Me

Hi There – I am new at this game!..and to be honest, I feel a bit intimidated!

I am just a mom who, has a bit of an unusual life story. Cooking has become a “main” in my life, – not because I love it but more out of necessity! I am a mom of 3 having lived abroad – mostly Asia – for 20 years of my life. Our children are all born and brought up in Asia and this has obviously introduced us to some challenges in regards to foods – cooking baby foods from scratch, using unfamiliar ingredients, being sensible about left overs and avoiding too much spill. I realize, that I have become quite able in using a variety of foods, using left overs in new dishes, not discarding foods…you never know what is available in the shops tomorrow.

But also seeing that people around you are short on food has given me awareness of food, food waste and avoiding spill in general.

The name of this site as been created from a brainstorm on how I see food and products in general. In my point of view, you find a huge number of recipes that involves a constant search of products. In our own household, I too make dinners, lunches and brunches using recipes from scratch with newly bought groceries – but often I end up with a bit of this and a bit of that, leftovers and more that I incorporate in new dishes, minimizing extra shopping and avoiding waste. This website/blog is about the potential of food, the essentials, credentials and more “tials” thereby coming up with FOODential. It is all about food but minimizing waste!

Save your food, save on your accounts, save time and help save the world!