Hello hello!
I’m writing today with bittersweet news. It’s time to say goodbye to Milly’s Kitchen.
I had no idea when I started this blog 6 (!) years ago how many creative, inspiring, big-hearted people it would bring into my life. Or how simply taking the time to share recipes and my thoughts would help me grow and evolve personally.
In the last few years, with the mind-bending political situation in the US and the #metoo movement, I’ve felt posting recipes and pictures of food wasn’t fulfilling me like it used to. While I will always believe in the importance of sharing food and gathering around the table as an act of love and community, I felt like I needed to do more.
I think I’m a pretty decent cook. And I love hearing about you cooking and enjoying my recipes. But let’s be real: the world is drowning under a tsunami of cookbooks and food blogs at the moment. Which is why a little voice inside me kept whispering that my talents could be put to better use elsewhere. Then it grew a little more insistent. Until finally it was yelling: YOU GOT TO CLOSE THIS SHOW DOWN AND BUILD SOMETHING NEW, GIRLFRIEND!
Which brings me to the sweet part: I’ve launched a new online journal and community devoted to empowering women to live big. It’s called Lionesse and it’s all about connection, confidence, sisterhood and self-love. All of which we need now more than ever.
I’ll still be writing about food and travel and sharing some of my favorite recipes. (Because food is life and who would I even be if I wasn’t sharing recipes?) But we'll also be talking: Sex. Creativity. Politics. Money. Motherhood. Self-Love. And more. I hope this new platform becomes your go-to online spot for all things fierce and feminine.
If you've been following along here at Milly’s Kitchen for all or part of the last 6 years, I'm sending you a HUGE thank you and a heartfelt hug. Your support has been a gift. And I'm keeping this blog live so you'll have access to all the recipes and guides posted here indefinitely.
I can’t wait to connect with you over on Lionesse!
XO,
Olaiya
