Half Hour Meals community member, rebeccasubiah is not just a food blogger, she’s also a mom and a dietician. Her meals are full of flavor, yet healthy at the same time and her blog is a wonderful read. She often hosts other bloggers and is a terrific addition to our community, as well.
Read on to learn more about Rebecca and her delicious blog!
Chow and Chatter is a great name for a food blog, where did
it come from?
I feel it captures what my blog is all about the header picture is from a Vietnamese restaurant, having a good meal with friends, it was fresh and healthy and mixed with good chatter.
What is the inspiration behind your blog?
Well I am a dietitian and I adore food and cooking cuisines from around the globe, I started it last december for fun, it was a great way to learn to write and share health tips keeping my professional brain working as a stay home mum. It has been a great journey, and a wonderful learning experience.
Has food blogging changed the way you look at food?
Yes it inspires me to keep cooking new recipes I see from blogs around the world.
Living somewhere so far removed from where you were raised has got to be daunting. How different is the food and culture from what you grew up with?
Well a lot of American food has European influences and the meat and two vegetables type of meal. I live in NC so the Southern diet is a bit different, we call biscuits scones in the UK and our name for cookies are biscuits!, also we don’t have cornbread and grits. To be honest though the Southern diet can be a challenge for a dietitian as I say smiling.
Is Chow and Chatter your first blog? If not, what else have you written?
It is my first and my first love! I also blog for an Alaskan Seafood Company and have another gig up my sleeve, looking for ways to write to stay home.
How does having a family change the way you blog?
I am married and have a one year old daughter, so I put a focus on how to adapt ethnic foods for little ones (I wrote an article on this recently and got my inspiration from a question posted in the half hour meals community!).
Your recipes here at HHM, Aloo Gobi and Spinach Dal are Indian dishes – what’s the story there?
Oh I am married to a South Indian, so a lot of my cooking is Indian, in fact my mum in law has been here, I have been learning so much.
Name a handful of ingredients that you couldn’t live without.
Garlic, fresh basil, masala powder and onion. My Mum in Law is on a special religious diet with no onions and garlic now thats a challenge.
Share with us a day in your kitchen – what is the daily food like in your home?
Its a mixture of food from everywhere sometimes, Indian, Italian, Chinese, Thai, British, the more varied the better. I tend to cook when my little one naps, then re-heat it later.
When and Why did you join Half Hour Meals?
About 2 months ago, I was approached by Blog Catalog, its a wonderful site so happy to be part of the community.
What’s your favorite thing about the site?
Well the community section, and of course browsing new blogs.
Have you tried others’ recipes from Half Hour Meals?
I probably have I must confess I read my blogs on my daily reader and get them as and when I see them.
If others were to ask you about Half Hour Meals, how would you describe the site to them?
Its a fun community of foodies with a shared interest and love of food and enjoying life.