Tieghan Gerard.Photo:Jamie McCarthy/Variety via Getty
Jamie McCarthy/Variety via Getty
While on theMimi podcast, theHalf Baked Harvestfounder spoke to hostMimi Bouchardabout the pros and cons of her foodie fame.
Gerard started her blog back in 2012 and has since grown 5.3 million Instagram followers, which she calls “the most loyal community.” Gerard describes her cooking style as a “wholesome decadence, non-fussy approach" with “smart twists on comforting favorites” on herwebsite. But not all of her followers focus on the recipes she shares.
“It is so sad and at first it killed me,” Gerard added.
“I’ll just respond with the truth. I have nothing to hide. I think that’s all you can do,” she said.
Tieghan Gerard poses for a selfie on her Instagram.halfbakedharvest/Instagram
halfbakedharvest/Instagram
But she feels differently when they publicly comment.
“If someone is leaving something in a public space, I don’t tend to give it energy because I think you’re not doing it out of best interest,” she said, “and I don’t want to feed the comment threads because if I jump in then it is just going to create more commentary around it.”
Gerard sticks to a healthy diet full of vegetables and healthy grains, she said. Bouchard ended the podcast with a quick-fire round of questions, including asking some of Gerard’s favorite meals. She listed avocado toast, kitchen sink salads, and yogurt bowls.
“I love a good roasted vegetable dinner where it’s just a medley of a ton of roasted vegetables, some avocado. I’ll do a rice or some kind of grain, always. I’m a carb girl for sure,” she said. “Something really, really simple like that and then a really good sauce or dressing.”
If Gerard is cooking for loved ones that’s when she’ll lean on some of her more rich, comforting dishes like lasagne.
“If it’s just me, you kind of just do what’s easiest,” she said.
source: people.com
