balanced palate

Hi, Welcome!

I’m Jamie. Here’s a little bit about me and my blog…

I’m from Chicago, living in San Diego.

I love to cook, to create, to share and to inspire…

I am frustrated with our food system. I feel we should get back to our roots. Eat foods the way nature intended them Slow down and enjoy meals with friends. Appreciate the simple things.

I promote balancing all things in our lives. It is so important to be balanced. Keeps us sane, allows our creative potential to shine!

Thank you for being here, for reading my thoughts, for seeing things through my lens, from my perspective.

Enjoy!

 

On Balance:

When all things are balanced, it’s hard to depict each individual aspect, each unique flavor. Everything blends so smoothly, flows naturally. Nothing defines, overpowers. All parts become one.

I strive to not only apply this concept to cooking, but also to living my life. Life as a grand palate. Balance all there is. A pinch of this, a splash of that. With passion, and always with love.

My life’s palate is composed of many things: cooking and baking- traveling-photography- gardening- yoga- music- crafts- reading- hiking- writing- meeting new people- trying new things…

Every day is a new adventure!  It’s true. The Balanced Palate will chronicle the balancing of my many adventures- mostly in the kitchen, but also throughout beautiful San Diego- and beyond! I am still new here, so while I continue to explore the year round organic produce, the mountains, the ocean- and everything else there is- please join me!

I am a total free spirit in the kitchen- so while I can promise recipe inspiration, techniques, and tips, I cannot promise precise measurements. You will see that I focus heavily on local, sustainable, organic eating. Not just in the produce, but in traditions and in community. There is nothing better than creating then sitting down and enjoying a good meal with good friends. It’s the simple things that count.

It is my wish that everyone can experience this simplicity- and I hope that by reading the Balanced Palate that I inspire you a little bit. To slow down and take time- to consider your food’s source and expand your horizons in the kitchen. To cook seasonally and understand how that affects our world as a whole.

So, grab some coffee, throw out your measuring spoons, and stay a while. :)

PS: Please check out my page for kids cooking classes.

PSS: I am the Hillcrest Market Girl. Check out my Farmers Market Relates posts over there!