I cannot tell you who I am without telling you about my relationship with food. Why not? Because we truly are what we eat. You’re thinking I mean that metaphorically, and yes, I do. I believe we eat – we consume – by far more ways than our mouths. We are made up of everything that we feed our minds, our hearts, and our souls. But I also mean it literally. I know exactly what you’re envisioning right now. The obvious. Some sort of corporeal to culinary morphing… a guy casually eating his seven-millionth pistachio and in an instant, his hair starts growing at the speed of light and engulfs his whole body only to harden into a protective shell, and then his body just implodes into a green nut. And then maybe he shrinks. Hm. I’m actually not 100% clear on the whole notion of implosion. You? Hey, it doesn’t even matter because imploding is absolutely irrelevant to what I actually am trying to say, which is this: what we choose to eat defines who we are, just as all the choices we make in life define who we are. And let’s be thankful we’re lucky enough to afford a lifestyle in which we can make such a choice.
So, who am I? I am 1) A girl who likes making lists. Here we go:
2) Gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free. Notice the trend? It’s exactly how I feel: free. The most lively, flourishing feeling freedom imaginable. The kind of freedom that makes me want to lie on a table in some public execution venue Braveheart-style, while dairy farmers and wheat harvesters torture me till I cry it out dramatically and then the credits roll. “FREEDOM!”
3) Nuts. No, really. They make up a ridiculously high percentage of my diet. If I were a piñata, and some kid busted me open, peanut butter would just pour out me like lava. So, is it coincidence that one might describe my personality as ”nuts” as well? Um, hi… We are what we eat. Thus I prove my point. And I PROUDLY practice the belief that two handfuls of trail mix just makes me wish I had more hands, and that a half jar of peanut butter equals only one serving. Don’t even try to tell me otherwise.
4) A black hole. Well, my appetite, I mean. Bottomless and mysterious, as black holes often are. Bottomless because I am always ravenous. Mysterious because I still appreciate and savor every single bite. I eat every meal like it’s my last one, every single time. And isn’t that how it should be? Eating is one of the most soulful activities I do, because it always brings me to the present if I happen to have strayed. I eat to live in the Now.
5) Aware that being a superhero is no longer a potential career option. So “The Palate Peacemaker” – my health-minded superhero name comparable to Captain Planet – is merely my attempt at being my own superhero. The offer stands for anyone else who wishes some masked, magical-power-endowed heroine would bring peace between them and their palate in a passive way from some mysterious place across cyber space…
So that’s me. An allergen-free black hole that is bound to be full of nuts if ever explored. A passionate lover of food and a believer in its power to feed the soul just as well as the stomach. A Bird… A Plane… No, The Palate Peacemaker! Here to save my own day. Because I can.
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Nice to meet you! I love your writing style and sense of humor. I’m a fellow nut butter lover, so I had to laugh when you said that if you were a pinata peanut butter would pour out of you like lava. Same here girlie!
Can’t wait to read more! :-)
Hi Erika! Thanks so much for commenting – it gave me an opportunity to discover your blog too! It’s comforting to know you live by the nut-butter-based food pyramid as well (haha)… Anyway, so nice to meet you, and I look forward to seeing you more in cyber space! :)
Desi… we went to middle school and high school together. And we were on the tennis and golf teams together, haha. I hope you remember me – otherwise I’m going to seem like a creeper ;)
LIZ! Of COURSE I remember you, silly! So cool to have a little reunion with you in cyber space! hehe :) I had no idea about your blog, so I’m SO HAPPY you commented on mine! YAYYY! I hope you are doing well – and hope I hear from you much more now that I know you’re a fellow foodie and blogger! :) xo
Definitely keep in touch!! :)
Hello! I came via HEAB’s and I’m absolutely loving your blog!
I love your allergen-free recipes and your great sense of humor :) Can’t wait to try some of your creations and to read more of your fun posts!
Thank you so much, Stephanie! Don’t worry, I’ll keep ‘em comin’! ;o)
Hello Great Girl!!!
I am vegan too but I choose just the best recipes! Your blog has only great recipes!
Glad I fell on it! And…just a question- where do you live☼
Hello Fellow “Great Girl”!! :) I am glad you stumbled upon my blog, too! I (at the moment) live in NC. What about you?
Ops, I am in a mistake:) I decided you are in Europe because of your name. Desislava is Slavian and Desi is the short name :)
I am in Bulgaria and have my vegan blog too- it is in Bulgarian, very commented but i decided to share it with the world and to have it in English :)
WIll be glad to collaborate!
love☼
Desi,
Your Aunt Mary Kay told me about your site. I have a Gluten Free kid and am always looking for things for all of us to enjoy together. I can’t wait to explore your blog and try out your recipes. Any and all with peanut butter will be a hit with my Gf kid (and me)!
Janice
Janice! Thank you so much for checking out my site! I’m so happy to be of service. If you or your kiddo ever have any GF recipe requests, please let me know. I always love a good challenge! :)
Just found you through Chocolate Covered Katie… I’m so stoked I did, LOVE your blog :)
Desi…thank you for sharing your sweet spirit with us…I like your style…I’m learning about this wonderful world of food that you spin blissfully in…It’s new to me and its bringing joy to my days…
Blessings!
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Hi Desi! I nominated you for something on my blog! Go check out what it is!!
Thanks so much, Chrissy! I’ll check it out! :)
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