A food blog is born.

I’m Christina Casad and I decided to begin this blog because I love two things: cooking and writing.

Both my mother and my grandmothers cooked religiously, so it’s in my blood. I remember being in the kitchen often with my mother as a young girl, watching, helping, doing a great job licking the whisk and the bowls clean! I have no memory of her ever making anything from a box - nearly everything was made from scratch. And she was always looking to learn. We watched cooking shows together like Julia Child and the Galloping Gourmet, and years later I would watch them again on my own. They provided endless inspiration for things to make, and cooking looked fun!

Very few people cook from scratch anymore. It’s just too easy to cook from a box. But in this era of Covid, many people have returned to the kitchen and are exploring homemade dishes. Things like sourdough bread have taken off, as has baking in general, and this is great. I hope people are feeling that sense of accomplishment that comes from creating something from start to finish. Cooking from scratch with real, fresh, whole foods, alive with flavor and full of life-giving nutrition, that’s what this blog is all about.

A Passion for Flavor is about inspiring you to do more cooking at home if you aren’t already. If you value your health, you will be in complete control over the ingredients you use, leaving out or adding things as you see fit and as your dietary needs require. If you are on a budget, I assure you that cooking at home will save you money. If you love being creative, you’ll find a wonderful outlet for that in the kitchen.

My goal here is to provide not only recipes, but to also share personal stories about the role that food and cooking have had in my life, as well as provide some historical perspectives and facts about various cuisines and ingredients around the world. I’ll share different cooking methods and tools you might want to consider getting to make the job easier.

I also created some videos on YouTube under the name “Healthy Home Cooking”. You can get to those by clicking on the YouTube logo above. You can also find me on my Facebook page by clicking on the f above.

Thanks for reading!