Hi, my name is Aaron, I’m 20 years old, I live in Florida and I love your blog. I wanted to ask your advice on something concerning cooking. I really look up to you in cooking ability, and I started cooking about a month ago. At the end of this comment I put 2 links to my 2 new blogs about some foods I’ve made, both of them dessert foods. I’m not really sure what direction to go in life, I love to cook, on the other hand I love to play violin, I wouldn’t mind being in the military and I wouldn’t mind having a career doing something in the medical field. I’m not exactly looking for an answer along the lines of, “Do what your heart tells you”, or “Do what you love”, or “Follow whatever path you think you’d do best in”, because at this point I’m looking for someone who will really give me their honest and in some cases brutal opinion, because that’s what I love to hear. I want to better myself in every way I can even if it means hearing a harsh truth. I started cooking about a month ago because my little brother had a project to do about multi-cultural foods. I cooked him some African dish with plantains and other various spices. I enjoyed making it, so I started making other things like chicken and shrimp stir fry with angel hair pasta and dumplings – which is how I got into making the food on the second and third links there. I know what I’m showing you isn’t a very good display of what I do, I cook actually quite frequently now and hopefully I’ll remember to take pictures of what I make and update my tumblr accordingly. Thank you for your time :) http://aaronmichaelruby.tumblr.com/post/1371978666/strawberry-peach-pie-pt-2-to-be-continued http://aaronmichaelruby.tumblr.com/post/1354154169/okay-so-the-first-photo-is-what-my-chocolate http://aaronmichaelruby.tumblr.com/post/1371993918/cherry-dumplings

Sorry for the delay.  I guess you’d like to know if you should pursue a career in food?  That is up to you.  If you find you’re passionate about food, you can always be a foodie and don’t need to make a living at it, but if you really think you’d like to pursue it as a job… go for it.  BUT, realize that most careers in food (like being a chef) are poorly paying with long, hard hours.  Only a lucky few make it big (like professional athletes or actors).  But, you can still love what you do and hopefully live within your means. 

One thing you can do is share your love of food with your friends and family.  I’ve found that most loved ones are very appreciative of good cooking and love to visit when a great meal is guaranteed. 

Best of luck with whatever you choose!  V

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