Keeping Family Love Alive

Having family recipes and passing them down through the generations keeps family love alive. I learned this recipe from my mom. She in turn, learned it from hers. I’ve been the joyful recipient of their cooking for many years before they passed on. Whenever I make this soup, I can feel their love for me. I intentionally put my love into this recipe when I make it, to combine my love with theirs and feed it to my loved ones. This is an energetic transfer of love into food.

A wonderful example of this can be seen in a recent clip by Phil Rosenthal on Instagram that represents this experience. He got emotional taking one bite of a recipe made by Chef Salam Dakkak, of award winning restaurant Bait Maryam. Phil Rosenthal - Magic Phil gets emotional because this was a recipe her mother used to make. He could feel the energy, the love that was infused into it. He called it magic.

This magic can happen every day, with every meal, if you so choose. All it takes is intention and presence. So I invite you, no, I challenge you to try it. It doesn’t have to be a family recipe, it can start with you and your favorite recipe. While you are making it, be very mindful as you gather and prepare the ingredients. Infuse the ingredients with love, with joy, with gratitude. Tailor this experience to you.

Here is a link to my Seven Steps to Make Your Cooking a Scent-ual Experience.

Mai's Pesto

For example, if it’s a family recipe that you ate at your grandmother’s knee, relive the feelings that being with her welled up in you - joy of being paid attention to, the smell of the ingredients, the decorations in her kitchen, the way she cut up the vegetables… etc. Then send the energy from those feelings into your food as you cook. When you take your first bite, close your eyes. Taste with all your senses, and with your heart.

Take an opportunity to experiment when you eat food that others have cooked. Can you taste the love? Or can you tell it was just a functional preparation? Heck, try it with your food when you throw things together and compare it to when you intentionally infuse it with energy.

This works for all energy. My friend used to own a restaurant and tasted a soup that was made by a chef who was angry that day - it was very bitter.

Have fun and discover what else you can taste? Sadness, frustration, feeling rushed? Keep this in mind the next time you cook. You can get a double dose of goodness by first infusing love into your meal, and then when you eat it. By the way, this is a wonderful way of taking care of yourself first. Subscribe to my YouTube channel to discover more amazing recipes you can infuse with magic.