Si Foster was born in Okinawa, Japan, where her parents met, married and started their family. It’s also where Si fell in love with food, thanks to her mother’s influence in the kitchen. But it wasn’t until Si was a newlywed and learned that if she wanted to eat good food, she was going to have to make it. She started teaching herself the ins and outs of the kitchen, created a food club with her friends, and eventually started a blog, “A Bountiful Kitchen,” in 2008. Since then, Si’s focus has been on creating delicious, accessible recipes for the whole family. You’ll often see her cooking with her daughters, serving meals to the masses, and sharing her food knowledge with her followers and friends on Instagram, as well as in in-person classes.Most recently, Si’s journey has taken her abroad, yet again - this time with her husband Grant, as they serve as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Spain, Barcelona mission.Today, Si shares with us the lasting impact her mother’s cooking had on her life, the importance of family meal time, what led to putting life on pause to serve a mission for the Church, and what that experience has been like during the Covid-19 pandemic.