VANILLA HOUWER

An artist of flavour and wellbeing, Vanilla Houwer is a culinary artist who transforms nature’s gifts into nourishment for body and soul, weaving ancient wisdom and modern intuition into every creation.

Food has always been far more than sustenance. Across human history, it has been a binding force, an expression of identity, a vessel of memory, and a way for communities to align with nature and the universe. Long before societies built temples or cities, people gathered around fire to cook, to share, and to connect. Anthropologists often note that communal meals were among the earliest human rituals, shaping the rhythms of cooperation and belonging. In ancient cultures, from the Mediterranean basin to the nomadic tribes of the Middle East, food was considered sacred: not merely nourishment, but a bridge between the physical world and the invisible.

Traditions across continents echo this understanding. For decades, the earth was the first healer with the believes that real food, plants, roots, herbs, grains, fruits, is the oldest medicine humans were ever given. They teach that nature’s offerings carry intelligence, memory, and energy, and that eating is a ritual of receiving guidance, balance, and strength from the natural world. In this worldview, nourishment is an act of spiritual alignment; to eat consciously is to heal consciously.

It is within this timeless lineage that Vanilla Houwer stands. A long-time friend of the family and an integral presence in the Andalusian Glory community, she embodies the understanding that food is a pathway to connection, connection with nature, with others, with the universe, and with one’s higher self. Her kitchen is both sanctuary and studio, a place where ancient wisdom meets contemporary creativity. Over many years, she has studied the healing power of unprocessed, earth-grown food and how it influences the body’s vitality, the mind’s clarity, and the emotional and energetic harmony within each person.