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EVER FOUND YOURSELF UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT A JOB?

Published March 12, 2012 by Anna Johnston

Here I sit a week after being told my job had been made redundant. Eeeek right!?! My now ex boss sure had been behaving odd in the lead up to said redundancy, very prickly, but I guess that comes with the territory of being a business owner huh? You have to make some tough decisions.

After getting over that momentary panic and freak out about the fact I still had rent and bills and commitments that were not going to wait for me, I set myself the task to get on with it as gracefully and quickly as one can, and still make smart decisions whilst doing it.

The obvious thing is to of course apply like crazy for work, however I thought Id share with you what I did, and a fabulous yummy easy meal to fill the tummy, warm the heart and make your home smell delicious too. I don’t know about you, but the smells of lovely home cooked food is just the thing I love when I feel anxious or nervous. Continue Reading

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A GOOD RECIPE FOR WORKING TOGETHER

Published September 21, 2011 by Anna Johnston

A little over 10 years ago now, I entered the kitchens of the National Convention Centre in Canberra. As a senior at college, I think like most of my fellow students, I didn’t really have much of a clue what I wanted to do with my career, so it seemed like a good idea at the time to enter the Healthy Heart Cooking competition, the prize was a $1000.00 scholarship that would pay for my entire training package at the Canberra Institute of Technology cooking school if I won.  I’ve gotta be honest & tell you I really only saw the $1000.00 prize, not what the prize actually meant for my future in the industry.

Back then, I didn’t actually enjoy cooking.  You know why?  Because it meant touching food too much!  I’d used to use pink washing up gloves and a carving fork so I didn’t have to touch the chicken when I cut it up, the texture used to creep me out.  Nor did I have a very broad palette when it came to food either, pretty much every vegetable was out, although to this day Im still particular about a couple of veggies. I mean really?  Who likes Brussel Sprouts anyway? Continue Reading

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