Why I Share Recipes Online (And Why It Matters More Than Food)
For a long time, I wondered if sharing recipes online really mattered. And that fear kept me from sharing at all.
There are thousands, even millions of recipes already out there. Better photographers. Faster cooks. People who seem to have known their way around a kitchen since childhood.
And then there’s me.
I learned how to cook late in life. I mean, late. PBS cooking shows, like America’s Test Kitchen and Julia Child, taught me a whole lot.
Not because I didn’t want to cook, but because life was busy, overwhelming, and survival-mode focused. Cooking felt intimidating. Like something other people were naturally good at. Something I missed the memo on.
But God, in His kindness, has a way of meeting us right where we are and inviting us to serve from that exact place.
This Is Part of How I Serve
The audience God has entrusted to me isn’t accidental.
The women who show up here are often tired, stretched thin, juggling faith, family, work, creativity, and callings that feel bigger than their capacity. They aren’t looking for perfection. They’re looking for permission.
Permission to start where they are.
Permission to try again.
Permission to believe it’s not too late.
Sharing recipes is one of the ways I serve that audience. It’s practical, yes, but it’s also deeply spiritual.
Because feeding people—whether physically or metaphorically—has always mattered to God.
“They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.” (Acts 2:46)
Food has always been a place of connection, provision, and presence.
One of the biggest reasons I share recipes online is simple:
I want to show others it’s not too late to get in the kitchen.
Not too late to learn. Not too late to try. Not too late to nourish your people in new ways.
You don’t have to come from a long line of amazing cooks. I don’t.
You don’t have to own fancy tools. I don’t.
You don’t even have to love cooking yet. I didn’t.
You just have to be willing to start. If I can learn, so can you.
This Is My Legacy Work
There’s another reason I share recipes online, and it’s a deeply personal one.
I’m leaving a legacy.
Years ago, people created cookbooks. They wrote recipes on index cards. They tucked them into cookbooks and kitchen drawers, passed them down, scribbled notes in the margins.
That was beautiful.
This is simply my version of that.
I’m documenting my cooking journey in the place I live and serve right now: online.
Someday, whether for my children, grandchildren, or someone I’ll never meet, these recipes will tell a story.
A story of a woman who learned late.
Who showed up anyway.
Who used what she had and who fed people with love.
Faith Shows Up in the Ordinary
This isn’t just about food.
It’s about obedience in small things. Faithfulness in ordinary spaces. Trusting that God can use crockpots, cast-iron skillets, weeknight dinners, and simple meals to minister in ways we may never fully see.
If God has placed you in a kitchen, a classroom, a quiet corner of the internet, or a season that feels unimpressive, don’t underestimate it.
This is holy ground.
And this? This is why I share recipes online.
Not because I’m the best cook because I’m certainly not. But because I’m willing to serve from where God has placed me.
And that has always been enough.
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Regina is a writer, former homeschooling mom, and owner of a comfort food catering business. A contributor to several publications, she is also an advocate for young adults with developmental disabilities and serves on the Compel Pro volunteer leadership team. Living in Ohio with her family, she designs Squarespace websites for fellow creatives and spends her free time cheering her sons from the sidelines or sipping tea while chatting about God’s goodness with women.
