Mise en place

  The first phases I learned in culinary school and one of the fundamentals not just for my professional growth but for my personal growth is a French phrase mise en place, and this week I'm letting y'all in on how I use this concept in my daily life.

  This week I'm writing early because I'm going to Kansas City for a celebration of life for my grandpa, so I'm searching for inspiration for a week that will be very different. I was on TikTok scrolling trying to get sleepy after a night at work and found a guy talking about an industry worker trying to cook with a significant other that doesn't is challenging. Which is completely true it's hard to explain the rhythm to someone who doesn't know the tune so to speak. The next video was about the partner that isn't kitchen savvy getting his mise together, meaning his mise en place, and how that's a love language. We'll let me give you a little back story or origin and translation fir that statement to make sense.
   Mise en place is a French culinary phrase meaning a putting in place or to gather was first used in 1860. In a kitchen it's used to keep things running efficiently. The goal is to get everything you’re going to need to make the recipe or group of recipes before you start cooking because having to run and get even the smallest of things could mean the difference between a beautifully cooked dish and it being burnt and must start over. In my personal life this concept helps with something as big as to keep a cool head in a crisis, and as small as making your honey do list and/or grocery lists. In relationships a little planning beforehand using our mise en place theory will go a long way in making your partner feel accepted and loved. My break is over, and I think I've made my point about putting things in the place, so you’re set up for success.

 I wrote this blog days before I left for Kansas City, and well let’s just say I’ve had a week for the record books of how much stress life can put on one person. Ill defiantly be letting y'all in on what happened when I’m not in the thick of it. I’ve got to clean the board before I spill the tea. The final lesson of today is mise en place without follow through is just a mess. As always if you have any questions, comments, or concerns please reach out via email or commenting below... Be Blessed!