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Yes, all I want right now is my roasted tomato and red pepper soup served with fresh sourdough mozzarella and pesto toasties for dunking. Want the recipe? Then hit the link in my bio to shop my cookbook WHOLE - bowl food for balance. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #wholecookbook #mindfuleating #healthyeating #foodphotography #f52grams #feedfeed #buzzfeast #foodie_features #foodvsco #beautifulcuisine #foodblog #huffposttaste #thetrufflejournal #onthetable #gloobyfood #kitchenbowl #onthetableproject

Kintsugi (金継ぎ, "golden joinery"), also known as Kintsukuroi (金繕い, "golden repair"), is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, a method similar to the maki-e technique. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise.
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This bowl was made for me by @mervyngersceramics. I share it with you at the back of my book. It’s a symbol of healing to me. One that shows me my past doesn’t define me but rather is part of me and that the future is what I make of it, my health included. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The quote I chose is a Leonard Cohen one. “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A journey of healing starts with the willingness to look inward. To truly look at who you are and how you move through this existence. To acknowledge both the dark and light and be brave enough to step into your fears. Surround yourself with loving, strong people because there will be many moments that you will need them. Learn to take support because you to, are worthy of love. Remember that you are a child of the universe. Speak your truth even if your voice shakes because healing is one of the most critical acts of self love. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
“Start over; my darling
Be brave enough to find the life you want and courageous enough to chase it.
Then start over and love yourself the way you were always meant to” - Madelyn Beck. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #selflove #healing #selfloveaintselfish #thetrufflejournal #ihavethebestfriendsever

I’m sitting listening to the rain and it has me craving a labor of love. My egg plant parmigiana from my cookbook WHOLE bowl food for balance. It’s hearty, warming and healthy. What more could you want? #wholecookbook •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #healthyeating #balance #foodphotography #f52grams #feedfeed #buzzfeast #foodie_features #foodvsco #beautifulcuisine #foodblog #huffposttaste #thetrufflejournal #onthetable #gloobyfood #kitchenbowl #onthetableproject

Throw back to shooting one of my all time favourite spots in Cape Town @theshortmarketclub. If you haven’t visited then you are truly missing out! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #thetrufflejournal #capetownliving #capetownmag #tbt #shortmarketclub #capetownrestaurants #foodphotography #beautifulcuisines

She was brave and took life in her stride. One step at a time she found herself and realized she was home all along 💙•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Hanging in Hermanus at The Marine with @mcgrathhotels is up on the blog. One of my all time favourite weekend getaways. Hit the link in my bio to find out where you should book next! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #thetrufflejournal #capetownmag #mcgrathcollection #themarine #hermanus #visithermanus #dametraveler #sheisnotlost #visitsouthafrica #wearetravelgirls

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