This
is a very short biography and if you want more information
you can visit the contributor's website where you
will usually find contact details. If you wish us
to pass a message on email
us.
As
those of you who are regulars to the site will know,
I am always keen to find out about our contributors,
whether they are amateur or professional chefs. I
suppose you could call me just plain nosey. Anyway
it is time to spill the beans on Bill Hilbrich. I
got an email from Bill some time ago but what with
my hospital stay and a few business problems afterwards
I have been slow in putting this page together.
This
is how Bill described himself:
I
am a middle aged eccentric, pleasantly single again
after a long marriage. Cooking as a hobby came shortly
after cooking became a neccessity in my new solo lifestyle.
It also became my mission to remind people who are
suddenly on their own, either by choice as in my case,
or by chance, that learning how to cook a healthy
meal is one of their most immediate and important
challenges.
Living
alone, requires more creativity to maintain interest,
stay on a budget, and still remain healthy. Learning
to cook solo style meals has become my new hobby and
can be very useful for those of us who choose to remain
independent.
I
grew up in Glenview, Illinois, just north of Chicago.
After
being an undergraduate, I worked for the Illinois
Department of Mental Health writing job descriptions
. . . which may have been my first job that required
any creativity. Then back to school for a Graduate
Degree in Hospital Administration, followed by fifteen
years of "administrivia" in Veterans Hospitals
in five different states.
My
last job with the VA was in Saint Cloud, Minnesota
where I have lived for 25 years now. I did not start
cooking until after I left the government and started
working afternoons and evenings as a professional
fundraiser. Because of the odd hours I had to make
my own dinner. I also enjoy baking, and because there
is too much for me to eat, I bring a lot of muffins
and cookies to work for my co-workers.
Bill
Hilbrich
