Come On In

I tend not to like blogs, unless they’re written by Frank Bruni. Mostly, I think they’re vehicles for people to whine and flash their life’s problems all over the internet.

There won’t be any flashing in my blog.

My blog will be all about food, cooking, baking, eating, indulging.

Food fascinates me; it has always been at the center of my life. For much of my youth and teenage years, I was obsessed with food. Granted, from age 12 to 16, I didn’t eat much of it (I was diagnosed with anorexia as a young teen), and from ages 16 to 19, I ate way too much (I was diagnosed with bulimia for much of that time). I pretended to be disgusted with food, but to be honest, nothing could have held my interest more.

Fast forward a few years; I’m 21, healthy, and happy. I adore food. I love the way garlic smells in a frying pan, the crunch pinenuts acquire after toasting. I love licking frosting off my fingers and popping a cherry tomato in my mouth before sitting down to a salad. I love all of this and more because I realize that food is special, telling, and personal. I know I’m lucky to have been able to channel my passion in such a way. The sheer prospect of turning an illness into a talent, a love, is so thrilling to me. I want to share and shout about it.

How we feed ourselves is one of the most important ways we define ourselves, and I refuse to define myself with iceberg lettuce (14 year old Rochelle) or with an industrial-size bag of cheese curls (18 year old Rochelle).

Rather, I want to define myself with indulgent classics, smart nutrition, sophisticated twists.

Eating is boring; savoring, lingering is sexy and exciting.

What is food to you? :)

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