Doug Irvine wrote: > Sandy Olson wrote: >> Hope all you guys realize how blessed you are ;^) Now, those ladies >> deserve jewels and not necessarily the glittery type. Lots of "I >> love yous" go a long way too. >> >> SandyO >> CH #1146, only 12 years but it's not the first time around! > > > > As Jim is aware, this old old guy does all the cooking, and Marie does > all the baking. We have been working as that sort of team for about 40 > of those nearly 60 years. I was a cook at an exclusive golf club in > Toronto when Marie and I met in 1947, and continued cooking, but > mostly only weekends. Learned different types of cooking from various > friends along the way, Italian, Chinese and Greek. Think I served Mr > Campbell and another firefighter, my Greek chicken, and I think Marie > did a pie! > Anyway, our way of living has been a big success for us for all these > years. We both hope it lasts another 60 years, but slim chance of that! > Doug in BC > > Doug - If I recall, Toronto is one of the best cities in the world to learn cooking in (I had some of the hottest wings I've ever eaten there, at the now-defunct Acme Bar & Grill, as well as eating some very, very good Chinese). Of course, that was probably about 50 years after you were cooking anywhere in the vicinity... Jonathan