About Goddess Of Scrumptiousness

I am Jeannie Maristela, a Cooking Shows couch potato veteran turned baker, chef, photographer and fabulous eater. A chef by day, Goddess of Scrumptiousness by night and a closet M&Ms junkie.

This is a food photography blog as well as a food blog that is all about my rotten enthusiasm and fascination for deliciousness, my sentiments about culinary life, foodie insights and reflections about life where I often use food as metaphors. The dishes I post here are my own kitchen creations. I make, style and photograph my dishes because it is therapy for me and makes me happy.

An itty bitty trivia:

I come from a family of great home cooks. Both my grandmothers used to sell home cooked dishes to their loyal patrons back in their day. I would always observe with an eye of a hawk how my grandmothers and both my parents do mise en place, their cooking techniques and how they would meticulously prepare and cook our meals. They are my first culinary mentors and I owe everything to them my absolute love and fascination for food and cooking.

From when I was 6 years old, I found myself to be more interested watching cooking shows on television. I would instantly trade my daily cartoon shows with Wok With Yan, The Frugal Gourmet, Julia Child and Company, Julia Child & Jacques Pépin Cooking at Home and Jacques Pepin: Fast Food My Way. You see I am really a cooking shows couch potato veteran and I am very proud of this title. My fondness or you might say, my addiction to cooking shows ever since I was a child has lead me to my sincerest passion in life, and that is becoming a chef, create dishes and meals that I personally enjoy eating and exhibit the awesomeness and beauty of food through the photos I take.

I still have a long way ahead to fulfilling my dreams in the culinary world. But I am very sure I will enjoy every bumpy and smooth ride along the way.

*I am currently one of Tumblr’s #FOOD Editors… I am very happy that they gave me this opportunity to promote awesome food posts from foodies all around the world. Very Cool! :)