One Apron for Another

I officially planted up the last shipment of plants on Good Friday. Somehow, I can’t believe my job at the Greenhouse is over. I have to say it took a few days to get back into the rhythm of the job and overcome the obstacle of being on my feet for a few hours. But now I retired my brown LMS Greenhouse apron for another apron to work at my daughter’s catering kitchen.

 I actually no longer use her white catering aprons because when I am finished with working, the apron and I look like the comic strip character Pig Pen from Charlie Brown. So, instead, I bring in my aprons from home, like my blue and white striped ones or my black one and use that to work in. All of my work aprons look like a slob has worked in them. I am not a slob but I use my aprons to wipe off my hands so you can pretty much figure out what I have been working on…plants, pasta sauce, spinach dip, potato salad, fruit and vegetable cuttings and more. Sometimes, I even have food going up on my arms, as well as the plant soil that I have been working on. I have to work with a bib apron. I could never imagine not using an apron at all.

I haven’t worked in the kitchen since last December, despite a day or two this month. Like the greenhouse, I have to find my kitchen rhythm. I worked the past three days, and found that I wasn’t sore or exhausted. My only problem was that I didn’t feel like I was working fast enough. It’ll take a while but I’m sure everything will come back as to how to do certain things, the quickness and being able to stand on my feet for a few hours.

All in all, I kind of missed the kitchen work. Unlike the greenhouse, I can sample all the good food and pastries that is being prepared, especially the delicious scones, cookies and breads. Bring them on, Katie!

I also have missed blogging about the kitchen…so there will be more Food Blogs from me.