Cooking with Love

Hello my dear friends,

I feel happy and grateful. 

For the last 10 days I have been hiding in lush green and sunny Swiss Alps where I had a privilege to be the vegan cook for nearly 100 people.

I knew the drill of cooking for so many people but the old good fear of not being good enough still crippled in. I looked at it with love this time, realizing that it is only my choice of whether it will affect me or not. So with confidence and creativity I entered the kitchen. 

To me, cooking is not just cooking. It is sharing my energy, my intention and my creativity with people. It is also sharing the values of not killing animals and inspiring people to do the same. It is also about creating colourful dishes that nourish our bodies and souls.

To cook for nearly 100 people is not so easy. You have to pre-plan everything. I had thousand steps ahead of me and I felt like a fish in the sea. You have to always think about timings and delegate tasks to helpers ( thank goodness for them :) ). Soaking the grains, legumes before night, cutting hundreds of onions and making sure all the colours are on the plate. And on top of that, trying stay present and calm putting all that beautiful energy.

Cooking vegan is so fun. There is unlimited imagination and when the force of cooking is to save the animals, it also turns into some kind of activism.

These days were filled with love. The appreciation, hugs, love I received paid every sweat drop off. It is an unbelievable feeling to be feeding so many bellies and know that your energy is within them. It is incredible to receive so many happy heartfull hugs of appreciation.

I am so happy right now. To share your values, your passions and be appreciated and loved for it feels incredible.

May we all share what we love with others. May we all follow our hearts and may we all reduce the suffering in the world.

With so much love and gratitude,

Ligita