Damn. I was a little hesitant about posting my new cooking endeavor the other day because I was afraid I'd jinx it somehow. And I did. The family I've been cooking for went down to one night a week instead of two. The mom said she was feeling really guilty because she was hardly cooking anymore. I guess they've been getting three or four nights of dinner out of the two nights of food I've been cooking for them. I shot myself in the foot with my big portions. Ugh. Last week I made them peanutty noodles with chicken and broccoli, and salad. Tonight, per their request, I'm making pad thai with chicken and shrimp (personally, I would've spaced it out a bit since it's sort of similar to last week's dish, but I aim to please). Needless to say, I'm disappointed with this slight downturn in events.
Dude suggested I type up a list of sample entrees and some basic terms (pricing, etc.) and recruit a second client to keep the momentum going. I agreed and we specifically talked about two families we know who have two professional parents and little kids. Dude even said that he'd go talk to both of those families on my behalf (seeing as I hate selling myself). So I did. And Dude set out on Sunday afternoon to talk to them. But unbeknownst to me, he took a bunch of copies of the stuff I'd written and went to about five people in the neighborhood whom he thought might be interest and told each of them that I was interested in taking on a new client and it would be first come-first served (quite literally). I was slightly horrified when I found this out. Maybe it's no big deal, but it made me feel awkward. I'm not even exactly sure why. Anyway.... that was Sunday. Today is Wednesday and I've heard from no one. No. One. Not. A. One. And man am I feeling confident. Sigh. It's just a bummer.
But you know what makes me happy? Like, unreasonably happy? Maybe because I never had it as a kid or maybe because to me it means "summer" and "ageless" and "whimsy"? This....
Mmm. Sugary spun air.
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There is a lady in the area - Thyme on Geneva Lake - who plans menus, then posts them. You can order in advance. But the lead time is too long. So she's revamping her ideas: Now she'll make a "dish to pass" or an appetizer to share - which is awesome for someone like me who works all day and has to stop off at the grocery store for my dish... and everyone else brought yummy homemade stuff. She also is thinking of cooking classes. Bring a couple of your girlfriends out and a bottle of wine and she'll teach you how to make a certain dish. Then the women all sit down (with their wine) and relax, eat & enjoy while she cleans up. I think the right mixture will come to you very, very soon. You're just overthinking it. :)
thanks for the encouragement. i'm going to post again (probably today) about my thoughts on next steps with this thing.
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