Welcome to my food world.

Hi, I’m Elizabeth Van Orden. I don’t remember when I started to love food. Or cooking. My parents often quipped that our childhood neighborhood was like the UN – neighbors from every intersectional experience. And I loved every minute of cultural exchange, almost always surrounded by food.

I have a voracious appetite for becoming part of the interconnected web of life through the shared experience of cooking and eating together. Every dish on this page - from my own recipes to others’ - is shared because it makes me feel happy and connected.