OK y'all... It's a little passed 10:30pm... I'm now home from the 'official member tasting'....

I've been cooking and prepping for basically 24 hours.  I'm exhausted!  Thanks to Andrew and Lynsey... (who's gpa passed away this weekend.. I'm SO sorry sweetie!)... The tasting went off amazingly well!

The final course of 'brie en croute', Lynsey had me take off my apron and help her bring the stuff down stairs... at which point I was APPLAUDED!!!  OMG... The people eating the food I MADE... APPLAUDED me !!!!  Now.. if ONLY we could get the management to understand the PREP time that is needed....  Seriously... DUDES!!!!!


There was one woman who specifically commended me on the vegetarian foods offered.  She mentioned that in Bartlesville... there aren't a lot of options for Vegetarians. I had to agree... there AREN'T a lot of options... That's kinda how the major food/menu/recipe modification started!
 
BTW Renee... I was introduced to the 'crowd' as 'Chef Lorie'... Pretty cool... huh?

Josh is insistent that I be 'Chef Auguste'... but I'm cool with LORIE.

I am SO glad this tasting is over... now I have to focus on MOVING!!! I HATE moving!!!  Josh and the family will be leaving in March... Sooner than we were planning... So I'm looking at April/May here... then I've got to find a new place... God Damn!!! I HATE moving!!! It SUCKS OUT LOUD!!!

OK... my ONLY needs are:  A GREAT kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 1/2 baths WITH laundry... 

OK all you in Bartlesville, OK... GO!!!!