How the Savor Life: A Delicious Way to Grow Series Was Born

Autumn has always been a time of special inspiration for me. Nature slows down, and I become more in tune with my inner world. The crispness in the air seems to give my dreams more confidence, gently turning them into action.

It was the same before.

In the fall of 2014, I created my first cooking classes for children — in early development centers and schools. Step by step, we discovered the wonderful possibilities of cooking together. Hundreds of hours in the kitchen with kids helped me shape my own method and approach.

In the fall of 2017, the idea for a book was born — one that would pass this experience on to adults: teachers and parents. At the time, I was preparing to move to America and wanted my classes to live on. That’s how my first book, “Cooking with Children or Something More”, came to be, published in the spring of 2018. In it, I shared tested recipes, reflections, and inspiration, showing how cooking could become an extraordinary educational tool.

In America, I continued my journey with children. And all along, I carried the dream of creating a second book — this time for the children themselves. A book they would want to flip through, explore colorful illustrations and activities, and cook from together with their grown-ups — mom or dad, grandma or grandpa. A book that would inspire right away, without long explanations.

That’s how the idea of a book with 52 recipes was born — one for every week of the year. But soon it became clear: one big book would be too heavy for small hands. The natural solution was to divide it into four seasonal volumes.

Winter became the first. It brought together cozy recipes, warm activities, and pages where the bear family — Daddy Bear, Mommy Bear, Lily, and Toby — invites families to cook, play, and follow a delicious way to grow.

For me, this series is not only about food. It’s about how cooking connects generations, how something as simple as making a meal can become a bridge to closeness, and how in those little everyday moments, the seeds of a child’s “I can” and “I know how” begin to grow.