Cool New Experience

Learning to create a Blog has been a great experience.  It was a bit trying at first but I think I got the hang of it now.  So far, I have learned about inserting photos from my Dropbox and also via the gadgets bar. My plan for "Thyme with Friends" will be to share cooking events of me and friends.  There are a lot of cool things coming.  I can tell that this is going to be the beginning a a great chapter for me and I can't wait to see how it evolves!

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Pamonha

I was recently in Brazil and was lucky enough to be there during corn season.  There is a dish in Brazil called "Pamonha" which is essentially corn pudding that is boiled in its own husk.  Pictured below is Julio's oldest sister Maria or "Fia" showing me how to strategically cut a corn cob, from her own field, so that the husk can be reserved for making little packages that will hold the sweet liquid gold

Fia giving me a lesson in Pamonha

Good Thymes

Welcome to Thyme with Friends.

I spent a good portion of my adult career in the technical field.  I took a 10-year sabbatical and decided to pursue a career in the food business.  I opted for an early retirement from SBC and spent my severance on the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC where I obtained a certificate in Culinary Arts another in Restaurant Management.  My husband, Julio, is a floral and event designer so we packaged our business as a catering and wedding/event planning company.  I have since returned to my technical first life and Julio is still in the floral and event design industry.   Catering is a back-breaking, exhausting, time-demanding, momentous, mentally draining and extremely rewarding profession.  While I’m enjoying having things many people take for granted like company provided insurance and paid time off, I miss the synergy of a great meal and a bunch of laughs so I tend to have a lot of get-togethers and feed some really deserving and appreciative friends.

So here’s to some fun thymes ahead!