Cooking is Thinking

An image of Chtanl against a colourful background.
Beige Foods Forever

They are often stewed foods, sometimes steamed or boiled. They are foods defined by their colours first—in this context, the lack of colour, the overall sameness, somehow gets misread as a fault.

An illustration of Chantal Braganza smiles on a background of blue
Berry Season

The bush pricked everyone’s fingers and provided handfuls of blush-red fruit for the price, if you were willing to pay it. Every summer I lived in that house I was glad to.

Unwritten Recipes

Anyone who’s lived long enough to learn to feed themselves likely has some kind of biographical dish.