Comments on: You Scrape The Bowl Like a Housewife

By: On the pleasures of hobbies « Finding Your Voice

On the pleasures of hobbies « Finding Your Voice — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:23:17 +0000

[...] friend Marilyn, at Simmer Till Done, told me a story from her culinary school days that has stuck with me for months. Her instructor used to say to [...]

By: Leigh

Leigh — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:20:05 +0000

I just found your blog and I am loving looking through the recipes! This post totally cracked me up and I should call my old chef at culinary school and give him this line! He would use it, his famous line around the school was when he would tell us “That looks great…if you are serving it to the blind”, ouch!

By: Rodelle Vanilla» Blog Archive » Revamping Leftovers

Rodelle Vanilla» Blog Archive » Revamping Leftovers — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:10:21 +0000

[...] I know Julia and I are not alone in our abhorrence of waste! All you other food-savers out there must be coming up against the [...]

By: shayma

shayma — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:21:39 +0000

i love this story, and i love the way you write. i have to thank susan champlin for introducing me to your lovely blog. and for the record, i do scrape the bowl like a housewife, just like my mum and my grandmummy did- and love it.

By: Marion

Marion — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:44:11 +0000

Ah, but the wisdom in this narrative is delicious, isn’t it? A delight to read. Visual and wonderful and smart. I will think of it every time I confront my own kitchen standards and wonder whose they really are.

By: Rechelle

Rechelle — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:10:48 +0000

Wonderful. I love the chef stories the most.

By: Jenni in KS

Jenni in KS — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:32:13 +0000

What a sweet post, and beautifully written. It was just the thing for me to read this morning. Efficiency and hard work are necessary, but we must leave time for loving and enjoying the people in our lives. After all, that’s where the best motivation for efficiency and hard work come from–so that we can provide for our families and have time for what is truly important.

By: April

April — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:59:15 +0000

My first comment wouldn’t take because it was too short…uh? All I wanted to say was, Beautiful.

By: Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets

Xiaolu @ 6 Bittersweets — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:40:30 +0000

What a lovely story. Thank you for sharing it with us.

By: Junebug

Junebug — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:28:49 +0000

And I also agree with the others about leaving things in bowls when you watch a cooking show. What’s up with that? I am always thinking why don’t you scrape that bowl out? You went to the trouble of chopping it up now toss it ALL in. hee hee