Listen !!!! I am so proud of myself , we are on day 35 and I can look back with so much pride. Before this I didn’t know that I was capable of creating nutritious meals for my family for 35 days straight . We talking 3 good meals a day and never once did I fail them . So I will wait for that mother of the Covid award everybody !!!

I basically had to find what works . Some nights I would defrost whatever I am preparing for the next day. I think the first 21 days were the hardest because I was very tight scheduled , strict and just didn’t want to drop the ball. But I believe after that I became more confident on my abilities and I also realized that I was being too hard on myself . So I took things slightly easier . Instead of making a full breakfast for everyone I just prepared corn flakes 🤷🏿‍♀️something I am not used to but everyone improvised and honestly everyone has been good team members and very grateful for all the trouble I got through .

Even in this state of uncertainty, I am just grateful for a moment to pause and show up for my family in a manner that would have been completely impossible had it not been for COVID .

I have never baked like this in my entire life ! The consistency , the curiosity and the amount of patience I have to try out new things has surprised me !!! I am throughly grateful for a moment to create these beautiful memories for myself and family alike.

With the shops having long queues because of the social distancing , I had to look for alternatives to bread 🍞 and baking has saved my life .

Baking buns is by far my biggest and most favorite baking achievement!! And I will tell you why . My mother used to make these soft fluffy buns that used to call my name and wake me up from the bed no matter how early in the morning it was. These buns remind me of home and they just bring so many memories of my life growing up and watching my mother making coal fire and mixing the flour to make these . I was pleasantly surprised that I did a good job for a first attempt 👍🏾👍🏾. There is nothing in the world that smells like these buns and everyone in my family said they could smell them from my phone – listen that’s a compliment I’d take any day all time. My mother thought I got an instant flour (as I am known for keeping things easy) and she was impressed that I made these from scratch . Anyway do check @thelazymakoti for the recipe 👍🏾👍🏾

Cheese cake 🍰 – I made my own cheese cake from scratch ! I felt all kind of feelings because I have been eating this dessert which is my ultimate favorite for yeeeaaaarrssss , this is the dessert that was served on my wedding day too . I bought the kit a while back , I probably had it for six months already and only now I got to try it ! All I can say is – this was the best cheesecake I have ever tasted – okay – 😃. Come dine with me here I comeeee 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾

Pancakes 🥞- there is no life without pancakes in my house oooaakaaay. The girls really love it and we now know how to make them from scratch . Easy peasy lemon squeezy as the girls would say ! Yummy 😋

20 days later!!!!! Woooow we are making it , one day at a time !

Preparing three meals a day has never been so challenging 😛😛😛😛jeeeeeerrrrr . My family has different preferences and unfortunately there are a number of food items that we cannot all eat at the same time. Luckily for me I have been cooking since day one I met KG and I have figured how to unlock my food choices. Some days I still found myself cooking two or three dishes at the same time just so that everyone is accommodated….. and it has been rough to say the least !

Cooking is my way of showing up for my family . Look , at the end of the day we have to eat so my take is , let that ritual be exciting and at least memorable . The thing about food for me is that it creates memories . I remember how my mom used to bake for us and the smell of freshly baked buns gave me a sense of home and belonging. And that is what I am trying to create for my family .

Good food compliments my home making process 😋😋😋😋

So it has been rough and exciting , baking from fat cakes , pizza 🍕 , scones to red velvet muffins !!!! The girls had so much fun and it’s been our great fun time activity !!

Here are just few of pictures I got to take and I think we will always look back at this experience with a huge sense of gratitude for the meals we shared together as a family.

For the next 14 days I will be reducing my time spent in the kitchen to allow myself more studying time as KG will be showing off his culinary skills in the kitchen – he is the sandwich king in the family and I just can’t wait to dig in 😋😋😋. I will share some of those at the end of the lockdown🤗

Happy cooking 🥘 and enjoy the pictures . If you ever need a go to place for cooking inspiration @Chefnthabit also on @well.maid is my absolute favorite!!!!

We had a rainy day today and was craving some chicken soup/ curry

Curry 🍛 stews are my best dishes … I absolute outdo myself . The taste is so heavenly

And so I delivered with some home made buns I call them . Made from plain yoghurt and self raising flower . Got this recipe from @foodiesa

I cannot wait to have some more in my lunch box tomorrow

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Just good food for my soul

Did my first Briani and I nailed it …. so proud

One of my vision board letters in the quality of life I envisioned and I am in that season of growing in family and in laws alike . So we get to host

And when we do host

We feast

I love me some good food

This is how my weekend went !!

We pulled all stops ❤️

Our lunch boxes are looking so yummy 😋