I was born in Albania, located in the southwest corner of Eastern Europe. I crossed the Atlantic at seventeen, but part of me never left Albania. I now live in East Texas (a fascination with the East perhaps?) with my husband and our little boy.
The kitchen is my playground where I am surrounded by pots and pans, bushels of vegetables and bowls full of fruit. It is where memories of Albania are rewound and replayed, experienced anew, with a few added spices, techniques, and flavors. The kitchen is where I rest, learn, experiment; it is where the many parts of myself collide onto each other, like strangers in the street. They turn to look and meet a familiar gaze, a part of self that was missing, and in a moment of magic, they embrace, like perfectly married ingredients; they comprise a whole of many parts.
I just graduated (May 2009) with an MA in English and I finally have time to write about food and hobbies, and not Marxist or Postmodern Theory, which I do enjoy, strangely enough. This blog has been on my mind for a while. It is a place where I relax and sit down with a cup of coffee, and have a good conversation, sharing stories and recipes with readers. My hope is that it will transform into a place where a community of people passionate about food, travel, and home can meet and have significant exchanges and inspiration.
I love sharing my thoughts and eats, and I already feel like I am nurturing a small baby into maturity. As all new mothers, at times I may question myself, make mistakes, but as all loving mothers, I will keep writing, sharing, and loving this little world I am creating. I hope it is a safe place where you can sit and enjoy. I hope we can talk and communicate and share our experiences here, like good old friends that meet after a long time and pick up mid-conversation, as if they never had been apart.
If you would like to write to me, you may do so at radadaisy (at) [gmail] (dot) [com].
Welcome to The Split Pea! Thank you for peeking in and stop by anytime!
-E.
Notes:
- I reserve the right to delete any comments that are disrespectful and mean-spirited to me or any other participants in this blog.
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