MOBILE SOUL [ONLINE]
food that moves and connects us.
welcome to my collection of food musings, recipes, how-to’s + food experiments for the curious home cook.
you can find everything else i've published so far
on substack
hi, my name is
Lena.
some folks even call me "the biscuit lady", and I love food. I've been a caterer, food blogger, and/or recipe developer since 2014. Before that, I cooked for fun, for family, and for friends. I've loved both phases of that journey, and now, my mission includes inspiring us to rethink our relationships with food. one of my priorities is to help stretch and shape our future toward viewing access to nutritious and delicious food as a human right. another is to remind people that food is a way to fuel our bodies, of course, but it is so much more.
food is a community-builder. a necessary return to our selves, our bodies and the cultures that birthed us. a common thread that we can use as a way forward.
people power movements. food powers people.
WHAT IS IT [ALL] ABOUT?
cooking. creativity. cultivating change.
there’s no secret sauce, no wizard behind the curtain. working on ourselves then working together is the way upward and onward. I use food to do my portion of the work.
how?
- by healing myself, physically and spiritually, through returning to and re-imagining the recipes and practices that sustained my ancestors
- by curating spaces (online and in-person) surrounding food but focused on bringing people together to dream about, discuss, and execute change
more about me:
born in: Raleigh, NC
based in: Charlotte, NC
birth month: July
favorite color(s): orange, green
favorite foods: shrimp & grits, cajun salmon caesar salad, lobster macaroni and cheese, biscuits and sausage gravy
foods I don't tend to eat: olives, raw onions (unless they are diced, mixed with cilantro and thrown on a taco); no allergies
pet(s): a 7-year old cat (Kizzy)
political affiliations: independent (free congo, sudan, palestine, hawaii and all other peoples oppressed by militarism and capitalism. yes, even US.)
other hobbies: hiking and being in/around water, gardening, music and being a dining room DJ, collecting vinyl records, puzzles and mini DIY kits, drawing and watercolor painting, and (recently) calligraphy
here's where you can follow me
on social media
biscuits 101
stress-free biscuit-making
email me