The Taste of Steadiness

November 9, 2025

There’s a kind of quiet alchemy that happens in the kitchen where the feminine works her magic, bringing healing and even a bit of justice with her spoon. It’s how she stirs, not just the soup, but the energy of the house.

Healing food isn’t only about what’s raw or pure or green. It’s also about what’s warm, soft, and cooked. The raw heals through clarity with the burst of lemon, the crunch of cabbage, the pulse of life untamed by fire. The cooked heals through comfort, the slow stew that is grounding after you’ve been in your head for too long. Roasted root vegetables remind us to stay here and stay steady.

Both have their purpose. The raw awakens, the cooked restores.

When I eat healing food, I feel both of those voices working together. The wild and the patient. They remind me that steadiness has many forms. It might taste like lentils with garlic, or a baked pear that melts against the spoon. It might taste like something you could eat everyday without growing weary of it.

Still Curious. Still Growing, Still Grateful.

by Janis @ Simple Raw and Natural

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