Today, I received my Cooking Light magazine. Great! Something to read tonight. The first thing I read was the note from the editor on page 6. It talks about a now, 12 year old, girl named Matisse, who was born with a rare disease that kept her from eating solid foods until she was ten! Even still, she has managed to become this incredible cook and foodie. She even has her own monthly column in the Cooking Light magazine, entitled, Kid in the Kitchen. She is such an advanced cook, you would never believe she was only 12, let alone that she's only been eating food for the past two years. I immediately went to her blog to check out her story. Below is the About Me section on her blog. Needless to say, I was brought to tears.
I am Matisse, I am ten years old. I have a passion for cooking and love the food network. I was born with a rare intestinal condition called chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo obstruction which meant I could not digest any food and had to be fed through an Intra Venous line. This did not stop me from cooking though. On December 7th, 2010 I received a small and large intestinal transplant - now I can eat!!!! Because I am still too immune suppressed to go to school I have decided to keep myself busy by cooking and writing this blog about cooking. I hope you enjoy it. Something else about me... I hate junk food esp MD's!!! My first real food after transplant was calamari tentacles. i love seafood but will cook anything. I'm only a kid but I've got A lot to say about cooking so keep coming back so my grand parents are not my only audience! You can leave me a message but my mum has to check them first so it won't show up straight away. You can follow my journey at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/matissereid
I am Matisse, I am ten years old. I have a passion for cooking and love the food network. I was born with a rare intestinal condition called chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo obstruction which meant I could not digest any food and had to be fed through an Intra Venous line. This did not stop me from cooking though. On December 7th, 2010 I received a small and large intestinal transplant - now I can eat!!!! Because I am still too immune suppressed to go to school I have decided to keep myself busy by cooking and writing this blog about cooking. I hope you enjoy it. Something else about me... I hate junk food esp MD's!!! My first real food after transplant was calamari tentacles. i love seafood but will cook anything. I'm only a kid but I've got A lot to say about cooking so keep coming back so my grand parents are not my only audience! You can leave me a message but my mum has to check them first so it won't show up straight away. You can follow my journey at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/matissereid
Matisse is the epitome of amazing! She seems to have an incredible palate and knowledge when it comes to food. You can check out her blog, Matisses's Kitchen. You can also see some of her monthly columns at Cooking Light, here. She has truly inspired me to get my butt in gear when it comes to cooking. I've been dibbling and dabbling. Now it's time to make it happen.
