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Sommer from A Spicy Perspective is a mother to two little ones and a cook to many. Her site is going to leave you craving some seriously tastey looking meals! Consider that your warning and proceed with caution!
What inspired the title of your blog?
After hunting for just the right title, a friend reminded me of a funny situation in which a waiter once said to me, โSpicy food for a spicy personality.โ Weโve been laughing about it ever since! I do like to cook up spicy food, on occasion. However the title refers to a need for spice in life. A Spicy Perspective offers easy and artful recipes, plus spicy or thought-provoking stories.
What would you do differently if you were to start your blog over today?
This could take a while… Blogging requires a serious amount of learning. I feel like I still learn something new every week that I wish I had been doing all along. First off, I would have started my site on WordPress, instead of having to move everything over a year later. Second I would have taken a photography class BEFORE starting. Iโve loved the learning process, but sometimes I look back at an older post the cringe at the pictures. Third, I would have asked a million questions about what elements of social media were worth my time. Fourth, I would have posted pictures of my family from the get-go. It took me a long time to get comfortable with that.
What is your ultimate goal for your blog?
Originally I started the blog to have all the recipes from my cooking class online. My students were constantly emailing me when they lost their copies and I thought a site with catalogued recipes would make it easier. After I started, I quickly realized the blog could have a life of its own. I still view A Spicy Perspective as a learning resource, but also feel like itโs a creative outlet for me, and it has become a great little side-business. My goal is to stay open-minded as opportunities present themselves and see where it takes me.
In what ways have you benefited from blogging?
Itโs therapeutic to blog. You offer a little piece of yourself to the world every time you post. Maybe they love I, maybe not. But either way, it increases your capacity to put yourself out into the world, free of fear and insecurity. Blogging has also helped me rediscover my love for writing. Sometimes your passions get lost (for a time) in motherhood. Blogging has given me a new sense of self, and reminded me that although my family is TOP priority, there is more to me than โmommy.โ Also, letโs not forget the fantastic new friends you make that actually understand this crazy online world you live in.
Can you share a recipe that brings you the highest reviews from family and friends?
That is tricky! My husbandโs family is Hungarian so I might have to say authentic Chicken Paprikas is everyoneโs favorite.
Hungarian Chicken Paprika:ย But friends that eat with us often always ask for Cioppino.ย As far as desserts go, we are a shortbread family and my Dulce de Leche cookies are a continual request from friends and family alike.
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Asian Beef and Bok Choy Salad: “I opened my bottle of fish sauce and was slapped in the face with a pungent reminder that things are not always as they seem.”
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Now I am hungry!
I love Sommer’s blog she is so talented!
Heading over to read your blog – HAPPY SITS DAY!
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Oh yum. I seriously need to check out those recipes.
I’m nothing if not a shortbread woman! So I must check out the Dulce De Leche recipe.
I’ve been craving spicy food like crazy lately, so I’m hoping to find some great things on your blog! Happy SITS day! ๐
http://semperwifey.blogspot.com
Your pictures are beautiful! I want to take a photography class, too…I bet it helped tons! I completely agree that blogging can be therapeutic. Heading over now to check out some of your recipes ๐
As a photography buff, I was instantly drawn to the images. I love food photography and the food blogs that I stalk bring me in with the photos. I can sit and flip through a cookbook for hours and I’m currently trying to get into the habit of taking pictures as I cook.
Wonderful feature. Thank you.
I love to cook and love food blogs! I really can’t get enough of them. Keep up the great work and look forward to following. Congrats on the feature!
Lindsay
I’m now starving.
Your kind of cooking is right up my alley. I’m bookmarking your page and making meal plans accordingly
Beautiful pictures! She might not have known how to take great pics when she first started blogging, but with pics like that NOW- she has definitely perfected it. I can’t wait to see more of her stuff on her site!
~SortaSuperMom
http://confessionsfromboystown.blogspot.com
Love cooking blogs and your pictures are awesome! Can’t wait to check it out, better late than never!
Bernice
This makes me laugh!! I just recently got called “Spicy” by a waiter (blogged about it) on my birthday. So funny! This looks like something I’m going to love, glad to have found you!
