So I'm turning thirty in just a few weeks, and I'm trying my best to accept the coming decade with open arms. I've heard many people say that your thirties can be some of the most enjoyable years of your life. Supposedly, the bulk of your stupidity is left behind in your twenties, leaving you free to enjoy the fruits of those painful lessons that filled the last ten years. While I'm not sure I feel any smarter, I'm holding out hope that this prediction will be true.
There are a lot of big things I hope to accomplish during my thirties. By next year my husband and I hope to have a small business up and running. (More on that in a few months, but yes, it is food related.) Sooner or later we will have to pull the goaly and start trying for kids, and by the time I turn 40 I would really like to own a home. All of this, paired with my usual taste for new hobbies and adventures should make this a VERY busy decade. It's hard to believe how quickly I'm approaching "go time".
Anyway, I plan on doing something very nice for myself to commemorate this coming-of-age. I had planned on getting a big fat tattoo on my lower calf, but after my consultation last week I discovered that the particular tattoo I want, done by the particular artist I want to use, would cost a lot more than is in the birthday budget. It's too bad, because Scott Ellis of Triple Crown Tattoo does incredible work, in a style that suits my taste to an absolute "T". This would have been a doozy, too. Think sugar skulls and kewpie dolls, together at last! Sigh. One day… Maybe at 35 or 40 I'll be able to swing it. In the meantime, I'll have to think of another way to indulge myself.
Seeing as I am constantly dreaming of ways to improve my culinary situation, I thought it would be nice to share with all of you (and hopefully my husband, hint hint) a list of things I would love to have in my kitchen. Enjoy!
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by Lello
“I will own you one day. Oh yes, you will be mine. Resistance is stupid.”
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“I have a thing for chopping soup vegetables into adorable little shapes. I also regularly entertain dreams of taking up bento-boxing as a hobby. I need that hobby like I need a hole in the head, but these mini cutters I need like I need oxygen.”
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by Trudeau
“Love, love, love the idea of one handed pepper grinding.”
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by Cuisinart
“While double boilers are instrumental to gentle cooking, a double boiler that actually fits my sauce pan would be instrumental to my sanity.”
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by Borner
“<insert trumpet fanfare> I always thought these were totally dumb until I had one at my in-laws house. Now I miss it. The speed! The accuracy! The consistency! Sigh.”
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by G & F
“These go with the Mandolin Slicer so I can be cool like Alton Brown. Plus, I will keep my finger tips intact, because you know sooner or later I will give up on that Mandolin's silly safety feature.”
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by Wusthof
“Confession: I don't own a bread knife! Luckily, I don't slice much bread or coarsely chop chocolate very often, but still, it seems kind of dumb not to have one.”
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by Cuisinart
“Look how shiny the roasting pan that belongs with my pot & pan set is. I mean, that is some shiny ass shit. Makes me want to roast things, delicious things.”
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by Snapware
“Hey Hey. Ho Ho. That tupperware has got to go!”
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by Jeni Britton Bauer (Hardcover)
“As is pretty much public information, I am OBSESSED with this ice cream. I can't believe there is a cook book for it and I don't have it.”
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by chef. Masaharu Morimoto
“Another book I can hardly believe is not already in my hands RIGHT NOW!! How can I not own this?”
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“Did you know that the space between the bitter pith and the tasty zest is unbelievably slim? I'm not sure how I even cook without one of these.”
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by Harold Import Company, Inc.
"Sounds stupid, but I'm holding out hope that this thing actually works. After all, the tomato saver looked awfully useless, but totally won me over.”
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by Andrea Nguyen (Hardcover)
“The picture on the front of this book makes me go gaga. I have a serious dumpling fixation, and this book cover only makes it worse. NOM.”
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by Krystina Castella (Paperback)
“Ice cream's wacky cousin, the popsicle. I know nothing can be as good as ice cream, but the popsicle has its charms. I'm hoping this book is more than just fluff and really deconstructs what it takes to make more than just a fruity block of ice.”
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by Fany Gerson (Hardcover)
“Ice cream's wacky MEXICAN cousin. These just look so good, and that FONT. Swoon.”
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“I never seem to have enough of these things. I'm surprised I don't crap rainbows considering all the produce I manage to ingest on a regular basis.”
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by Libbey
“Most girls dream of a closet filled with designer shoes. I dream of a pantry filled with matching storage containers.”
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by Kitchen Supply Co.
“Did you know that pizza stones make everything delicious? Seriously, try throwing some tater tots on one of these if you feel like getting your mind blown. Plus? I want to make some bagels. (and pizza)”
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Magazine Subscription Bonnier Corporation
My all time favorite cooking magazine.
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So those are the highlights of my cooking related wish list. If you feel like being a stalker, or if you are married to me, than please feel free to check out the whole Cooking Wish List,
Of course, the tattoo is still not out. I am considering just getting a smaller piece somewhere else. It's just that I have a thing for getting tattoos for certain occassions. I could extend the food tattoo on my arm, but I sort of feel like I haven't earned that lately, what with my lack of professional cooking and all. But then, I did make some pretty awesome ice cream last weekend. Think that earns me another food tattoo?