Why Vibrational Cooking is King

Make Do is done, this is about reclaiming our power in the kitchen.

In my own words, I would describe intuitive cooking as a skill that was developed through generations of thoughtful people using what was available, and making it delicious. I believe its origins are vast, and there are many parts of the craft belonging to both our free and enslaved ancestors who preserved short seasoned fruits and vegetables out of necessity and care. Here in this place I’m from, the experts are the ones who tend backyard gardens every summer, salad patches in the fall and forage creasy greens and poke sallet in the spring. They take down jars of what the summer gifted us throughout the winter, when rest is the harvest of choice. They descend from folk who were stewards of this information and kept their secret gardens hidden behind the colorful rows of hollyhocks; standing proud and protective. A millennia of artists, chefs, botanists, engineers, seamstresses, doctors, healers, and seed keepers who’s understandings made it to us by way of warm hands folding it into the fabric of our existence. And like them, we are the next to sprinkle in our lil’ somethin special. 

I view intuitive cooking as a tool that gives us access to more. It flips overconsumption and perfection on their heads. It can be this magical portal into abundance that starts with the way you view your food, but then expands into the ways you move through the world. In its most refined sense it's a denial of our society's thoughts on wealth; and a nod to centuries old survival tactics that were born from knowledge, understanding, and reciprocity—not just need. This is about honoring our past to make our future possible.

With every meal we cook without the use of rigid recipes, we strengthen our food intuition. We lean a little further into the vibration of flavor. We reroute our understanding of metrics, and create our own language to describe the amount we decide to add in—this time, for reasons both known and unknown. Cooking can be agency affirming, meditative, a gift, love offering, a universal way of communicating so many things with no words at all. Beyond learning methods to make food taste great with no recipe, the gift of intuitive cooking is freedom. It’s also confidence, and a more responsible way of consuming, sharing, and indulging. 

If this sounds like something you are interested in exploring and if you like delicious food, consider joining for easeful recipes, advice, and a good kiki with me in the kitchen.