About me & this blog

This blog was created as a result of 1.5 hours commute time saved during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the world shutting down, I was excited to bag my PhD in 6 months (let's see if I can still achieve that!). I have always been an active person filling every second of my time with activities such as - researching, exploring, going on adventures, definitely CLEANING and working out. I would do anything to avoid cooking as it was was not my jamz (it still isn't). 1 hour at the grocery store picking fresh veggies, 1 hour cleaning and chopping them, 1 hour cooking, 10 minutes eating and 30 minutes cleaning the dishes (aarrrggghhhhh!!!!!), definitely does not fit into my schedule. Being forced to stay at home for about 3 months led to the redirection of my hyperactivity into endless hours of mixing things up in the kitchen in the name of cooking.

I try to be a healthy eater without excluding any class of food because I believe in a healthy, balanced diet as opposed to exploding fad diets. I maintain a daily calorie intake not exceeding 2000 kCal. If for any reason I exceed that limit, then the next day will be a painful one to make up for it.

The question was - how do I keep a tight schedule and not be bored with the same meals everyday (as a student, these were not problems)? BOOOYAAAA!!!! The epiphany came after 2 weeks of going crazy doing nothing other than writing my thesis and publication. COOK! 

Thanks to a huge push from my sister (Ife), I have shared some of my successes and failures as an amateur cook. Good thing is there is an extra mouth to eat and judge my product irrespective of the outcome.

Enjoy.....

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