Zaianne Sparrow

I'm a interactive media developer/designer, who cooks to de-stress and relax. I'm originally from a little peninsula in the South East Asia region of the world called, Malaysia. Although I've moved a lot in my life, Chicago, Kuala Lumpur, Australia, Georgia, NYC, and finally back to Chicago; one thing remains the same. The food, because I cook.

I grew up around amazing cooks. My mom and my late grandma, and although during my teen years I despised helping my mom in the kitchen, once I grew up and had to moved to a different country for studies, and didn't have my mom to make meals for me, I realized how lucky I was to have at least some basic cooking skills! And although my mom never really allowed me to help her make anything (I was mostly there to help clean and prep) I did always pay attention to what she was doing in the kitchen.

Over a few more years living overseas, and now being married, I've had plenty of time to practice my culinary skills and I've managed to teach myself a thing or two. I experiment, and create, and I think that's the best way to learn...anything really.