Claudia Black Instagram – Cabs and Cooking London 2018
I said farewell to a challenging year in a great way- donning my drag-lite garb that makes me feel my most me, to venture out with a gorgeous cousin I haven’t seen nearly enough, to a fun party. We’d given each other and ourselves permission to hate the night and scurry home early if needed, and ended up home not long before sunrise.
It was my one night off in a stretch devoted otherwise to taking care of one of my absolute favorite people who is braving chemo.
My antidote for the poison coursing through her veins is all the ways my creativity can express my love and gratitude for her, primarily though, through my cooking. Healthy clean food, bone broths etc.
Food as a “love language” though not specifically listed in the books, is a biggie for me.
My mum worked late. I craved time with her as a teen.
Once she was home from work after doing research in the lab all day, I would sit in the kitchen as she “threw the dinner on”. If memory serves she would explain a bit of the science behind her cooking methods. I learned to cook this way. And now I’m applying all I’ve learned over the years
Cooking for her older sister in London, continuing the female lineage of food made with love and as a means for connection.
For the past ten years food has been my primary medicine. I pass on now what I can and pray it serves.
My eyes welled up as I was making lunch the other day as I thought about what my aunty means to me. “Good,” I thought, “ let that feeling go into this dish. Let her feel in the food what I feel for her, how precious she is to me.” She loved that meal. She’s still talking about it. “Don’t forget that one, so you can make that again”
“ I have no idea how I made it. “
( as long as there’s love in it there will likely be no complaints)
I’ve got my feet up right now in a rare resting moment while I wait for my potatoes to get crispy,
While the 12 hr Kleftiko (slow roasted lamb) rests a tad.
My diet is mostly plant based though I occasionally have some lamb and today is a special treat.
I’m about to return to LA. To soften the inexorable grief of my departure for us both, (Continued in comments) | Posted on 08/Jan/2019 23:27:31
