I’m Lou. 40. He/They. I cook for my son, partner, & anyone who will let me. I’m a very open person & love to talk.
I am a planner. Meals. Trips. Group organization. To-Do lists. A good misé. I can get pretty meticulous. "Be Prepared."
My culinary sweet spot is weeknight dinners. I meal plan & enjoy bringing a meal together without a recipe. Mindful eater and long-time intermittent faster who doesn't otherwise "diet."
Professional experience in marketing (agency), advertising, ecommerce, content creation, and non-profits. Commercial kitchen & bakery experience.
Other hobbies & talents include - Building and cooking over a campfire, packing the car, overplanning, spreadsheets, crosswords, reading, using the metric system, walking faster, cast iron cooking, filling out every warranty, spicy content creation*, diplomacy, public transit, testing my willpower, well-formed search queries, and tidying in a hurry.
I won't acknowledge you on following until you chat for the first time.
Please don't follow-up with me on stream regarding anything we're chatting about offline unless I bring it up.
I'll miss some chat messages or may not read yours aloud. Sorry; I still appreciate you 💜
Food is a catalyst for connection, recollection, & community. I aim to create a curious, conversational, & inclusive space through sharing my experiences as a home cook & parent and inviting the community to share their own stories & experiences.
When you're here, you're a guest in someone's home, engaging in the broad ways people do in the comfort of the kitchen. We like to keep it respectful & civil, but as happens among friends, we may occasionally get a littttlleeeee spicy.
Message respectfully. Have empathy. Our community is an inclusive space for marginalized groups.
Leave trauma to professionals. Your situation is valid; we may empathize but cannot process it together.
Politics. It feels inherently "political" to provide an inclusive space. Opinions expressed by the streamer or chat are shared to create that space. However, we will not escalate discussions or debates over politically charged topics.
Don't monopolize chat / "info dump." We love our community's knowledge; however, if we're farrr into the weeds, I or a mod may politely move us along.
No judgmental food talk about how others eat (e.g., "meat is gross" or "tofu tastes awful.") Please express your views in a more experience-based, inclusive manner (e.g., "I decided to be vegetarian because ____" or "I've never had tofu that I liked." See the difference? If you're passing judgment, do so on YOUR experience, not someone else's. Nobody should feel defensive about how they feed themselves or their families.
To be super clear: No racism, sexism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, harassment, hate speech, body shaming, or bullying.
Basic chat etiquette: No spam, links, self-promos, emote spam, or undue requests of the streamer
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PO Box - P.O. Box 3814, Philadelphia, PA, 19146
Things I like: food (unopened & nut-free), non-alcoholic beverages, candles/incense, interesting maps, size 9.5 hiking socks, size M most things, handwritten notes, trinkets for the starting soon corner.
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I'm typically live for 2-5 hours on weeknights ET. You can expect:
Family Dinners - Vegetable forward, usually planned, often without a recipe.
Meal Prep - Prepping meals for camping, travel, or special occasions.
Baking or Bulk Prep - Sometimes we bulk bake or meal prep for the freezer.
Kid Cooking - My son occasionally joins me to make dinner & a snack.
Clearance! - Focusing on a single ingredient for multiple recipes at once.
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/// Cameras Main - Elgato Facecam Pro + Elgato Solid Arm on Elgato Master Mount connected via USB-C port
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