to do lists

I have so many things in my head that I want to do. I've decided to post the ideas and they'll serve as a reminder of the things I did or didn't accomplish. I hope the latter doesn't happen more often than the former.

TO DO:

1. Put together a cookbook of my favourite recipes. I tend to throw stuff together using a recipe as a guideline only which makes me a not-so-great baker since baking requires a more structured way of doing things. Of course, every cookbook needs some pix!


Japanese cold noodles - fab in the summer


Never-ending egg breakfast inventions based on what's in the fridge.


And, of course presentation is just as important as the ingredients IMHO... yummmmah!

Speaking of cooking - I'm curious about the restaurant that queer (?) grrrrl Heather won on Hell's Kitchen and what became of the connection between her and Rachel... gotta love it when queer women are featured as "real peeps" which according to After Ellen Hell's Kitchen accomplished in the first season by showing a first ever open-mouthed lesbian kiss on a primetime network reality show and not following it up with exploitation to increase viewers. I only discovered Hell Kitchen when I came upon the oh-so recognizable heat between Heather and Rachel and watched the rest of the episodes just for that.

So, two seasons and two queer women. I know that reality shows aren't reflective of the general population - but - I wonder if there are a disproportionate numbers of queer women vying for the competitive and lucrative positions like head chef 'cause we're tougher and more ambitious? You must have heard that we queer women make more money than str8 women do. Is this because we have more options than our str8 sisters do? Because we have reprogrammed ourselves to expect more from the world? Are we braver? Marching right into our bosses' offices with nicely polished, black, sturdy-heeled, leather shoes and demand more 'cause we have struggled as a result learned how to be fierce?

Hmmmm... is this a privileged perspective?

Revolutionary?

Faulty?