If anyone follows my blog, it’s probably clear that I have been taking a break the past few years. I’ve been dealing with some serious health issues and only recently have come up with the ambition to log back on. Writing this blog has been the most enjoyable project I’ve done and I hope to return to it some day. Hopefully soon. I’ve still been working on creating recipes and have many more to share, but actually posting them to this blog has been the challenge. The world, especially the internet, has become such a hostile place since the pandemic. People are so angry and demanding, it’s difficult putting yourself out there. So I’ve been enjoying my privacy while I heal and recover from my health issues.
I’ve been doing a lot of baking which I find to be a soothing, creative practice. My IBS had healed enough that I’m eating wheat again and enjoying how easy it is to bake with gluten. I’ve been toying with the idea of expanding the recipes I share on here to include regular, non-low-FODMAP recipes. But then again I’m having trouble, wondering if it even matters. There are so many recipes out there, do mine even really matter?
This is a photo I took back in the late summer of 2023, when I was finally starting to feel better and more like myself. The sun breaking through the clouds, reflecting off the lake. It felt like a metaphor for how I was feeling at the time. I still have light to impart on the world, I just need time to emerge from what broke me.
Oh my gosh I was just thinking about you yesterday! I’m sorry for what you’ve been dealing with but I’m glad that you’re finding some outlets to nourish your soul. I absolutely understand what you’re saying about people on the internet – common decency just seems to be gone a lot of the time. Please know that I’ve always appreciated your recipes because they aren’t crazy complicated and are still delicious. Best wishes to you, whatever you decide to do.