The Blissful Chef is the creation of Christy Morgan. That's me in the photo holding an apple…because an apple a day keeps the doctor away right? I am a vegan macrobiotic chef and cooking instructor. My business includes things like healthy cooking classes, lectures, private instruction in people's homes, consulting and corporate team building. My first cookbook Blissful Bites (available on Amazon and where books are sold) came out in September 2011 and I'm so excited to share it with you! A Little History Healthful cooking wasn’t always my passion. I got a degree in fashion design from The University of Texas then moved to Los Angeles to work in wardrobe for movies and television. Let me tell you, it was not working out so well. "Breaking into the biz" is as hard as they make it out to be. Thankfully I befriended several vegans in LA, and was shown my first PETA video, Meet Your Meat, by my dear friend Sue (who owns a vegan restaurant called Counter Culture in Austin). We made the decision to go vegan together. I had no idea then that teaching and cooking for others would become my true love in life. But after working for free in the crazy world of Hollywood and being totally unhappy, Sue suggested a culinary school in Austin to me that was mostly vegan called The Natural Epicurean Academy of Culinary Arts. I took a trip to Austin to visit the school and I fell in love with the vibe and the people. I moved back the following month. My Vegan Macrobiotic Journey I wanted to help people and have a career that was compassionate. Leaving the world of fashion behind I dove straight into culinary school, which happened to be macrobiotic and gave me an understanding of optimal health that I couldn’t experienced just being vegan. So what the heck is macrobiotics? Good question. It's one of those cool things that is hard to explain in a sentence or two. People study it their whole lives and there's a lot of Eastern philosophy and Chinese Medicine that goes into it. It's pretty awesome actually and I feel blessed I was able to learn that stuff. Here's a post on what it means to me and here are some websites you can check out with more information. My favorite books on the subject are Macrobiotics For Dummies by Verne Varona and Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics by Jessica Porter. Culinary school strengthened my knowledge of nutrition and diet, deepened my passion for food, and gave me the tools to truly help others. After graduating, I moved back to Los Angeles to follow my new dream of helping others find the balance and health benefits that I was now experiencing. What's Going On Now? After 4 years of cooking and teaching in Los Angeles, I joined the online world, where I post videos and blogs allowing me to share my knowledge, passion and delicious recipes with countless fans around the globe. When people want to make lasting impacts on their health and lifestyle they look for The Blissful Chef. I hope you take a visit to my blog and subscribe in the left side bar. I have a very busy life and business so I'm not able to post every day, but what I do post is good quality stuff! Quality over quantity right? I'm always looking for guest bloggers so shoot me an email if you want to share something or a recipe with my peeps