Once traveling to a small African village, people there named me Mariama. Someone said Mariamas love to cook. One of my namesakes appeared to be a young woman who cooked for hundreds of fishermen in the village.
Lunch at Mariama’s costs less than $1 and is ready every day at 2 p.m. Mariama’s kitchen hut is most of the time overloaded with huge pots, boiling on hot charcoal and several small fires on the soil floor.
There’s no running water, equipment, Wi-Fi or fridge under Mariama’s roof. But I guess there’s no need to mention that Mariama’s simple dishes are indescribably tastier than the $50 dinner from the well-visited touristy restaurant nearby.
So I’ve proudly kept my name in admiration of Mariama’s adorable little kitchen hut, which fed the whole village of fishermen and all the extraordinary women and girls I’ve met, who created the utmost delicious dishes like top Michelin chefs in the most primitive conditions.
I’m a food nutter (with over thirty years spent in the kitchen), a garden lover and an incurable travel addict. In love with nature and wilderness, I indulge in foraging and enjoy cooking simple, easy and affordable food made from recipes from all over the globe. One thing is for sure: it has to taste great.
I greatly admire old traditional Slavic and Mediterranean food recipes. I love to make them with pantry-ready ingredients, fresh produce from my garden, and what I find in the wild. Foraging for wild greens, herbs, and mushrooms is my passion, and I enjoy crafting new recipes inspired by nature’s gifts. Every recipe that’s been shared is thoroughly tried and tested — often many times — before it makes its way to the blog.
This blog is dedicated to all the unseen frugal cooks of the world. The ones who spend a prevailing portion of their lives in their kitchens, feeding whole generations with selfless love and devotion fused into their dishes.
So many times, they cheer up our lives, and their food, made with love and dedication, always warms our hearts, even in the darkest hours.
Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.
Take a peek at food nutter’s favorite recipes:
Pear potato soup with black trumpets
How to make helichrysum oil at home
Traditional spruce tip syrup recipe
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