Padma Lakshmi is looking back on a year of firsts for her daughter

Krishna. In a post shared to Instagram on Monday, the food expert reflected on Krishna's major

milestones in celebration of her 13th birthday.

This year, Littlehands got her nose pierced, took her braces off,

and celebrated her Bat Mitzvah!! A big year for my baby girl. 😍," Padma wrote alongside a photo slideshow

of snaps from her daughter's big birthday party.

The post is a rare one for the Top Chef star, whose photos of the now-teenager are few and far between.

Ever since then, Krishna has often joined her mother while filming on location.

While "she likes experimenting in the kitchen," Padma said now it seems that Krishna is not interested in following in her mother’s culinary path.

"She’s not like, 'Oh, I wanna be a chef.' She wants to be a singer."

Padma Lakshmi Celebrates Daughter Krishna's Milestones in Rare Post