Cocktails With Food Blogger Lily Diamond

What do you do and why do you do it?
I’m a writer and food blogger (at Kale & Caramel), which basically means I play in my kitchen and generate as much beauty as I possibly can on a daily basis. On successful days, I go to bed feeling creatively exhausted (in a deeply fulfilling way). On less successful days, I end up with a fire in my oven (no, really) and chocolate smeared all over my body in a completely non-sexual way.
What’s the best gift you ever got?
My VitaMix. Given to me by an ex-boyfriend. A very, very good ex. Yes, there is such a thing. They are rare like unicorns and liable to vanish upon close examination.
What’s the worst gift you ever got?
Some close friends and family once got me a (well-meaning) trip to a secluded singles self-improvement workshop over New Years Eve. Need I say more? I returned it as politely as I possibly could.
What’s your advice for all things love, sex and dating?
I don’t actually think I can tell you that here without seriously throwing my Interwebs reputation into question! On the tamer side of things, I’ll say this: Always show up with new eyes. Love with your whole heart. Refuse compartmentalization. And always tell the truth—first and foremost, to yourself.
What’s your go to pick me up?
Take off everything but your underwear and dance shamelessly to your favorite Beyoncé song. If things are really rough, just stay in your pj’s and cry whilst watching Bey be the baddest bitch alive in this video.
Tell us about your first heartbreak…
Oh, man! I was 18, dating a man 11 years older than me. He was still in love with his ex, who became his fiancée a month after we broke up. Sad story. Happier story: He was/is pretty bananagrams, so I’m totes pleased with how things turned out.
Tell us about a time you Bounced Back better than ever
I’ve dealt with a lot of grief in my life; heartbreak, of course, but in addition, my mother passed away when I was 24. This came in the wake of one of the hardest romantic endings of my life. There was no “bouncing back” from that in any swift manner, but the gradual return to my whole, happy self taught me a tremendous amount about the power of time, truth, and patience as healing agents. Out of all that grief came a lot of super moody and dark writing (clearly), and then, eventually, Kale & Caramel. Beauty as sustenance. Nourishment. And fun.

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