This is a scary time for many. For me, I know that I will probably die if I get the Coronavirus, to show how I feel about that fact, I wonder why Coronavirus is one single word. Shouldn’t it be two words? Whatever, I’ll just go with whatever wierd spelling they have (see what IContinue reading “State of the Kitchen: Coronavirus & Chronic illness”
Category Archives: State of the Kitchen Address
State of the Kitchen 7: Second Opinions
I forgot to write this series last week because the brain fog hasn’t lifted yet. Not really. I have been able to cook 2 times since my last post, but that’s it. I’m hoping that I can do more, but I’m trying to just be patient with myself and my body and hopefully it willContinue reading “State of the Kitchen 7: Second Opinions”
State of the Kitchen 6: Will I Ever have Energy Again?
There is a growing terror in me as this period of no energy continues. In August of 2018, I had a period where I had enough energy to do a few things. But it only lasted 2 and a half months before I was right back to where I started energy-wise. Then, my body wentContinue reading “State of the Kitchen 6: Will I Ever have Energy Again?”
State of the Kitchen 5: No Energy to Cook
So, yesterday, I had a MRCP to look at why the CT said that I had an atrophied pancreas. Based on the results of the test, it’s not my pancreas, but my kidneys, that are atrophied. It’s highly unlikely that it is diabetes because I have been under good control A1C-wise since I was firstContinue reading “State of the Kitchen 5: No Energy to Cook”
How I Survived my First 4 years of Chronic Illness: State of the Kitchen
This week has been physically hard for me. I had severe fatigue where I couldn’t even hold a remote control or Xbox controller. I try to not get down on my body when this happens because I think I know the fatigue or brain fog will pass. But I’m terrified that it will last forContinue reading “How I Survived my First 4 years of Chronic Illness: State of the Kitchen”
State of the Kitchen 4: A Look at What is to Come
Just like music composers have a bunch of instruments and notes to choose from, chefs and cooks have a bunch of world cultures and ingredients to choose from.
State of the Kitchen 3: A Diagnosis…Sort Of
So, I got a diagnosis. Sort of. It’s kind of confusing. Okay, it’s really confusing. So, my rheumatologist thinks that I have Sjogren’s Syndrome. Though I had previously thought that that had been ruled out because I had had a lip biopsy come back negative. However, he pointed out that, for the biopsy toContinue reading “State of the Kitchen 3: A Diagnosis…Sort Of”
State of the Kitchen Address 2: Arrhging Grr Face
So, my Schweddy Balls recipe was published last week and there were and still are a bunch of technical difficulties. Because of my energy (or lack thereof on some days), I sometimes need to use different devices to write these posts. Then, I have to switch partway through, go back to change something, or addContinue reading “State of the Kitchen Address 2: Arrhging Grr Face”
State of the Kitchen Address 1
So, my plan is that on Wednesdays, I will write a sort of state of the union type of address. In these posts, I will just write from the top, bottom, and diagonal of my head. This means it will sometimes be about my health, like doctors I have visited and what they have saidContinue reading “State of the Kitchen Address 1”
The Chronically Ill Chef 