Embracing my inner chef

The reason Drake and I moved to Seattle, in 1983, was so that I could attend culinary school.

I had been working as an archaeologist and after five field seasons I was weary of the summers away from home.

The full story is a tale for another time, but I eventually shifted out of a culinary career. I wound up in the technology field, where I've been working (mostly happily) ever since.

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Maybe it was the hours watching the food channel while I was in Chicago over the summer--or maybe it's the sweet little cooking school across the street from my office (which I walk by twice a day, to and from the parking garage). Or maybe it's turning 50. But I've had a hankering again to do something food-related.

Another career change is not in my future. But, starting a cooking blog is. My goals with it are extremely modest, because I have limited time to devote to it. Mostly, it will be a place where I can work on learning food photography and practice food-related writing (something I've thought about trying when I eventually retire from consulting). I have the domain all set up; I've been designing the blog and working out the format for the content.

There are so many wonderful food and cooking blogs; I think this will be a good creative outlet for me. And if nothing else it's given me some motivation to get my recipes better-organized!