Olivia Carter

Life Enthusiast & Food Explorer

Cancer Survivor Food Lover

Ready to taste life?

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I never planned to be a chef. I never dreamed of owning a food website. Life had other plans.

For 22 years, I worked as a forensic accountant. Numbers, spreadsheets, cold facts. Then came the diagnosis. Stage 3 cancer. Suddenly, my ordered world of figures and forecasts meant nothing.

During chemo, I couldn’t eat much. But I could watch cooking shows. Hours upon hours of them. They became my escape, my window to a world full of colors and flavors when my own world had turned gray.

Post-recovery (yes, I kicked cancer’s butt!), I made a promise to myself:

No more living life in black and white.

Now I create recipes that celebrate life in all its messy, imperfect glory. No strict measurements. No rigid rules. Just pure, unbridled joy in every bite.

WHAT YOU’LL FIND HERE:

  • • Recipes that heal both body and soul
  • • Food adventures from my worldwide travels
  • • Weekly live cooking sessions where mistakes are celebrated
  • • A community of food lovers who believe in second chances

WHAT YOU WON’T FIND:

  • • Diet culture nonsense
  • • Complicated techniques requiring professional equipment
  • • Perfectionism

Life’s short. Eat the cake. Lick the spoon. Share the joy.

Love,

Olivia

(Your fellow food adventurer and proud owner of a perfectly imperfect kitchen)