Note to self:

Bitter and sweet are just two sides of the same coin. As a former professional cook, this has special meaning; to balance flavors out, you may need a little sweetness to balance out the bitterness or mellowness to balance out harshness. The result is a harmonious whole that hits all the right notes. What works with cooking food also works in our every day lives. We take the good with the bad, the pretty with the ugly and whatever else is thrown at us and, hopefully make a harmonious whole. This blog's purpose is to remind myself (and, perhaps, others) of that fact.