Back in Colorado! So much has happened since I stopped writing my old blog - I moved to Seattle, took a job as the manager of a specialty foods shop, learned ALOT about cheese, volunteered with the ACS (American Cheese Society), tasted MANY wines with eager reps WAY too early in the morning, made many amazing friends in the Seattle culinary scene, ate at few world-famous spots, got an insiders tour of the totally sustainable Theo Chocolate factory, of course ate some amazingly fresh seafood and.....oh so much more...... It really was a wonderful whirlwind 10 months, but all good things must come to an end. My girlfriend and I really missed Colorado and it was time to go home. So after two more months of planning and a tearful going-away dinner thrown by my now-ex bosses - here we are.
It feels really good to be back - especially during my favorite season - Fall. This just seems like the perfect time of year to slow down, be near family and enjoy life. Living in the city really afforded me many opportunities for networking, career advancement, etc. but it just isn't home. I love to visit - and on my never-ending foodie quest -of course I plan to travel through many great cities - but for now I'm happy to be a country girl. I'm really looking forward to some down-home projects such as curing my own bacon, making various kinds of cheese, canning both the classics and some new twists and making homemade beer, wine and mead. These things just scream "country!" to me but they all were becoming very popular in Seattle and probably other metro areas as well. In a city that allows 4 chickens and 2 goats for 1 average city yard, I suppose it should come as no surprise! Seattle is also a city at the front of the "Found and Foraged" movement. It really is amazing what you can find to eat, if you just no where to look. I've definitly been inspired!
So..... all of these new project ideas, product reviews, restaurant write-ups (not the boring kind - only the stuff you really want to know), and other culinary stuff mixed together with a bit of Zen insight......MIGHT make for a pretty cool page. Come back soon and let me know what you think.
Oh and check these out - they're not ads I promise
http://www.savourspecialtyfoods.com/
http://www.theochocolate.com/
http://www.cheesesociety.org/
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