Spring is the season where everything awakens. For me it’s like a dream come true, because I’ve been dreaming about it all winter long. In my dream, I imagine walking out my door, and being greeted by tender blooming flowers and foliage emerging from the earth—the sweet smell of flowers and trees, the blissful sunlight, and a refreshing wind.
Since the weather is warmer, I unzipped my jacket and threw it toward the back of my wardrobe. That’s the time I realized that perhaps I’ve expanded just a size bigger. Oh no! Let’s come back to reality. It’s time to lose a couple of pounds.
So how to lose weight? I‘d never make myself suffer by not eating. I’ve always believed that eating healthy balanced meals will do the magic. In order to uncover some secret healthy recipes, I met up with Chef Mie Okuda, the author of ’Thinking of You', and owner of Momokawa in Kips Bay on the east side of Manhattan. Her book teaches people how to eat well and still be able maintain a healthy weight.
From the surface, Chef Mie is a graceful and shy Japanese woman. At her core, she’s a strong and efficient New Yorker. As I observed the way she works. She doesn’t waste a second and it almost seems like she can finish everything in just one second. She cuts her carrots with a superhero speed. “A chef’s knife is chef’s life,” Chef Mie told me. “I agree!” I said, especially since I carry mine in my purse all the time.
