Love, Eat, Jewish

Shalom, I'm Chantal. I want to share a bit about myself and why I started this blog.

In many ways, I was alway drawn to my Messianic Jewish roots. As a child I would eagerly anticipate the smells, flavours, sounds and deep spiritual revelations of Yeshua through the holidays and traditions. Now, as an adult my passion about who God is, who I am, and where I come from leads me to write about my life as a young Messianic Jewish woman.

For as long as I can remember I had a deep yearning in my heart to visit my homeland Israel. My family could never afford to go or send me and each year I planned to make my maiden voyage. At each Pesach when everyone would shout, "Next Year in Jerusalem!" I would take it literally and promise myself that this time would be it for sure, but something always came up and prevented me from going. My boyfriend went several years ago and my friends go every year. They share with me the incredible Israeli culture,food,sites and sounds, the transforming ways of the ancient city of Jerusalem, and the intimate friendliness of the Israeli people. I quickly fall even more in love.

Now as an adult I immerse myself in Jewish cooking and I'm slowly gathering age old recipes from family and friends and learning to make dishes that make me feel at home. It feels like I'm returning to a place that makes my spirit happy.

For me, being a Messianic Jew is about my roots in God,acknowlegding that Yeshua is my Messiah, being cleansed and forgiven,and walking in intimate relationship with Him. It's about family, love, the ancient Feasts, reaching out to help others in need and of course the food! Food to me is a way of communicating; the love we pass on through our cooking feeds the body as well as the soul.

By writing this blog, I'd like to take you on my journey as a young Messianic woman. I open to you my heart, my home and my life. I hope to spread the love of Yeshua through my crazy antics, fun recipes and pics all with a dash of humour. I hope that this blog…the recipes and stories you find here… make you happy.