Hello there! Welcome back to the kitchen — or at least, the thoughts spilling out of mine. WordPress.com threw out a writing prompt the other day: “What food would you say is your specialty?” Now, that’s a loaded question. I’ve made some genuinely yummy things in my time, but if I have to name a champion, a true, consistent winner that brings the whole house running, it has to be my baked ziti — a family favorite.
I’m going to level with you: I have a serious, passionate, and perhaps slightly obsessive relationship with sugar. This intense sweet tooth has made navigating the world of low-carb living particularly challenging, specifically my ongoing battle with sugar addiction and keto diet principles. Not the polite, occasional kind of relationship, but the sort where I know I should break up, but the pull is just too strong. If love is a battlefield, then my kitchen pantry is definitely ground zero, and sugar is the highly-attractive-but-terrible-for-me ex I keep inviting back.
Let’s get one thing out of the way: I’m not a nutritionist, personal trainer, or someone who can give up bread without having a small identity crisis. But after one month on the keto diet, I’ve lost 11 kilograms. And yes, I’m just as surprised as you are.