I am a foodie, which means I am always thinking and talking about food, if I'm not eating it. I served the first eight years of my working life as an apprentice, then a qualified chef. I've worked at around fourteen different food establishments in WA. I got jack of that lifestyle after I discovered I was becoming a hard, money hungry, don't give a shit bitch.
I have spent the last five years trying to right my karmic wrongs. I now work in the Community Services sector for an amazingly refreshing and innovative agency - Recreation & Sport Network. Gosh, I am so lucky.
I live in Perth, Western Australia with my ever so tolerant husband and our little girl Molly. Molly is a doggy person, not people. I was born and raised here, and I love love love Perth. So, please excuse me if I come across as parochial at times. My family all live here, too. Mum and Dad will most likely get a mention, but my sister Amy is sure to get lots of stuff about her.
Amy inspired me to change my life and take the vegan step. She came back from a holiday in New Zealand where she stayed with a friend who is vegan. Nikki changed Amy and Conrad's life. Conrad is Amy's fiance and has also made the change. I'm stoked she's with him - he's the brother I never had. Nikki has a blog of her own where she has some amazing recipes. I've never met Nikki, but she must be a-bloody-mazing if she managed to change Amy's mind about anything.
So, Amy and Connie come back as vegans and I just freak out. How will we eat dim sum now? Who will I celebrate Meat Day (Meat Day is a celebration day Amy and I made up as kids) with? What the hell do I cook them for dinner when they come over? And the most scary thought of all - Am I going to drift even further away from my sister now?
I thunk on it. It did feel like thunking because it sort of hurt. Thinking is relatively painless, but Thunking is when you have to think about hard and unpleasant stuff. It makes a
So after thunking for about two weeks, I decided to give vegetarianism a go. I was an ovo-lacto vego for a total of four days. Yes, that is a long time for me to do anything. I have a rapid fire attention span. After those four days, I decided to take the extreme option (as usual) and go all out vegan. My best friend gave me three weeks. My old boss and mentor gave me one week. My husband gave me ten months (I love him).
During all of that changing, and still right very now, I have been learning some kick ass ways to prepare food. My spaghetti bog is so similar to my old meaty version you will have to guess which is which. My Vietnamese soups are the epitome of nourishment. I can even make sextacular desserts. SO let me share all of this with you for the low, low price of long winded rhetoric. This is so exciting! Feel free to comment :)
