NSV - Work-related with an oxymoronic twist...

well done.. i would be so proud

makes you wonder though how long you've been denying your amazing weight lossby wearing clothes too big!

It was never a case of denying anything. When I was hired and measured for my uniform, they stated I was a 2XL for chef coats... was a little too big for XL, and definitely not fitting an L when I began.

Do you share recipes? I looove to cook and bake. My husband is from New Orleans so we got some pretty cool stuff cooking at our apartment sometimes. Hehe what is your favorite thing to make?

Im very much a saucy-kinda girl... I make some mean veloutes for my husband's big steak tip dinner... he cant wait until his prime rib dinner on Christmas comes! Im making a roasted onion/garlic au jus to go with his freshly grilled prime rib.... Yup - we are grilling Christmas dinner, people!!!! Whether we have snow or not, Im outside grillin' with a cold beer in my hand! LOL!!!!

I make alot of my own spice rubs, my own BBQ sauces, marinades, etc... I prefer cleaning my own meats and cutting them the way I need them... it saves me alot of money if I purchase foods whole. Love the seafood dept at our local Hannafords because they give me great sale prices on whole tuna, salmon and just about anything I want.... you should see the looks on people when they see them handing over a 15-20lb whole salmon - ITS HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehehehehe...

Im very much into creating dishes for dietary restrictions (had to become almost an expert at my own medical diagnosis profile), so if someone has a dairy allergy, I can make sauces still taste yummy without using dairy at all. Someone like me who cant digest just about anything 'white' starch-related foods, I create dishes all the time. My husband has been an awesome supporter and will eat the dishes I prepare... he wants to support me and he knows that I have such a specific list of things to avoid, he joins with me.. and that means alot!