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up a following
FROM HOME DESIGNER TO HOME COOKING EXPERT, DANA POOR HAS
BECOME AN INSTAGRAM HIT WITH HER EASY, DELICIOUS COOKING
TUTORIALS
HE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC CHANGED
OUR LIVES IN MANY WAYS, INCLUDING THE
WAYS THAT WE EAT. The intermittent closures
of restaurants – some of them permanently –
forced all of us to find our inner chefs and learn
to cook at home. One year later, cooking at
home has become a new normal for many.
Marietta’s Dana Poor knows all things
home – she’s the owner of Marietta-based Boxtree
Designs, Inc., specializing in residential
and commercial remodeling and design. She
began her career in New York City in the field
of Color Forecasting, spending the majority of
her time traveling overseas and consulting large
companies worldwide on the trends for home
textiles and interiors.
As a full time working mother of two
daughters and wife to Hicks Poor, a local custom
home builder, Dana is always trying to find
ways to save time, energy and money. Cooking
for others has always been her lifelong passion
so, in 2021, she decided to start her own Instagram
page, @feedingpeopleismyfavorite.
“I started it because I do love cooking and,
with everyone stuck at home for the most part,
it became a necessity to keep it interesting and
not spend a fortune,” she said. “I loved the idea
of building a community around it, too, because
I know a lot of folks do not like cooking
at all. I try to keep it super low key and very
simple.”
Dana believes a good meal does not come
with a hefty price tag, nor a thousand ingredients.
“You can absolutely feed your family without
breaking the bank or losing your sanity and
I am very passionate about showing people
how,” she said. “@feedingpeopleismyfavorite is
something I have been wanting to do for years,
but COVID-19 pushed me right into it. I had
the time and I was mostly home, so I just went
for it. It has far exceeded my expectations already.
I have been overwhelmed by the impact
it has had on both my life and the lives of others
just in the last few months. People share with
me heartfelt stories of struggles and joyous stories
of their successes. I am having an absolute
blast putting all of this together.”
Although filming herself is something she’s
had to get used to, her family has adjusted, and
even participated.
“My family has just gotten used to the fact
that when mom is cooking dinner at night,
there is a camera filming it,” she said. “I do it all
in real time and sometimes they join in. This is
truly what I am feeding my people, everyday. I
am just letting everyone who wants to see it a
chance to watch my life in the kitchen.”
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48 COBB LIFE | MAY 2021