a future in nutrition

what would it be like to design the coolest labels, graphics, and still know the nutrition content behind them?

this has been my "new thing" lately. menu and product design (hech maybe even throw in some product testing and research along with it. 

that's where i am at....along with a 1 week and 4 days till the last finals of my life. interesting...

can't wait.

time in the kitchen

i am having the time of my life at the cooking school! i get to "pick at the chefs' brains" and talk to people who love to cook and love talking about food. 

things that i am fascinated with:

how foods melt together (both physically and in thought) and blend in our mouths

the plants and animals that God created, and how they "mesh" together. that's not the best use of vocabulary, but "pair" and "sync" aren't appropriate either....moving on, "what grows together, goes together."--read that in a book today, wine people say it.

move fast, prepare well, know your knives. cuts are critical.

i'm antsy...the chef students in the kitchen today aren't moving quickly and it's driving me crazy!!!

it's almost friday...srs tomorrow. boo. i am ready for this research to be OVER. luckily the day will end with main street arts festival and time out with the girls downtown.

besitos...this new entry is coming from my new friend, eva.

all i want to do is cook....

the first day at FWCS and all i want to do is get in the kitchen and create something. i can't wait to see some of their classes and join in on all the fun. cooking is definitely an interest of mine. question now? do i continue on? pastry? culinary?

lots of ?s to ponder and all i need to do is study for a dumb research test. yuck. tests. gross.


it's coming down to the end and i am feeling it. hardwork straight ahead. luckily i have some people in my life that make me remember that it is a joy to be able to enjoy fishing, eating sweettart candy one at a time, and listen to the music really loud.

thank you lord for giving me a new day. one that i can say was so successful. i am so tired. but good. now onto a week's worth of stuff...but all i want to do is cook.

one day closer to the rest of my life...

no not a spa day full of pampering, but of food prepping and learning new presentation styles.

today was the second full day of no gum. it was difficult after my morning cup of coffee, but as soon as i got my mind off of it and on to MORE important things...it was fine.

i read this morning in The Beautiful Fight about mindfulness in Christ (as i was eating breakfast and drying my hair)...who says you can't multi task? the book makes some great points about our habits of listening, but not really listening. thinking, but not really thinking.

i challenged myself today---to try to see past the complaining and other typical habits of humans, and see the person (talking) the way Jesus sees him/her. there were many people (at the spa) that i encountered that were worrying and suffering from worldliness (weight issues, self-motivation issues, poor self-esteem...the list goes on and on). but at the end of the day, i came home...singing as loud as i could in the honda...relieving myself from all the cares of the long day. thank you LORD for giving me eyes to see, ears to hear, and a mind (oh such a complex thing) that can think. please allow these senses to work in unison, as i make big choices in my life soon...

i love realization.

it's a splendid time in life where God is closest.

5 interesting things and a love story...

1. I have given up gum for a while. For those of you who know me, this is huge. I did it today. God was even on my side. He wouldn't let me find any in Mom's purse during service.

2. I want to grow an organic garden...soon.

3. I can't wait for Josh to get here in 3 days and Sarah in 4.

4. I bought an all organic book today...it's a new fave of mine. So, now I have two great reads in progress...the other "The Beautiful Fight."

5. Job hunting takes work...lots of work.

~Bonus: I pray that Courtney is healthy and has baby Kathleen just at the right time. :)

I love Jesus with my heart and soul. Tell Him what He means to you today.

a meal or two...?

KRudd cooking leeks! Nikki cutting radishes. Ingrid smiling big!

A glimpse into break

A sweet sweet sunset when we were headed back to the truck.

Just my first catch EVER. This day was so great.

Thanks to the sweetest person- he knows how to take great fish pictures.