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The first day of culinary school, Chef informed us that even on classroom days, we would be in full uniform. "Oh and that chef coat better be neat and clean, don't you dare show up wrinkled and dirty." Jimmy asked, "Chef, what if you don't have an iron?"

Cooking has become an all-consuming lover and I can't separate from it now -- no matter how exhausted I'm beginning to feel.

The only thing that would make 40 palatable was a new challenge. My best friend, Lisa, opted for a young boyfriend, but my husband would never approve.

I mouthed "Yes, Chef" and went off into the freezer so I could have this conversation with myself: "He said bacon and he said cake, he said bacon cake. What the hell is he thinking! Whoever heard of a bacon cake?"

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