One of the most meditative times of my day is when I’m cooking. ~ Gabrielle Bernstein

Cooking Makes Me Happy

So this week a friend posted a picture from one of my favorite restaurants in New Orleans, Cochon. He was there on my recommendation and even got my favorite dish, their rabbit and dumplings. While I was glad he got to enjoy it, it made me miss New Orleans terribly, likely because it’s only been a few weeks since I’ve been there. The picture at the top of the post is my little NOLA haul of parade throws. So Sunday nights for me typically mean two things, writing this blog and cooking food for the week. If I prepare good food for the the week it’s more likely that I’ll eat healthy, so it’s important for me to do. For this week I decided to make a pot of jambalaya as well as some chicken bone broth.

The reason I picked the quote I used for this week is because it really does fit for me. There is something very meditative or Zen about cooking for me. Being in the kitchen, prepping ingredients, stirring pots trying to juggle things so everything is ready when it should be allows me to get into a flow and just be there, completely focused on what I’m doing. With the giant added benefit that I get to eat what I cook. I’m a pretty good cook, my biased opinion of course, but I’ve had some other people tell me this as well. The simple fact is, we’re usually good at the things we really enjoy doing.

Last week was a bear of a week at work, it impacted my sleep and even bled into this weekend a bit. So this weekend was definitely a weekend of rest. I slept late, I exercised, I enjoyed the first sunny weekend in a while and of course I cooked. Life can throw a lot on our backs and as we’ve discussed many times before, it’s important to reset, take a step back and take care of ourselves. That’s what cooking tonight was for me, and the jambalaya was damn good!

Have a happy day my friends. ~ Rev Kane