I'm Olivia and I love to cook. I also love to write.

I come from a close-knit family where food is a love language and dinner times meant a guaranteed time to gather and be with each other. Each meal brought us a little closer together. 

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After my mom died, I struggled for a long time. She felt so far away and those once-magical meals that she lovingly made for our family seemed like they were gone forever. Over time, however, I discovered that cooking her recipes, following her directions, and recreating her amazing meals brought me closer to her again. Food is amazing like that. It can even transcend the bounds of life and death. 

 

With this blog, I hope to honor her memory by making her recipes (as well as others that I just think she would like, or that help me become a better cook) and by sharing them with any and everyone. Food, after all, is meant to be shared. I want to tell the stories that are connected with these recipes and preserve them for my own kids someday. Reader, I hope you find the same joy in this food that I do. 

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Cheers! 

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