Kitchen Errands: Operation Clear Sink

July 3, 2008 – 12:52 am

Meeting my mom again after several months brought up memories of my childhood. I used to think that a part of my growing pains has always been being scolded for not helping out much in the kitchen. Being the family geek is kinda funny in retrospect. My face was almost always buried in a book, while the rest of the family ran around preparing for a big catering event. Every once in a while, my mom will remember to call out and make me do things in the kitchen.

Every few minutes, utensils and bowls pile up in the sinks. This has always been a side effect of cooking. My task was to clear everything from the sinks so that the faucets are free for various cleaning needs. It makes me wonder if heavy duty Delta faucets are better for kitchens. They are usually for big western baths, but then their size could easily be put to use in a kitchen sink that needs water everywhere at the same time.

Once that’s done, I’d go back to my little nook and read the dog-eared book that I always had nearby. I had a few minutes of peace before being asked to get up again and do the same things all over again. Cooking for a big group was always a passion for my mom and my sis. I thought that the same passion was absent in me, being a geek and all, but now that I’m a mom myself and constantly looking for means to earn for my family, I realize that the years of being in a caterer’s kitchen could have planted some thoughts of going for it myself.

Thanks, Mama, for the lessons.