• Meet The Chef •
This is a relatively new series to Spicy Fusion Kitchen,
which I decided to start so I can share more than just recipes with you all.
I want to share the amazingly talented people
I know personally or follow on my social media;
who either slays in baking, cooking or anything kitchen related.
Some you may know and some are gems I would love for you to check out.
I learn so much from them and I find what they do so inspiring.
So each month I will bring you a new chef,
I know I am a few days later this month but with Eid things got a bit hectic
and I couldn't get this up in time.
Ayesha Seedat, I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS WOMEN!
She is the most inspiring, talented, hardworking Muslim women to have in your life.
Sadly I can just have her on my social media life because I live too far lol
But I kid you not her life is goals and her cooking inspires me to kick it up a million notches.
Besides slaying in the kitchen she is a mother of 3 boys and an amazing makeup artist,
she strives to find the perfect balance between being a mother, her career, her passion for cooking and even has time to gym!
Do you see what I mean by hardworking and inspiring?!
For a lot of people cooking is a 'chore' but watching her snaps as she cooks I can feel her passion for what she makes which makes me want to try everything she makes.
Snapchat
@ayesha-seedat
Instagram Page
So like my previous 'meet the chef' I asked Aunty Ayesha a bunch of questions, got some tips on cooking and how to balance it all.
How do you juggle it all?
Being true
to yourself, being able to take the time out for myself when I feel that I must
is how I try to balance it all. I have been training for the best part of
17 years through 3 pregnancies and kids. Six days a week from 5 till 7 in the evening is my time for myself so
that I can once again deal with everything else.
Where did the passion for cooking come about?
Cooking is
in my blood, I have been cooking since the time I was almost 12 or 13 years old.
I remember vividly my mom giving my sister and I tasks weekly so that we were
used to it from a young age.
Was there a particular dish you found hard to master?
What is your favourite type of cuisine to cook?
How do you stay true to a culture of the cuisine you are cooking?
I look up to a lot of chefs, I firmly believe in reading and having an open mind. For me the most important thing is to be authentic to the spices of that cuisine. I love cooking with fresh ingredients, I do almost all my spices at home, I feel as if that way I can control exactly what’s going in to my food and I cannot emphasize enough the difference in the final taste.
A lot of the times you snap your sons in the kitchen.
Do they also have a passion for cooking or is it a way to help them become more independent?
I would like to think that I have raised my boys to be independent boys. There is something very fulfilling and wholesome about having them in the kitchen with me helping me along but for them as they feel a sense of accomplishment themselves.
Any advice you may have for the young ladies that look up to you who may not like cooking?
This is just a dip into this amazing women,
I really hope you enjoy this series because I love sharing such talented people with you all.
If you don't have snapchat trust me downloading it just to have Ayesha is worth it!
I cannot say this enough but she really is so motivational to have,
she usually snaps most of her whole day and she does so much
it's mind blowing mashallah.
I constantly save every recipe she shares,
she's truly talented, hardworking and may Allah grant her all the success Insha-Allah.
I constantly save every recipe she shares,
she's truly talented, hardworking and may Allah grant her all the success Insha-Allah.
I do apologise for having this post up a bit late,
I do hope to continue this as the months go on as well as discover new people
I had no idea about along the way.
Much Love
Zainab
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Much Love
Zainab
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