Growing up in a family of six kids meant a lot of hungry mouths to feed! My mom's delicious cooking really whetted my appetite to create meals as yummy as hers (my dad had a few tricks up his sleeve too), but it wasn't until I was living on my own that I began to cook... Read more.
A few months ago, I spent some time doing volunteer work in Kenya through the volunteer agency International Volunteer HQ. I stayed with a Kenyan family and volunteered at an orphanage, Internally Displaced Persons camps, and with the Masai (warrior tribes in Kenya). It was an extremely moving experience. Read more.
“Being a chef is like being a ninja.”
Susur Lee’s mantra from Top Chef Masters, Season Two, rang in Balanced Ninja’s ears. Balanced had not yet earned her Food Ninja badge. She desperately wanted to achieve that level of excellence, so when she heard senseis Fuji, Bella, and Salty Ninjas were holding trials, Balanced was determined to enter.
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