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My Journey to the Natural Gourmet Institute- Part Two

While I was in school, my life was a crazy mess. My husband was across the country in Los Angeles for weeks at a time, I had a full time babysitter for my children for the first time in my life, and I hadn’t been to school in 15 years. This was written about halfway through the Chef’s Training Program, when the initial burst of [read more]

My Journey to the Natural Gourmet Institute- Part One

After working on the Rachael Ray show for most of the first season, I had my first child and never went back to work. The first year was amazing, but after a couple of years, and a second child, I felt totally trapped. My husband was doing well. He had amazing experiences, and was meeting exciting people. Meanwhile I was home. Taking care of [read more]