The Solution to Coffee Gone Wrong

This morning, I woke up put the kettle on the stove and prepared my coffee. A simple task, I do it each morning without evening realizing I’m doing it. By the way, I prefer my coffee at home to be instant espresso with 1 equal and milk. As I began to get ready for the day, picking out my outfit, applying my makeup and doing my hair, I noticed something was off. It was my coffee. Maybe I had poured the water into the mug before the coffee and sugar? Maybe the milk had spoiled? While I had no idea, I knew this was not a good sign and this would not be a good day.

However, I had meetings and places to be so the show had to go on. But in the mean time, I needed a pick me up.

·      Treat myself to a delicious strawberry milkshake?

·      Go buy a candy bar at the nearest convenience

·      Go for a run along the lake?

·      Take a nice long bubble bath?

·      Go buy a coffee at Starbucks?

·      Get a mani/pedi?

·      Mix up a delicious cosmo?

They all seemed to require too much time or weren’t going to be enough or simply weren’t practical.

This was about the time that I remembered it was Tuesday and Tuesday’s meant the farmer’s market at the Museum of Contemporary Art. What could be better than a quick peruse at the smaller Tuesday market? Pick up some delicious fruits & veggies and FLOWERS. Flowers are my favorite pick me up. Not only do they brighten up a room both in sight and scent but they bright up my day every time I see them, both in photos and person. I was going to go buy myself flowers.

I know, you’re thinking, what girl buys herself flowers? This one, right here.** I buy myself flowers often. I love finding interesting vases and bowls to put them in. I love arranging large bouquets into smaller ones. And so I went.

And just like that, my day had returned to its normal path.

**NOTE: I am a huge advocate of chivalry, which I believe is not dead nor should ever be. A guy should always ask a girl out first, buy her a drink and pay for dinner. He should always open the door and help her through. Gentleman, take note.

The Original Patty Burger

Hello Readers!

Here we are at Day 2 of my brand new blog! And what better way to begin my blog than by sharing the recipe that began it all.

For all of my burgers, I start with fresh, not frozen, 100% Angus beef. Then I make the burgers to order.

First, I oil the griddle and then place the freshly made burger patty onto it. I let it to cook on each side allowing the oil to set in. Once cooked, I remove it from the griddle.

Then, I take one of my freshly made buns, and place lettuce and tomato on the bottom. The burger goes on top of that side while an onion is placed on the other. And, my piece de resistance: my top-secret special sauce! You can guess what it is, but I’ll never tell. Then simply put the top and bottom together and enjoy!

Watch some of the guys at the restaurant doing it, just the way I do it!

Welcome!

Today, in the midst of testing out new recipes and watching the morning news, this oddest idea I’ve had yet popped into my mind: I’m going to start a blog. I figured, I’m 25, a chef with a knack for cooking a mean burger in my restaurant but who loves cooking all sorts of foods, often more healthy, when I’m not at my restaurant. Yes, yes, I know you’ve seen the pictures, I look like a pin up girl of the past but actually, I’m a girl about town, who enjoys restaurants, bars, clubs, music, fashion and shopping. I’ve got things to share and I’m going to share them with you, whoever you, my readers, are.