School starts today.  I am a teacher by profession, cook by love.  The first day of class is always a flurry of must-dos and joys of seeing colleagues.  After a long, graceful holiday season, it is time to get back into the routine of daily life.  I aim, in this new year, to approach the kitchen with greater freshness on all levels, from the ingredients to the attitude.  Part of awareness in life is to make peace with the whole, the scale of contrast from light to dark.  In art, we call this kind of lighting, chiaroscuro, literally meaning clear to dark.  The kitchen has this range as well and it is time for me to take stock of that gift and reinvigorate the process, the materials and the mindset. 

Thanks for coming back by.   I know it has been a while, but let's go forward together, shall we?

Dennis