The word newsletter seems a bit boring, but Food Talk is only a newsletter in name. What it really is, is a brand new way for us to continue our food conversations. My favourite thing about the writing process is when my writing becomes yours. Writing is always a monologue but when I hit publish, … Continue reading FOOD TALK: A NEWSLETTER – SIGN UP TODAY!
My new Christmas eBook is now available to download! Scroll down to get your early Christmas gift! Get Stuffed is written to make your festive food coma worth it. I know gifts can be great and there’s something about a baby being born in a barn and stuff, but let’s focus on what really matters … Continue reading GET STUFFED – FREE EBOOK OF CHRISTMAS RECIPES AVAILABLE NOW
KITCHEN INSTINCT is now available for you to download! In a culinary sense, the past few months have tested our agility and ability to adapt. And while I have been squirrelled away and working on this project way before lockdown, I feel even stronger now that these pages may offer a source of comfort where a … Continue reading KITCHEN INSTINCT – FREE EBOOK AVAILABLE NOW
Oh you know EVERY food blogger sprinted to their laptop as soon as this ‘lock down’ was announced to write their ‘stay at home’ recipes for self isolation. Sorry darlings, Jack Monroe had us all beat from the beginning. In fact I didn’t even run. I put down mine own copy of Monroe’s ‘Tin Can … Continue reading 10 CERTAIN RECIPES FOR UNCERTAIN TIMES
Christmas time to a homecook is what I could imagine tournament season being to a rugby team. I say ‘imagine’ and ‘tournament season’ because I am not a sports fan and have no idea what it feels like or what to call it, but the battle-ready adrenaline must be mimicked across both passions, surely? As … Continue reading 12 RECIPES FOR CHRISTMAS
This recipe was sponsored by Love Food, Hate Waste. We need to stop fearing whole ingredients. Not fearing as in ‘boo’ but fearing the consumption of eating a whole ingredient and not seeing the lesser used bits as gross or inedible. These are adopted attitudes that need to be dropped. From root to toot, there … Continue reading #COMPLEATING – PUMPKIN PANCAKES
I was asked by Cardiff based magazine Quench to write up a recipe to celebrate the height of Summer, where the sun is burning and your oven is redundant. What a cruel thought. Naturally when you’re challenged to omit an important function you turn to it’s conplete opposite, so in lieu of burning heat I … Continue reading SUMMER STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE SQUARES (WRITTEN FOR QUENCH FOOD)
This ebook was launched through House of Fraser. So LIFE THROUGH FOOD is now available for you to download! I’ve been working on this project for a few months now and I can honestly say it has been one of the most enjoyable things I have ever worked on. While the main reason I wanted to … Continue reading LIFE THROUGH FOOD – FREE EBOOK AVAILABLE NOW
I have a resistance to my bin. I don’t like putting any food in it. I like to make the most of my money and I don’t want to be making unnecessary trips to the bin. Genuine. There is something amazing to be said for using up all of your ingredients and not throwing away food. Not … Continue reading THE WASTE-FULL RECIPES
‘Why and how I became vegetarian…’ Let’s talk about being vegetarian. I can only assume that maybe half – possibly three quarters – of you either said ‘no, let’s not’ or at least rolled your eyes a little. That’s fine. But I do want to clarify before I go any further that this post is … Continue reading THE VEGGIE SWITCH (WHY & HOW…)
MIKEY AND THE KITCHEN. 