Something Delicious

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Ursy

It must be the charisma



See? MerryFairy agrees! Charisma!

I don't have it. I got a 1.5 inch swiss army type knife confiscated because I'd forgotten it was in my bag. Pair that with my imposing height of 5 ft, who can blame them? I'd have been scared of me too.

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.

[TheMerryFairy]

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.

You poor dear! I am really sorry. At least it was some form of paying it forward. I hope this month will be better than the last. Maybe you will get another knife of the same (I know it's NOT the same) to work with.

I am a sucker for a pout and puppy eyes. I won't even lie. I might do it on occasion without trying but again, you are brining someone to mind. It's funny how that works - you see similarities in people but yet they are so different on so many levels.

I wish the pout worked for me sometimes LOL! Not that I am trying to get anything out of anyone but, I would like to make someone mushy :P

Your reaction was not stupid. That is your tool - it's your art. I would have been just as upset. It's a piece of you, you exchanged energy on a daily basis.

The first pair of real haircutting scissors I owned ended up getting damaged really bad. I was stupid. I cried for days. I was so proud to have earned those. I felt confident when I could use them. I understand.

Perhaps it was life's way of telling you to let go - that better things are yet to come. I am such an optimist.

[SomethingBeautiful]

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 can haz the pouty/puppy eyez irresistibleness too! With some people - I don't know if ALL of the time but I still likez to think it works. At least I still thinks I doez. Doez I? I don't try to but I can get very emotional and whimpery when overwhelmed or well, almost anything. Perhaps my friends need to be the ones to answer. I wouldn't be able to even get them to be nice. Knowing my luck they would just takez me and cuff me I am sorriez about your pretty knife.

I can haz soup , please? Beer too!

[Ursy]

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.

Aww sweets.

*hugs*

I hope the guy who ended up with your knife treats it well and appreciates it.

Now I'm trying to imagine you with the pouting and the puppy dog eyes.
No, stop it with the puppy dog eyes! *chortle*
Stop it, I said!

I have favourite knives. One of them is a purple ScanPan. Kris has a habit of putting it back in its sheath the wrong way round. I have no idea why his brain thinks it goes in that way.

Actually another one of my very favourites is a smallish cheap no-name one that just says "stainless" and "made in Japan". It sharpens up beautifully. I think I stole it from my mother.

[MarquisdeShey]

Quinta do Alqueve - Fernao Pires - 2010 - Portuguese - White wine

Playful...rich... with a palatable kick...

[TheMerryFairy]

Originally Posted by MarquisdeShey

Quinta do Alqueve - Fernao Pires - 2010 - Portuguese - White wine

Playful...rich... with a palatable kick...

I will take some of that! It sounds delicious.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by MarquisdeShey

Quinta do Alqueve - Fernao Pires - 2010 - Portuguese - White wine

Playful...rich... with a palatable kick...

Please pass some my way, I just engaged in publicly humiliating myself with my knife story *smirk*.

On another note..I love Portugese wines..especially a good Port.

Mmmmm...velvety, silky, full of fruit that explodes on the tongue...raspberry, cherry, plum...I especially like the play between a fine chocolate that is seductively rich and a warm port. An intoxicating combination.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by SomethingBeautiful

I can haz the pouty/puppy eyez irresistibleness too! With some people - I don't know if ALL of the time but I still likez to think it works. At least I still thinks I doez. Doez I? I don't try to but I can get very emotional and whimpery when overwhelmed or well, almost anything. Perhaps my friends need to be the ones to answer. I wouldn't be able to even get them to be nice. Knowing my luck they would just takez me and cuff me I am sorriez about your pretty knife.

I can haz soup , please? Beer too!

I see you as a cute lol cat and you can haz soup I duz not know if ah should be responsible for givin you beer. I sawz what yo cat frenz duz wif beerz. Jus sayin

Originally Posted by Ursy

Aww sweets.

*hugs*

I hope the guy who ended up with your knife treats it well and appreciates it.

Now I'm trying to imagine you with the pouting and the puppy dog eyes.
No, stop it with the puppy dog eyes! *chortle*
Stop it, I said!

I have favourite knives. One of them is a purple ScanPan. Kris has a habit of putting it back in its sheath the wrong way round. I have no idea why his brain thinks it goes in that way.

Actually another one of my very favourites is a smallish cheap no-name one that just says "stainless" and "made in Japan". It sharpens up beautifully. I think I stole it from my mother.

OMG I already humiliated myself with that story and you are laughing at me too!

