good lookin’ home cookin’
Instead of seeing it as futile or depressing, we can see the limitlessness of the job ahead of us as a source of continual inspiration.
Pema Chödrön
In response to questions and comments regarding health coaching, my personal studies of Ayurveda, and how I concoct my plant-based eats, I invite you to join me in a simple yet effective one-week challenge to cook at least one meal a day at home.
You can register, follow, and participate at any time on Instagram or Facebook, and include #messydeliciouskitchen in posts/stories to share what you’re creating.
I have extensive experience after years of figuring out simple yet efficient ways to cook nourishing, healthy meals – all while running around NYC like a pinball machine. I truly believe in the power of creating lifelong habits that are sustainable for our mind, body, and planet.
In the meantime, I encourage you to ask yourself these questions, and take inventory of/journal how you feel throughout the process:
- Why is this topic and practice of cooking fresh meals at home important to me? Why am I interested in following along and/or participating in this challenge?
- Why – if at all – does this trigger me in some way? What about this makes me nervous or confused, and makes me want to stay in my comfort zone rather than try this on for size?
- What worked today/what did I enjoy about this process?
- What can I do differently tomorrow/what was challenging about this process?
- How does this act of cooking at home make me feel – overwhelmed, excited, confused, empowered?
- How does it feel to eat/serve the food I prepared?
Based on the answers to your questions, consider how you’ll move forward with this task of cooking 1 meal a day at home. Give yourself creative authority to make anything you like – whatever brings you joy and feels feasible for you.
You can prepare ahead of time by chopping vegetables, researching recipes, or writing down a meal plan – or simply go with your gut [literally] and whip something up on the fly.
Remember: this is about acting from a place of curiosity and self-love, as I assume one of the reasons you are still reading is to better care for yourself, which cares for your loved ones to boot.
So go forth without needing to result in something perfect; with appreciation for yourself for being willing to nourish your body, and for Mama Earth who provides us with the nourishment we need.
By cultivating community around these efforts, we support ourselves and each other on the individual and collective mission to care for ourselves, for the people in our lives, and for the planet on which we all live.
This is not about cleansing – this is about integrating and maintaining healthy, nurturing food and lifestyle practices into your life.
This is about honoring both the messiness and deliciousness that goes alongside experimenting, cooking, and being human.
*Check out Sarah Pachelli or Sakara if you are seeking meal delivery and more of a cleanse.
Read the newsletter for home cooking inspo, Costa Rica and Dordogne retreats in 2020, nourishing discounts from the likes of Sakara and Taza Ayurveda, a really inspiring podcast on intuitive eating, and good vibes.
Onward.
Photo by Ian Nelson: Christmas sourdough 2018 in Santa Rosa, CA.
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