06/24/2026
My name is Sara Mira Cole—Mother, chef, writer, gardener, and creative living in the Alabama Black Belt, the place I grew up and will forever call home, no matter where life takes me.
I’ve lived many lives, but in this chapter, my life centers around food: growing it, cooking it, sharing it, and gathering people around it.
Everything I cook, whether intentional or not, reflects my Egyptian-Southern heritage. As a third-culture kid raised in rural Alabama, food has become the way I navigate my place between those two worlds. More than anything, though, I am driven by a deep need to feed people good food. I often say I want to feed people the way I want to be fed, and that’s good. Not well.
In 2020, I started Abadir’s, a little Egyptian comfort kitchen. What began as a small project has taken me places I never imagined and connected me with people and moments that have positively impacted my entire being.
Abadir’s is still alive and well, but after becoming a Mother and reconnecting with the work that matters most to me, I decided to let Abadir’s be what it has always been: a project, a meditation. A small part of my culinary journey. Not the name that defines what I do.
My work in food has evolved. These days, I work as a private chef, teacher, and nourishment doula for Mothers. Abadir’s continues as my traveling pop-up eatery—a space where I can share the food in a different way.
I feel incredibly lucky to do this for a living. Food has connected me to my heritage, my community, my family, and myself. It has given shape to so much of my life. I’m grateful every day that I took the leap and built a life around work that I truly love.
So, hello again. Thank you for being here, for supporting my work and for coming along for the ride.
