It is a sweltering New York summer day so I thought why not today. Why not get courageous enough to open up this little blog to the world. After three years of thinking about it, I’m actually doing it. You’d think having a baby would postpone the realization of any personal ideas until a later, much freer future but to my own shock, I find myself more focused, determined and generally productive these days. I’m sure most mothers can relate, especially those who are out of the pure chaos of the first six sleepless months. Congrats on that!
There will be lots of food on these pages with plenty of instructions, suggestions and tips. I’ll gladly share all I have learnt since the time I didn’t know how to cook at all. I read numerous nutrition books and articles, watch food documentaries, which influence the way I treat my body and food. I hope you will benefit from my knowledge and research as well. I’ll share my story of Baby Led Weaning (what is it) in hopes of alleviating the stress of many first time moms who don’t know where to begin and how and what to feed to their baby. I really wish to inspire you to eat healthy and offer the most nutritional things that also taste good to your family and especially your kids.
But this post is not about ingredients, healthy eating, any food trend or how to best feed your kids. It’s about no rules, improvisation and following your intuition. The best things in life come from the heart and from breaking the rules. That’s how I like to cook. I can barely follow a recipe without adding something of my own or changing it entirely, of course at a certain cost especially with baking! But it’s fun and more often than not you become an inventor of something unique and delicious. I hope my posts motivate you to create your OWN food, be it through trial and error. There is a huge satisfaction to be found in making something on a whim that actually tastes good to you, your family or your neighbor (I have some lovely neighbors who peek in once in a while to steal a cookie or two). If your husband, wife, child or friend comes for a second helping, it will leave you with a smile for the rest of the day. If you are just starting out, you might be surprised at how fast you become good, or it might take you just a bit of time to build up essential skills and knowledge before you start to rock in the kitchen.
Oh, and trust me, we as a family go way off course quite often. It is fun and it is encouraged: a balanced approach makes healthy eating sustainable, especially for those who haven’t yet learnt to love the “good-for-you” foods.
So follow along my journey of mommyhood imperfections, healthy kitchen adventures and attempts to raise a self-reliant, food-loving, soulful human being.
A little about me and my eating beliefs here.
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