*whimpers*

Trust me, no one, but a select few..and no one at this point in my life, gets to see either the pout or the puppy dog eyes, its a natural side effect of huge fricking disappointment like losing my favorite knife that I make a living with.

*sigh*

Ursy you stole a knife from your Mother?

Why do you do these things? Was she going to take it through security at the airport? Gee I kinda wish someone that I loved would have stolen my knife. lol

[TheMerryFairy]

Originally Posted by Sun

I see you as a cute lol cat and you can haz soup I duz not know if ah should be responsible for givin you beer. I sawz what yo cat frenz duz wif beerz. Jus sayin



OMG I already humiliated myself with that story and you are laughing at me too!

*whimpers*

Trust me, no one, but a select few..and no one at this point in my life, gets to see either the pout or the puppy dog eyes, its a natural side effect of huge fricking disappointment like losing my favorite knife that I make a living with.

*sigh*

Ursy you stole a knife from your Mother?

Why do you do these things? Was she going to take it through security at the airport? Gee I kinda wish someone that I loved would have stolen my knife. lol

Give her a beer and let's see what happens!

Don't whimper, I'm not laughing at you & you didn't humiliate yourself. You opened up and showed a vulnerable part of yourself. The experience may have been embarrassing but you have comfort here, with us.

[Sun]

Originally Posted by TheMerryFairy

Give her a beer and let's see what happens!

Don't whimper, I'm not laughing at you & you didn't humiliate yourself. You opened up and showed a vulnerable part of yourself. The experience may have been embarrassing but you have comfort here, with us.

Oh trust me I have humiliated myself in stories to Ursy for years. She has been one of my go to friends when I am feeling beaten down by the world.

Really I would never publicly admit to such a thing as pouting. So in a way, this truly cracks me up. It is a behavior unbecoming of a Daddy and a Sir, but thank you, very kindly for your support of my revealing my inner boy. *grin*

[TheMerryFairy]

Originally Posted by Sun

Oh trust me I have humiliated myself in stories to Ursy for years. She has been one of my go to friends when I am feeling beaten down by the world.

Really I would never publicly admit to such a thing as pouting. So in a way, this truly cracks me up. It is a behavior unbecoming of a Daddy and a Sir, but thank you, very kindly for your support of my revealing my inner boy. *grin*

Well, I guess then I can admit that I am not aware of what Daddy/Sir behavior consists of. I have never been exposed to that type of dynamic *blushes* As long as it is healthy behavior, I see no harm in anything at all - inner child or otherwise.

Originally Posted by TheMerryFairy

Well, I guess then I can admit that I am not aware of what Daddy/Sir behavior consists of. I have never been exposed to that type of dynamic *blushes* As long as it is healthy behavior, I see no harm in anything at all - inner child or otherwise.

Now, see, there is no set behaviour for a Daddy or Sir, each one is different; as they are also different with each girl.

Healthy? Healthy as carrots I'd say!

[Ursy]

Originally Posted by Sun

OMG I already humiliated myself with that story and you are laughing at me too!

*whimpers*

Trust me, no one, but a select few..and no one at this point in my life, gets to see either the pout or the puppy dog eyes, its a natural side effect of huge fricking disappointment like losing my favorite knife that I make a living with.

*sigh*

Ursy you stole a knife from your Mother?

Why do you do these things? Was she going to take it through security at the airport? Gee I kinda wish someone that I loved would have stolen my knife. lol

Aww love.
I can't laugh at you when you whimper *squishes*

Yes, I've stolen a few random things from my darling wonderful Mum.
I think it was that "leaving home for the first time and taking a bit of it with you" kind of thing. I went to Uni miles away from home, and if I coudn't take her back to college with me, I wanted to take "bits of her". <3

I wonder what bits of "home" Bek will steal from me one day.

[SomethingBeautiful]

[QUOTE=Sun;735188]I see you as a cute lol cat and you can haz soup I duz not know if ah should be responsible for givin you beer. I sawz what yo cat frenz duz wif beerz. Jus sayin


I iz quite kittun like but not many people really get to see what I mean. I canz be trusted wif beer!!!! It's BEER I can't wastes that!!! Thankz for tha soup though . In all fairness I am far more liklely to spill hot sauce on myselfz. It's a natural talent. Why doez shirts not haz hot sauce resistance? Wrinkle resistance doez no good to me. I never learnz that white shirts attract stainz either so I try to not wear white. I still spill thingz

[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