Kitchen Essentials

Welcome — if you’re new here, this page is your compass. This blog is a food diary, a living journal of flavors, cravings, curiosity, and real-life kitchen rhythm. It’s casual, intuitive, and personal — but there’s a method to the flow. Let’s walk through how to navigate it, what tools I use the most, the ingredients I keep stocked, and the simple philosophy behind the meals you’ll find here.

How to Read This Blog

This site is made up of Posts and Pages.

Posts are the diary entries — the day-to-day meals, cravings, experiments, comforts, and flavor play.
Pages (like this one) are your reference spots: the helpful, evergreen information.

You’ll notice Labels at the bottom of each post.
Labels function like categories — click any label to explore more posts in that flavor, mood, method, or ingredient family.

You can also:

Search by ingredient (strawberries, eggs, brown rice)
Search by dish or idea (frothy drinks, quick dinners, reset meals)
Search by memory keyword, so if you remember “the collard greens bowl with turmeric,” try collard greens or turmeric

This is meant to be easy, intuitive, and low-pressure — just follow your appetite.

My Core Kitchen Tools

(The things I actually use. Daily. Not for show.)

High-powered blender
Smoothies, sauces, soups — all of it starts here.
Sports blender / personal blender
For one-cup drinks, to-go blends, and quick mixes.
Cup-blender with detachable storage
Blend → remove cup → fridge. Minimal cleanup. Ideal when you're in a flow.
Food processors (2 sizes)
- A large standard processor for chopping & shredding bulk.
- A smaller Ninja-style with stacked multi-blades for fine blends.
Ninja Air Fryer
Crisps, roasts, reheats — makes leftovers into events.
Microwave (Oster)
Sometimes food just needs heat. Nothing complicated.
Electric stainless coffee frother / whisk
For silky morning drinks and thick, cloud-soft froth.
Cast iron skillet set
Heats evenly, cooks deeply, lasts forever. Season them well.
Glass food storage containers with locking lids
I avoid storing food in plastic where possible.
Glass keeps flavors pure and the fridge visually calm.
Kitchen ozone generator with hose diffuser
For cleaning produce and purifying water.
If cleaning raw meat, ozonate the water first, remove the diffuser, then add the meat.
Large colander
Necessary for washing greens, fruits, vegetables — and I always wash a lot at once.

These are the tools that support a kitchen that is functional, sensual, and streamlined.

Pantry & Freezer Staples I Always Keep On Hand

These form the backbone — the dependable ingredients that make last-minute meals still feel intentional:

Black beans
Pinto beans
Brown rice
Quinoa
Chia seeds
Eggs
Frozen strawberries
Frozen stir-fry vegetable blend
A big 6-lb bag of collard greens
Potatoes (when in stock — they solve everything)

With these, you can always build:

a grounding bowl
a restorative breakfast
a nourishing snack
a slow, layered dinner

There’s no panic in this pantry — just readiness.

My Approach to Food

Food is:

nourishment
creativity
chemistry
comfort
energy
memory

It is not rigid.
There are no food rules here — just listening.

Some days the body asks for methylene blue and mineral water.
Other days it wants a potato with bacon bits and sour cream, slow and satisfied.

Both are valid.
Both are wisdom.
Both are care.

This blog honors all of that — the whole range.

Kitchen Essentials