Let me introduce myself:
Born in West Papua, province of Indonesia, and left for the Netherlands at the age of seven. Like most large families of that time, that was a big change… not just culturally but in terms of living standards and lifestyle. It soon turned out that the Dutch diet was completely different from the Asian (Indonesian) diet.
This meant instead of rice, potatoes and bread as the main staple food. The most important ingredient (wheat) was used not only in bread but in all kinds of other products such as cookies and pastries, binding agents in dishes, sausage rolls, etc.
It soon turned out that I could not digest all wheat products. A celiac allergy was not diagnosed until the age of 18. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease. The body is hypersensitive to gluten. Celiac disease is the most common food intolerance in the Western world.
Once I knew that I had to adjust my diet, I started looking for countless alternative recipes without wheat (gluten). It was a true search for useful ingredients and, above all, thinking “out of the box”, your creativity was put to the test!
Life is a dance, a surrender to inner harmony in the temple of your body.
Finding the balance between proteins, carbohydrates, fiber, minerals/vitamins, etc. is an important starting point in addition to healthy eating.
In addition to paying attention to diet/lifestyle, I am aware of movement and dance. Meditating and doing exercises every day is part of my daily care of body and soul.
I love cooking and I don’t mind being in the kitchen all day. Part of it is that I am a foodie that loves to share food. Almost every week I host a dinner or lunch party where I showcase my dishes. Eating together makes me happy. As a child, having 7 siblings, every day we sat around the table with the whole family and ate my mom’s delicious cooking. Frequently we helped her prepare dinner for 10 people. So I am used to make large portions for groups of people.
In 2010 I started to organize cooking workshops to share my recipes with others. Often a mix of Indonesian cuisine with a twist…
Including recipes with these topics:
Comfort food
Main dishes
Side dishes
Indonesian specials
Read more about my workshops.
Marlôt’s Bio:
- Visual arts teacher and PhD candidate in behavioral sciences, master of education.
- Official mediator and coach.
- Body dance / body fit instructor.
- Initiator, founder and board member of Resources for Schools in Papua.
See my favorite workshop recipe bel0w:
