Cosmo's Food for Thought

Well tomorrow begins our 2nd week @ the Cafe....It can't be said enough how much I appreciate the many who have supported me, either with a helping hand, by coming in or with a prayer for our success.  Pastor Justin gave the sermon today @ our church (Liverpool Community) and he pulled apart the 63rd Psalm which was written by David.  I won't go into any detail here as I certainly do not have Justin's abilities and knowledge, and let me add he is an awesome deliver of the 'word', but I would like to share why David was so special to God.  David was in another lonely place (the wilderness) but yet he still realized that praising God was the right thing to do.  No matter our circumstance or 'storm' there is always hope in the Lord, period.....I say this because I believe it!  I fervently pray that I will always do the same, no matter what 'wilderness' I land in......These are good, fun and exiting days right now for me, but when a storm does come and I

Well we made it through week # 1!....Thanks to all my friends, neighbors, family and the working 'folk' who helped make this happen.  I am exhausted, but in a good way.  Today Paul (from church) stopped in and how nice that he would spend some of his morning with us.  More names that I learned are Annette, Margo and Chuck.....Lets hope my memory can store them all...Already can't wait for Monday and what new people we will meet and hopefully make happy by serving them.  I made up some new menus tonight with some minor changes.  All of life is evolving and changing and this is no different, I am always looking for ways to improve.  The table menus are now in color which I think makes them easier to read and of course more eye appealing.  We hope to have an outside grill in operation on Monday August 8th.  We will offer Hofmann hot dogs, sausage - pepper & onion sandwiches and both @ meal deal prices!  This will make getting lunch a lot easier and quicker for those who c

Wow, day three was fun and different, for sure!  We had a 'mini rush' this morning and in the heat of it, we ran out of eggs!!  That was a first for me.  I had, what I guess was an out of body experience...lol... I was stunned to put it mildly and after the shock wore off, Jay was off and running to find a store that was close by and sold eggs.  Thankfully there was a Nice & Easy within 4 miles and after some stalling tactics in the Cafe, we were back in business....Many Thanks to the group of Liverpool Community Church leaders for supporting us by stopping in for breakfast this morning, Pastor Mac, Pastor Chris, Pastor Justin, Karen and Alexis.  Also Bea & Chip and Bill & Rosemarie our good friends also surprised us today.  It is so humbling to have all these 'folks' take time out to say hello, wish us well and to do business with us.  The best part of the day was when Pastor Mac lead us all in prayer as we all huddled in the small kitchen.  Thank you God

Thanks to all for making this 'soft opening' so satisfying...We served a good selection of our menu items and comments that were both solicited and not, were favorable.....We had a visit from Pastor Chris, Sarah and Easton (who remained sound asleep from his zoo trip earlier in the day) or was he playing possum....lol.....Thanks to you 'guys' for supporting us it was very much appreciated.  I am so happy to be doing my own thing again and serving 'folks', how cool is that!....Some customer names that I learned today were: Eugene, Big G, Ron, Joyce, Thomas, Gordon and many that I already forgot, but will work hard to remember from here on out.  Soon we will offer grilled Hot Dogs & Sausage Sandwiches outside for those in a hurry, plus it will help to get people to know we are here. Tomorrow, Tuesday our specials will be:     3 Egg Cheese Omelet W/ your choice of 3 fillings and Home Fries plus Toast or Bagel - $5.                                 8" C

Well here we go, the doors are opening!  The Cafe will begin operation on Monday, July 25, 2011 @ 7 am...... Many thanks to Ella Mae for her continued patience with me during this past week, she always has my back, which by the way has been aching and causing me much pain as this project has progressed.   I also have to acknowledge my cousin Mark, who has stepped up to get more things repaired and operator friendly than I could ever have hoped for.  He truly has his Dad's desire to help out anyone but most especially Family....  There are also many others who lets just say liked working behind the scenes, 'Thank You" to all...  The one thing you must be aware of before becoming self employed is that you don't call in, there is no one there to answer.....!"The show must go on"and all that stuff seem appropriate here as well... So backache or any other illness or injury 'man up' and get going, that's why it's called a Sole Proprietorship!....lol

If you have been following this story, the 'hill' years for me are over and even though I may be considered 'over the hill' by some, I'm not finished just yet!....A seed was set long ago that drives me to continually keep this entrepreneurial spirit alive.  Every time I do settle into a normal employment routine, I get restless and am always looking for a new opportunity.  I loved my last cooking job for Phi Kappa Psi and it was a very difficult decision to leave.  The 'brothers' were a class act and I will always remember my brief but enjoyable time there.  I thank God for allowing me to travel this new path and I pray that I will always be faithful to His will.  My goal is to bring this Cafe back to life, kind of like Gordon on Kitchen Nightmares...lol The past owner I believe, gave it her all and did the best that she could with her abilities.  I would like to build on that foundation and take this to another level.  The "food = love" formula is

It is now fall 2006 and Ella Mae and I continue with our unique duties.  We have dinner together, (but not alone) whenever possible, in the dinning room filled with lots of activity and chatter.  The ladies are catching up on each others studies, their latest love and even taking a momentary bite of food.   I really am loving the energy and all the constant coming and going.  College classes can run late into the night, so there is this continuing motion and sometimes, controlled chaos.  I am feeling pretty satisfied and proud because I am responsible for this very meal.  EM has just left her house where she has cooked for the 'boys', and we both are feeling good about that.  We do worry sometimes, because you never know if tonight's dinner is a home run or not.  In EM's case she will find out the next morning, but I have the pleasure or displeasure of instant analysis.  The rage now is these new TV food shows, where the cooks compete to make the best entrees, heck, I w