Greetings from my Oklahoma City kitchen! My husband Michael and I moved to Oklahoma City from my home state, California, specifically San Francisco, in March 2009. In the past year or so, I have had the pleasure, if you want to call it that, of adapting to a completely new landscape, way of life (slow) and cuisine. Gone are the days of plentiful produce year-round and fresh produce stands on the roadside. Homesick- yes, but being lovesick is the overarching factor that brought me to Michael's part of the world.
It's taken me over a year to figure out where to find the best produce available. Though I don't have to worry about traffic or finding a parking spot in Oklahoma City, I do have to drive to numerous venues in order to cook tonight's dinner. It's eye opening what you can and cannot find when you are used to cooking seasonally. Fresh sometimes seems very foreign. Organic - forget it. I am doing my best with what I can find but it's not easy.
I keep thinking to myself - would Oklahoma City residents benefit from having a "fresh food chaser?" There are people here employed as storm chasers so why become Oklahoma City's first official fresh food chaser. I am in pursuit of cooking fresh, seasonal, ingredient driven food for my husband and my clients. How hard can that be? Let the adventure begin! Wish me luck.
About Me
- CalGirl JILL
- I am an urban transplant from San Francisco, living, working and cooking in Oklahoma City. I am a cooking instructor with a knack for entertaining and an obsession with my home state, California. Prior to moving to my husband's hometown, I had a career in advertising sales followed by culinary school. As a kid, I always enjoyed cooking and creating but it wasn't until I attended Tante Marie's Cooking School in San Francisco that I realized how much I needed to be in the food business.