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Dec 13, 2021Liked by Tara Monjazeb

it's a funny thing actually, but your entry reminded me of my father. whenever i enjoy a certain packet of cookies, or speak highly of this or that brand... i notice he buys it more often, sometimes exaggeratedly so. for months, our house always has cherry tomatoes because he believes i love them, and I don't have the heart to refuse his love, so i eat them always with a smile tugging up one side of my mouth. i also find myself writing 'food' on my gratitude journal. you said it better than i ever could, food is a love language.

also, abundance is one of the most beautiful poems i have ever heard. thank you for sharing

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Dec 19, 2021Liked by Tara Monjazeb

tara u have beautifully captured the sense of 'food is love'. for me, as someone who struggled with giving myself the food and love i deserve, it wasn't until this year that i fully embraced food and its connections with love. i love cooking and baking for others, thinking about them as i plan the dish, cook the dish and send the dish. but i've found the joy of enjoying food on my own too! it was such a struggle before but now im glad its one of the things i find precious in my life. this one might be my favourite newsletter of yours <3 thank you tara <33

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Dec 13, 2021Liked by Tara Monjazeb

i love this so so much thank u tara <3

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hi, tara <3 glad hearing from u days before my birthday (in case u don't post on dec 16th ) i'll considere this newsletter as my bday gift if u don't mind. back ur thoughts, i read my first english book this year "kitchen" by banana yoshimoto, still think alot how connected the main character was with the kitchen and food, i believe when we're at place like home they have this special light, the kitchen isn't different, for me when i think of food i remember my mom's food and how she likes to put a song, sing while cooking with all her heart so i feel love hugging me through my favorite dishes. it's good sharing a space with someone when ur cooking for them, immortalize the moment in ur memory, the bond you created in those moments are special.

i hope you keep cooking with a big smile for yourself and for your loved ones, sing, dance light up ur kitchen with ur memories, make new ones too. take care, stay safe, happie and healthy .

ps: recently i've been hearing alot about nara's works i hope one day i can see in person <3

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Hi Tara, I don't know if you already heard this song but your words reminds me of it.

eaJ - mom cut fruit

https://youtu.be/zQ3_3zrSaZc

Hope you like it and thanks for all your lovely letters <3

P.S.: All of your newsletters are helping me whit my english studies :)

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I've been saving this letter to read when I had a quiet moment. I could only see the first part of the title in my inbox and I was already anticipating how much I would enjoy it because I've been thinking lots lately about how food is a love language in my family, something inherited from my mom and grandma. And then I opened the email and read the rest of the title and it took my breath away. Somehow I've never thought of cooking for myself in that way. Sometimes I'm disappointed when people I love don't perceive my cooking for them as a sign of that love. Now I will always come back to this beautiful thought of how I am showing myself love in those moments and any others when I am cooking for myself. Thank you for this. 💜

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