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Rediscovering the Courage to Create Again|從重新相信自己開始

Updated: May 16, 2025 · Published: Apr 4, 2025 by bonnie.yveskitchen · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

🌱 This page isn’t about a recipe. It’s a note to myself — "a courage to create again", a reminder that it’s okay to pause, and beautiful to begin again.

These photos were from a time when I lived and breathed this kitchen, and when readers left gentle words that still warm me today.

Yves Kitchen with country style kitchen cabinet and apron
cookbook cover with banana bread
Bonnie is standing in the kitchen

If you’ve also paused, doubted, or been quiet for a while — I see you. Let’s begin again, softly.


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The Moment I Realized I Was Ready

I used to think I needed to prepare more — more skills, more time, more clarity. I told myself I wasn't ready, not yet, not good enough. But somewhere between the quiet kitchen mornings and sleepless nights of doubt, something shifted.

It wasn’t a sudden burst of confidence, nor a dramatic turning point. It was a gentle, persistent voice inside that said:

"Maybe it’s time to stop preparing and start creating."

So I opened my laptop again. Not to scroll, not to plan endlessly — but to write. To begin. And here we are.

📖 Thanks for reading my words, love. 🌿


我終於相信:自己可以再次出發

曾經我也以為,那些停下來的日子是因為「還沒準備好」, 總覺得要多學一點、多試一點,才夠資格繼續。

但原來,真正困住我的,不是能力,而是慣性。

是過去的失敗帶來的自我設限,讓我一直以為自己還不夠好; 是外界的聲音與比較,讓我懷疑自己的步伐太慢。

直到有天,我看見一張圖片。 是一隻大象,在兩座懸崖之間飛躍。 那一刻我突然想起自己—— 明明早已具備力量,卻一直不敢跳過那道看不見的縫隙。

我問自己:如果今天不跨出去,那還要等多久? 於是我打開電腦,把堆積心裡的想說的話寫下來, 不再為「完美內容」而卡住, 只為了真實的自己,寫下這篇回來的記錄。

📚 謝謝你願意讀到這裡。
也謝謝你讓我知道,這些文字不是孤單的自語。
🍃 故事還會繼續,謝謝你陪我走這段路。

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Yves Kitchen, Bonnie Yves

Hi, I'm Bonnie
I cook, write & preserve between cultures
from my tenement home kitchen
Slow living in Scotland

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Years ago, I joined a local government project in Years ago, I joined a local government project in Sukhothai to learn about traditional fishing practices preserved by the riverside communities.

Recently revisited these old clips I filmed on a phone — quiet moments of local wisdom and a way of life slowly disappearing. 🤍

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多年前,曾參與素可泰地方政府的一個文化項目,探訪及了解當地村民保留下來的古法漁業。

最近重新整理當年用手機拍下的片段,記錄了一種正在慢慢消失的生活智慧。🤍

#Sukhothai #Thailand #ThaiCulture #TraditionalFishing #SlowLiving 素可泰 古法漁業 泰國文化
10+ years ago, I spent some time living in the cou 10+ years ago, I spent some time living in the countryside of Thailand while working on a cookbook. Back then, phones had only just started recording videos, and my Thai cousin helped me capture so many precious moments — though I never really knew how to edit videos at the time 🥲

Some of the footage was later used by TV stations and media, but there are still many rare clips left unseen. So many of the people, places, and traditions in them no longer exist today.

Now, with today’s tools, I can finally revisit and edit these memories myself.
I’ll slowly share them with you, one by one.

This time: our Lao’s dinner and traditional minced pork salad.

In loving memory of my Uncle Wood 🤍
Thai Pandan Chicken 💚 One of those simple dishes Thai Pandan Chicken 💚

One of those simple dishes that instantly feels like home.

Chicken marinated with garlic, coriander roots, white pepper and fish sauce,
then wrapped in fragrant pandan leaves before frying.

As the leaves toast in the heat,
the whole kitchen fills with that unmistakable Thai aroma.

A little taste of home,
made from my kitchen in Scotland. ✨

Served simply with sweet chilli sauce and cucumber.

泰式香葉包雞
不是泰國大菜,卻是很多人由細食到大的味道。💚

蒜頭、芫荽根、白胡椒、魚露,
再用香葉慢慢包起來。

炸的時候,香葉的香氣會慢慢走出來,
每次打開,都有種回到泰國屋企食飯的感覺。

在蘇格蘭的廚房,
用這些熟悉的味道,煮一點家鄉。

配甜辣醬、青瓜,已經好滿足。✨

#edinburghfoodie #edinburghfoodbloggers #foodporn #slowliving #edinburgh
Recently from my tenement kitchen ☺️ Recently from my tenement kitchen ☺️
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