I have often seen many women cook in their kitchens without aprons on, and have wondered how they manage to do it. I am a klutz: a good cook, but a clumsy cook. I cannot possibly go through a day in my kitchen without either splashing water everywhere or spilling something on myself. I ruined many a favorite t-shirt before learning the magic of saving my clothes from cooking mishaps. Actually, I didn’t quite learn my lesson; my mom taught it to me.

A busy mother of four, it seems I never have enough time to cook. When I do get the time, I am usually so rushed that invariably I drop or spill something on my clothes. One day my mom saw me ruining this lovely top she gave me for my birthday, and decided that she needed to do something about it. She brought me two gorgeous aprons, and I have been wearing them ever since. Needless to say, my clothes have a longer shelf life now.

If my aprons could talk, you would be shocked and appalled at what they have been through. I have completely destroyed at least 10 aprons in just the last 3 years. You would actually feel sorry for my aprons, if you spent a day watching me cook. I rely on them so much, since everything from sauces to meat is splattered all over my apron. My clothes, on the other hand, have been incredibly relieved. Happiest of all is my husband, who says he’s saved a fortune ever since my mom brought me those aprons.

My mom’s aprons were the ones that got me hooked, but those two have long since bit the dust. Some of my latest favorites are a couple of funny aprons that are signed by my husband. On one of them he wrote, “I’m all yours, let’s get dirty.” Of course, I have the typical one that says “Don’t mess with the chef,” but my favorite apron of all is the one my husband got for me which reads “If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen.” In close competition, though, is the apron my children made for me one Mother’s Day that says “She may not make pizzas or pudding everyday, but our mommy makes the best food ever”.

I have acquired quite a collection of aprons now, and I love to actually wear them inside of ”saving” them in a drawer somewhere. Many times I wear one and think of what the apron has endured over time. Oil spills, curry paste smears, sauces, gravy, and the like. Ask my apron and you’ll know the truth.

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For my daughters first birthday, my husband I wanted to throw a grand party. We called our whole family over. I love cooking, and enjoy coming up with my own recipes. It seems I am always inventing and trying out something new. Whenever I am cooking, I never, ever wear aprons.  That is, I never did until the day I lost my best dress to a bottle of sauce!

As usual, I was slaving away in the kitchen one Sunday afternoon after church. I didn’t have an apron on even though my husband suggested I should. But I figured I was doing fine without it. I was making a really saucy, cheesy, chicken pasta for lunch, at the same time as I was whipping up a shepherd’s pie for that night’s church potluck. Always a great multi-tasker in the kitchen, I was also working on a chocolate dessert and some shrimp appetizers. As you can imagine, my kitchen was a mess with all the raw meats and sauces and spices all over my counters.

I had so much cooking to do, it was a good thing my baby daughter was asleep.  I did have the baby monitor right beside me, though, and like a new mother I had to stop what I was doing and run in to check on her every time I heard a yawn, sniffle, or cry.

By 6:00 pm I wasn’t entirely finished but I realized I needed to change and get the baby ready to leave for the potluck. I changed my daughter, and since I only had the salad dressing to do, I decided it was safe for me to change back into my Sunday dress. I wore a beautiful peach dress my husband had bought for me one Easter.

I went into my kitchen, finished the salad dressing, and started clearing the platform. While pouring the leftover pasta into a jar to save it, I dropped the jar and it splattered all over my new dress. Tears started streaming down my face; my husband rushed to see what had happened. He was very sweet, and consoled me, saying he would buy me another dress.

Lucky for me, he never said I told you so about the apron. The potluck was a lot of fun and people did compliment me on my shepherd’s pie. The next day my husband walked home with a gift for me. I thought it would be a new dress, but when I opened it, it was a funny apron that “I told you so” right on the bib!

Now I never ever cook or clean without my apron! I wear it diligently and I’m not complaining.

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Mom has a beautiful kitchen and hates me walking in because I always end up disrupting it. The only reason why I visit my kitchen now is to grab a quick bite of leftovers.  I used to use some of the kitchen stuff for my exciting science experiments, but that is all in the past.

When my mom learned that I was using her precious kitchen for my experiments (which nearly always ended in disaster), I was banned from entering the kitchen. I got in trouble more times than I can count for using Mom’s apron to either mop up acids I spilled on the floor, or to wipe them off the counter.  I can’t tell you how much that just bugged Mom. She is extremely particular about her apron; like I said, my mom treats the kitchen like a castle and the apron is her “gold crown”.

One day Mom was out shopping for groceries and I decided to sneak into the castle. I put one of my latest experiments to work. I was working with sulphuric acid and a few other mixtures. Before I knew it, the test tube mysteriously exploded.  Some of the acid spilled on the floor, and there was glass from the test tube everywhere. I started to panic when I heard the sound of a car in the driveway. I knew it was Mom, so I grabbed the closest cloth I could reach and started mopping the floor lightening fast. As luck would have it, the only thing near me was one of Mom’s funny aprons, which were her favorite. I grabbed it and quickly mopped the acid on the floor. I was sure I left no signs of an accident.

An hour later I found a furious mom walk into my room holding her favourite apron in her hand and demanding what I did in the kitchen. I denied it until she held out her favourite apron, which by the way had holes all over it. The apron was no good anymore as I had used it to wipe off the acid; it was all eaten up and only fit for the garbage.

Mom now has the kitchen under lock and key, and snacks are kept on the dining table so that I never have to go into the kitchen. Even today, Mom pines over her burnt apron!

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For many people fashion is everything. There are people who cannot live without the latest hot accessories or clothing. For these people staying up to date with the market is far more important than money. Fashion has made its presence felt in everything from apparel to bed linens, shoes to bathroom fixtures.  Even kitchen aprons are not spared; you can find them in the best designer stores.

Mark was not a chef from a 5 star hotel; he was a café owner in a small town in Australia. He loved to work in the café and at all times he had his designer apron on. He bought this apron from Italy. This was not one of those funny aprons, but a very expensive, exclusive chef’s apron.  Though it cost him a lot of money, he couldn’t resist it. He was not rich but he loved to cook and take care of his cafe (and of course his designer apron). Mark was so attracted to this particular apron that he wouldn’t start work if he was not wearing his special kitchen apron.

One Saturday he gave his clothes to the cleaning lady to do the laundry, and his cherished apron was buried in with the clothes that required washing. The next morning the cleaning lady returned the clothes along with the apron. Mark happily took the bundle of clothes, but on opening the bundle he saw that his much-loved apron seemed to have turned… a little pink. He dropped everything and marched right over to the cleaning lady’s house!  She could do anything but apologize and agree to work off the amount in order to pay for the loss. As for Mark, he went home a sad man.

Without his apron he did not feel like working, but in order to survive he had no choice. He came to a conclusion that he would go all the way back to Italy and buy another apron. He emptied out his savings, and even borrowed a little. His trip to Italy was a great success and he did find what he wanted. What a joy to wear the same apron again!

Life had returned to normal, except for the large hole in his bank account! Nevertheless, with his new apron, Mark was a happy man. One fine day he went shopping in his hometown. In one of the open window shops he saw an apron that looked just his beloved Italian chef’s apron. He couldn’t believe his eyes. No sooner had he asked the shopkeeper the cost of the apron, than he fainted right on the spot. It was under $100.00! 

Mark still loves his apron, but he hates to hear customers tell him that they saw that apron in the shop around the corner!

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