About Me
My name is Aparna and I hail from Ann Arbor, Michigan where I live the good life. I live with my love, who you’ll come to know as REB. We have a dog, Gryff, who I’m very obsessed with. You’ll see a lot of posts related just to him, but he’s awesome and spoiled and gets the spotlight every once in a while.
I started this blog a while back so I could be selfish and have my own piece of Internet space. The phrase “not a leaf” is the literal translation of my name, so it became the inspiration behind the name of this blog. It’s become a place where I can share every thought, photograph and recipe I have.
The recipes I post aren’t super hard or exotic, but I try tor jazz up any recipe I find online. But really, I love to cook the things I grew up preparing, tasting and smelling in my mom’s kitchen. I spent hours watching my mom put precision, time and love into the food we ate every night. I was so thrilled when she started passing those recipes onto me so I can make them for the people I love. We’re a vegetarian household so a lot of these recipes, if not all of them, cater to my fellow herbivores. Most important though, cooking reminds me of home and puts me in a happy place.
In addition to cooking, I really love photography and taking photos. I’ve had an interest in photography for a long time. My true passion escalated about 5-7 years ago when I found myself taking photos of any and every thing. I’m by no means a pro, but I love learning new things. Every photo in this blog, unless otherwise noted, is one I’ve taken. I hope you enjoy them, and all I ask is that you don’t reuse the photos without asking for my permission first.
If you want to contact me, there’s a link up top that will show you how to make that possible.
Thanks for stopping by!
