I don’t publish newsletters often enough, because I associate that with a much higher bar of being “writer-ly” and now that I’ve been paid for my writing (in the past, on this platform) I feel a certain obligation to write on that level. But I also crave community, like any human being, and wanted to talk for a minute about something I am super passionate about and don’t have enough creative outlet for: I am becoming an actually good cook!

Like, this is 20+ years in the making. Maybe longer… I have food-making memories that stick out as early signs this is my real passion. I love startups and building software products, but nothing moves me or feels more creatively aligned than serving meals. I am not sure how to align this with my career (and I don’t know that I should!) but I want to post up some things I’ve made in the past 2 weeks in hopes that you’ll take some pleasure in these creations with me and we’ll know each other a little better.

and if you read this and have suggestions for how I can take this further… even if I don’t take them… I’m open to hearing them. I feel like meals are like books: I will never ever read everything on my list but I am damn well going to try!

From left to right: vegan eggplant skewers with peanut sauce, roasted cauliflower and hen of the woods mushrooms with herbed lemon tahini sauce, rye brownies with salted caramel ganache frosting, steak chimichurri burrito with guacamole and sauces, aprium jam, Greek salad with chickpeas and feta