Learning about me

Has anyone noticed that when women get heartbroken they also tend to get productive. I have adopted many things recently, some of which I have spoken about, some not. I have to say that my favourite thing that has come out of the rubble is Indian cooking. I have taken two classes with the amazing Heidi Fink and I cannot rave enough. Seriously. She is a miracle worker in the kitchen and she teaches it in easy to learn steps. She made Saffron rice look like a work of art, with all the long grains standing upright. I have never seen anyone cook rice like that before. It was beautiful. Yes I did just write a love poem to the rice. It is nice to direct some energy into something so positive as learning how to cook delicious ethnic cuisine. The only downside of this is that this is something I desperately want to tell D about. He would love to hear all about the food. He loves to talk about food. It seems almost selfish to not share my new secrets with him. Like did you know if you cook rice in ghee before adding water or stalk or whatever that it will change everything about the rice? It coats the starch and allows the rice to stay separated. OK enough about the rice, I know, I know. So I do this for me. I started to do all these things so that I wouldn't be at home, idle and missing him. It has helped with that but the truth is I am also rediscovering things about myself. Like I love to cook. I love to cook for people. I want to learn another language. I want to volunteer. I believe in places like AVI. I believe in loving your fellow man. I know this sounds crazy but I forgot all of these things when I was with him. I spent all my time worrying about when I was talking to him, or hearing from him next or what he was doing when we were not together that I forgot about me. So thank you Heidi. That was an awesome night and it was all about me. Well me and Indian food.
Here is Heidi's link if you want to check her out.
http://www.chefheidifink.com/