happens.
- Started college in March 2016. I am wrapping up my second semester (aka "term"). Nearly 50 credits down, 71 to go.
Discoveries since 2011
- Ditched the bread machine. I now use my behemoth Kitchen Aid (thanks bro!) and oven.
- I now make my own butter ... oh it's soooooo good
- Been Coke Zero free since December 2016. Trying to cut down on the caffeine.
- I want to learn to make yogurt, pasta (without a machine) and grow my own veggies. I also want to make my own hummus. Oh yeah, I discovered hummus and various Middle Eastern foods. I've been missing out!
Remember all those health and weight-loss posts? Yeah... I screwed all of that up. I had a bad period of time after my mom passed. I stopped caring about a lot of things. Lost touch, almost lost some friends but then I discovered that the few people I have close to me are amazing.
So here we are. New beginnings. New dreams. New things to discover, screw up, re-do, re-learn, and then perfect.
Here we go...
