Welcome to Blissful Kitchen and the Blissful Kitchen online community! Through my new website, users can view, share, post, and rate recipes. You can post questions about cooking for me or one of the guest panel professionals to answer. Spread your enthusiasm and love of food by sharing recipes, contributing ratings, and sending me questions about recipes and cooking techniques. The Blissful Kitchen platform allows registered users to connect and share recipes, learn best practices, post pictures of food creations, and share comments. Blissful Kitchen is your source of engaging online discussions about all things food related. Coming soon will be virtual cooking and food competitions for participants to showcase recipes while giving and receiving feedback from like-minded culinary enthusiasts. We support online culinary networking where users record ideas, request input about their food adventures, and receive advice and information from culinary professionals and home cooks alike.

My passion for flavorful and vibrant foods began watching my mother, grandmother, and cousins who are all exceptional cooks known for hosting legendary parties. Growing up in a multi-ethnic family meant we enjoyed everything from curry to cauliflower cheese sauce and scones. I learned about culture and flavors from living in four countries and travelling to over twenty-five countries which formed the basis for a professional cooking career after graduating from culinary school. My corporate meeting management experience blended perfectly with a passion for creating memorable experiences through food, so I launched Blissful Kitchen catering and events in 2003.

After running my company for over twelve years, I packed up my chef shoes and returned to the corporate world but my passion for connecting with people, culture, and cooking never left me. I continued to work with select clients for many years. Appreciating global flavors makes the world feel smaller, expands our understanding of people, and how we are all connected. Blissful Kitchen’s ethos has always been to share food, create memories, and celebrate connections. My mission is to build a joyful community of food lovers who share recipes and learn expert tips from contributing professionally trained chefs. Technique matters if you are baking a cake from scratch or following a simple recipe. The right technique can positively transform a final product.

Life-long memories are made in kitchens. From glamorous aspirational high-end kitchens to rented apartment kitchens to rural outdoor kitchens with wood fires and dirt floors, all these spaces generate aromas and taste memories that imprint our lives. Join our community to find inspiration and recipes from around the globe!

In my glory days. Bride of basil? Photo credit ejonesphotography.com