What the HEC
Posted on April 13, 2008
Hey everyone… I will start this new blog with a personal project. I documented a normal dinner-preparation time at our house. The king of our kitchen is my husband, Marco. He does all the cooking and he loves it. Aren’t I lucky? ^_^
I’ve had people asking me if he is a professional cook. He would like to, but for now he’s a computer guy (it’s how I name all sys admins and engineers). Maybe when he retires from computers he’ll open his own small restaurant.
But let’s see what we are having for dinner. I see whipping cream… I already like this dinner plan!
…and peppers. Love peppers.
Man at work!
We still lack a lot of things in the kitchen (see empty spice holder on the counter). They didn’t let us pack the huge collection of spices we had back in Italy when we moved here… Apparently no food of any kind should come into the states. Whatever, we’ll just go shopping!
When I saw this house for the first time I said: Wow, this is big and gorgeous. I love the space. I want this house. My husband was just ok.
Then he saw the kitchen, and 6 gas burners and he said: Wow, I want this house.
Well, we all have our needs I guess.
p.s. Can you find the intruder?
Guess who wants to be the chef’s assistant!!
This is our third family member, Filippo. We brought him here to the Bay Area all the way from Milan (Italy).
The house chef is not really sure how Filippo can help with the cooking… can’t understand why!
What do I do in all this? A part from taking pictures and bugging everyone?
I get rid of the trash… I’m the Mrs. Tidy&Clean. Sometimes I turn into Mrs. CleanFreak ^_^
Where are whipping cream and peppers going? On the pasta, of course. Since we come from Italy, guess what we love eating…
At this point I’m starting to feel dizzy… that pepper smell is really making me even more hungry than I already am.
And here is where the “story” ends. From this point on I was too busy eating to take pictures! Dinner was delicious. Slurp! ^_^
HEC stands for House Executive Chef!
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Was good?
Very good!! ;)
Looks low fat :-) Nice essay and photos.
Thank you :)
Although I’m not sure that the heavy whipping cream is considered a lof fat ingredient :P
Ma io non posso scoprirle così le cose……. :( … blog nuovo!..Anzi l’idea del Klog è fantastica!!….dobbiamo parlare!! ahahah.. devo sapereeeeeeee
@Witchpanther: ma io ho fatto tutto (blog, logo, k-log, tutto) questo in 2 giorni e noi in questi 2 giorni non ci siamo sentite ;)
Wow! Love your spacious kitchen here, and wouldn’t mind the pasta dish for sure! I also envy you that shiny stainless steel food processor. A cold shiver did run down my back when I realised how close Filippo is to that kitchen appliance. As cats have a way of getting into trouble, I hope that this machine is “kidsafe - catsafe”. :-)
A pity about the spices you had to leave behind. Same happened to us when we moved to Australia. We tried to replace them with what was on sale there, but the spices were without any real taste, or as we say, “castrated”. Because of fear of contamination, they treat all imported spices with gamma rays or something similar. If you don’t do that correctly, this not only kills any suspected bugs and bacteria, but also any taste they might have had in the past. A frustrating experience. It was difficult to get a really tasty dish on the table. Oh well , that’s history now. I trust this will be different in the USA.
My best wishes to you and Markino in your new household. Peace and happiness shall reign! :-)
Bruno, thanks for stopping by :) always so kind.
Oh, and the kitchen mixer is totally safe. :)
Your kitchen is gorgeous! I love how your hubby dresses the part! So lucky.
-Andre’a
Lucky indeed :D :D
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