Welcome to my blog! I’m Alye and I’m passionate about
healthy, cheap, easy, quick, and meatless food. I’m also passionate about David
Lynch movies, true crime podcasts, and the ongoing success of Cardi B. I live in Los Angeles and work seven
days a week between my two jobs, so I’m always trying to save money and time
and find a little joy in my life. I absolutely love to cook, though to be
honest I’m not very good at it (lol), so I’m always learning new
techniques and trying new foods. I love how creative cooking can be; it’s unbelievably satisfying
taking a bunch of raw ingredients and turning them into a delicious and
cohesive meal. Cooking is challenging, rewarding, and can really improve your
overall well-being in more ways than just physical health, so I created this
blog to help inspire other people to cook more, try new foods, or even eat less
meat. Besides cooking I love working out, writing, and talking shit with my
friends.
My hope is that this blog provides a toolkit of ideas for
your meals, rather than a recipe box. My favorite aspect of cooking is how
improvisational it is—no two meals are ever exactly the same. Like jazz! So I
wouldn’t really call what I’m sharing “recipes,” so much as “ideas” to reference
and riff on. I encourage you to try your own thing and give me feedback on what
works and what doesn’t. Or just send me nice, uplifting messages or pictures of
your dog.
One of my least favorite aspects of food blogs is the
expectation that you have a fully-stocked kitchen with all the gadgets in the
world. My oven doesn’t have a window, so I’ll never be able to make a soufflé ☹
Lucky for you, most of my meals require little more than an oven, a stove, basic
pots and pans, and a cutting board and chef’s knife. However, a blender is
sometimes necessary, so apologies if you don’t have access to one. I use my
roommate’s nutribullet, which absolutely rocks but I could never afford myself (s/o to Jordan!).
All of the food ideas on this blog will be meatless, because
I don’t eat meat. I’d like to take a minute to address that though—I never
encourage others to go vegetarian because I don’t think it’s a feasible
lifestyle for everyone. I don’t eat meat simply because I don’t like the
texture or taste. It’s disgusting. Raw chicken breast haunts my dreams.
It’s also really expensive, so it doesn’t really fit into my lifestyle in the
sense that I have a $30 a week grocery budget. However, I’ll never tell you
that you shouldn’t eat meat, because that’s a personal decision everyone should
make for themselves. Live your life!
Okay thanks for reading this long-ass intro! Now lets get
cookin’!