#chef's table

The Albatross is the largest bird that can go years without landing. They spend their first 6 years of life flying over the ocean before coming to the land to mate. It is capable of traveling more than 10,000 miles in a single journey and circumnavigating the globe in 46 days.

[A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words]

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“Creativity and ego cannot go together. If you free yourself from the comparing and jealous mind, your creativity opens up endlessly. Just as water springs from a fountain, creativity springs from every moment. You must not be your own obstacle. You must not be owned by the environment you are in. You must own the environment, the phenomenal world around you. You must be able to freely move in and out of your mind. This is being free. There is no way you can’t open up your creativity. There is no ego to speak of. That is my belief.”

—Zen Buddhist nun, Jeong Kwan,

- breaking our toaster in such a way that anything you put in the right side would catch on fire. We have since gotten a new toaster, but no one uses the right side out of fear habit

- breaking no fewer than 3 microwaves

- burning myself using a Keurig

- setting the kitchen on fire that one time

- just straight up leaving after setting the kitchen on fire that one time

- setting the kitchen on fire that one time via microwave

- I am not allowed to use other people's kitchen appliances

- one time my parents were like "okay the kids are old enough and someone hasn't broken any microwaves recently. Let's have each of them cook dinner for everyone once a month"

- I went first and made French toast. I have since then never been asked to make dinner for everyone

- after the French Toast Incident, you can't use our griddle without the vague taste of maple syrup permeating everything

- being asked on multiple occasions to leave the kitchen

- cooking with friends and, since I'm not allowed to use or touch other people's kitchen appliances, they had me peel the garlic

- said friends wouldn't let me chop anything either because they didn't think I could do that without managing to hurt myself on accident