Adam
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Library Media Specialist |
| Location | Fort Myers, Florida, United States |
| Introduction | I am a retired school library media specialist living in southwest Florida. I spent a number of years working in schools around the world and have lived in Germany, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. I enjoy travelling, reading, and eating great food. I especially enjoy the challenge of re-creating dishes that I discover when I read a book. My last creation based on a book was a “Waves of the Danube” cake which was mentioned in "People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks. It was absolutely decadent and delicious. I have always been in love with cooking and pie baking comes easy to me. I find that baking soothes me in times of stress. The first time I bake something I always follow the recipe exactly to see how it turns out. Afterwards, I will analyze it and make changes if I feel that the recipe could use some tweaking before I make it again. My cooking skills come from my Polish American family roots in Detroit, Michigan and its suburbs. My brother and sisters are all great cooks and they absorbed many of the lessons learned while they were growing up. |
| Interests | Reading, gardening, traveling, cooking, Polish cooking, baking pies, pies, pie contests, American cultural history, Michigan, Detroit, Polish-Americans, polka music, chefs, bakers, men who cook. |
| Favorite Movies | The Big Chill is a 1983 American dramedy film directed by Lawrence Kasdan, starring Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams. It is about a group of baby boomer college friends who reunite after 15 years due to the death of a friend. |
| Favorite Music | Love to listen to classical music on the Internet. Listening to Polish polkas by the late great Marion Lush out of Chicago will bring tears. |
| Favorite Books | Too many to mention. I read voraciously! |