Hey there! 
I'm Rachel, a small-town girl from Oklahoma. I just came back to the U.S. after living in Japan for the past four years. I love all things food related, and am particularly interested in nutritional, whole-food cooking from scratch. Join me in my culinary adventures, my domestic doings, and the story of my life, one day at a time.
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I love gumbo.
Mainly because it’s spicy and has okra in it; two things I love dearly.
Did you know “gumbo” is the Bantu (language spoken in certain parts of Africa) word for okra? That is why no matter what gumbo recipe you use, you must always have okra in it. Okra-less gumbo is just [...]
Man, I’m beat.
For whatever reason, I’ve been super busy at home this morning. It’s like Monday morning comes, and suddenly I have a million things to do. I actually haven’t stopped moving and sat down until now, and it’s 1pm. Of course in 30 minutes I have to leave to go to karate. **must [...]

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