I express myself through food. I’m an artist at heart.

I’ve learned and grown, and these days I’m integrating all aspects of myself and what I’m passionate about into this project of creating recipes based on my childhood, my experiences, and my own creativity. I love what I’m doing in now “in my golden years”.

My many incarnations that brought me to this 70th cycle of my life.

I’m a dreamer and creator. Since I was a child I always asked the “what if” questions. With food and flavor it’s so much fun, I see in my mind combinations and I think, “what if I made it this way?” Even if it’s a massive fail in my mind, my beautiful friends will try it and say it’s good. But when I nail it, they say it’s incredible. 

Everything I make is fresh , I can’t resist fresh vegetables! They are a thing of beauty. My family did not cook eggplant, but I find myself buying them because they are beautiful. The glossy purple skin, the smoothness of them, the cute little green cap. I buy all kinds of things I’ve not grown up with, just because I can’t wait to work with them. Sometimes it’s a win win, sometimes not. 

I have to say, eggplant is challenging, but I do love it! I’ve embraced Napa cabbage, every green choy I can find, and fresh ginger, (which I hate to peel) and a myriad of Asian vegetables. My world opened up studying Indian, Peruvian and African cuisines. I love Filipino Fusion at the moment!

Nothing I make is exactly like the last time I made it. There’s such a variation in vegetables. I’m not a computer, I cook by smell and taste. The only consistent thing is, that I pick, wash, sort and chop the vegetables with my own hands, because I care about what I do and how I do it. There’s an art to it, a meditative ritual that I find relaxing and refreshing. When my hands are busy my mind gets crazy creative. The grind becomes my safety net. 

Welcome to my world. I just want to make good food to feed the body and soul. And let’s face it, cooked meat is grey. I live my world in color.
Just look at these beautiful creations in all their glorious hues.