I'm Natalia, and I love food, especially making it! This portfolio is a showcase of food I've cooked or baked, videos I've recorded, and pieces I've written on anything from how I use food as a vehicle for love to reviews of my favorite restaurants.

Initially, I made this website for my Food in Literature class at Staples High School, a two-period combination between English and Culinary. Each week (until school was closed due to the pandemic), we would choose a recipe based on a challenge, cook it, and write a blog about that dish incorporating themes learned in English class. Our recipes required a central theme, as well, and mine was vegetarian cuisine. For more than five years, I've been a pollo-pescatarian, which means that I don't eat mammals. I care deeply about climate change and sustainability, and there is increasing evidence that the consumption of meat products at the rate that we are currently proceeding will not be a feasible way to protect the Earth. Since school shut down in March, I've continued to document what I cook up at home too! The result is a mixture of writings, videos, and pictures exhibiting my passion for food.