How beautiful your photos are! I want to try to make something from your blog this weekend- my dad is visiting. Sheesh- who needs cookbooks anymore….
Oh, yum! The food looks yummy. ๐
Happy Wednesday!
I can’t wait to bake those Bribe-the-Teacher Brownies!! They look SO yummy!
I believe this is now my new favorite blog! Great feature!
Thanks everyone! I had a fantastic SITS Day. I’m glad to make so many new friends. ๐
Yummy! I love food blogs. Really love them! I just love food! Can’t wait to check it out!
And if anyone is reading this and wants to come over to HELP ME! with a little problem, I would greatly appreciate it. Really don’t know what to do here…and would love some advice! I’m about to go crazy pregnant lady on my two neighbors, and reeeeally don’t want to do that.
Wow – the pictures and food look amazing!
Those pictures are superb!!!! I’ll check out the blog now!
Yum. Those pictures are amazing. Going to check out the blog!
I’m hungry just looking at the photos above! Heading over there now to read more and get hungrier! ๐
Oh my gosh I love this!
♥ theMRS.
I love cooking blogs, and this one seems fantastic! Can’t wait to check it out.
“…it increases your capacity to put yourself out into the world, free of fear and insecurity.” Couldn’t have said it better myself. Every time I hit the Publish button, my heart flutters a bit. Thanks for letting me know I’m not the only one who feels like blogging is intensely personal, regardless of what you write about.
Everything looks yummy and your photography class paid off! I would also be curious about your social media comment, perhaps you should write a post on that, I think you might have lots of takers:) Happy SITS day to you and I feel like I need to go cook something!
Love the look of this site! I’m always looking for new ideas to feed my family, and I’ve been feeling a bit bored with it all lately, so this will be great. I’m with Susan though – more details on Sommer’s fave social media would be great!
Spicy food for a spicy personality reminds me of a visit to a Japanese restaurant in town, where the chef at our table if anyone wanted that super hot spicy mustard, and everyone turned it down EXCEPT for my shy, retiring sister, and the cook winked at her and said with his Japanese accent, “Oooooooohhhh! Hot -ah- Mamaaah!”
(We loved that!)
I’d be interested in knowing WHAT social media Sommer finds to have been most helpful! Sommer, if you’re reading this, please follow up on that one for me.
I think your pictures are amazing, and I’m really looking forward to checking out your blog! Fun!!!
I am becoming addicted to cooking blogs. Now, if I could only start liking the actual cooking itself.
Mmmmm, I’m suddenly hungry!!
Happy SITS day! ๐
http://semperwifey.blogspot.com
I agree that blogging helps you remember you have a self outside of motherhood. Great interview and delicious photos!
Yay! Always love features of fellow foodies. My husband and I co-author, and we just had the discussion about “putting yourself out there.” He was talking about the first time he hit “publish” and sat back with kind of this nervous feeling of… well, it’s out there now.
Spicy food makes my tongue hurt, but I love those photos so I’m going to take a chance anyway.
Happy SITS day! Love the jumpy picture – I have pics of my kids doing that same thing last summer!
It looks like a yummy blog. Congrats on being featured today. I’m off to check out your blog ๐
I’m ready to try your recipes! Everything looks awesome! Can’t wait to get into them! Congrats on your SITS Day!
Yea!! I love food blogs!
Oh I love MILD spice….cant handle the hot stuff…
Stop by to see how a little child can chagne the world!
Ohhh looking forward to reading more….Always drawn to food blogs with yummy pics! ๐
I admire anyone who can cook. Can I hire you for a week to teach me everything you know? ๐
Happy SITS Day!
Dare I say all her photos and food look YUMMY! Nice to read a food blog as I am busy cooking for the upcoming Jewish Holiday (yes my oven is on even as the temperature breaks into the 90s!)
Its good I just ate lunch or those pictures would be making me hungry…yummy
My mouth is watering just reading this….I might be in trouble once I get to her blog!!!
I’m hungry off just THOSE pictures. Yum! Happy SITS day!
Yum! Looking forward to checking out some of the food posts!
can’t wait to check her out!!
Everything looks so good. My hubby loves Spicy food. I’ve never had Hungarian food. Maybe I’ll try making the Hungarian chicken paprika.