Food can make us feel nostalgic for certain periods in our life, a smell or taste can bring back vivid memories or evoke feelings from days gone by. Our perception of events can alter dramatically over time. We may recall a holiday as being the best week of our life, despite our suitcase not turning…
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Berry, Coconut & Chia Oat Muffins
Not only are these muffins a fun, relaxing bake to make they’re packed full of lots of super healthy ingredients too! It’s a double win when you can combine the pleasure of baking with something that’s good for you. When you mix the batter it will probably remind you of really thick porridge so it’s…
Homemade Pizza & Garlic Bread
When it comes to pizza, which would be my specialist subject if I was ever on mastermind, you can get technical with sourdough starters, cold fermentation and wood ovens but this is a perfectly lovely, simple and easy recipe to get you started. If you keep a well-stocked cupboard you should have all the ingredients…
Chocolate, Strawberry & Vanilla Drippy Cake
I love making birthday cakes. For me the enjoyment is twofold, firstly the pleasure gained from making the cake, which if you take it slowly and tackle it piece by piece can be also very therapeutic and relaxing. Secondly the gratification that comes from seeing how happy you’ve made someone else. It would take the…
A Giant Cupcake
Many of the projects I take on with my job involve a great deal of focus on what food looks like. The job of a food stylist is to create those beautiful images we salivate over in magazines, websites and increasingly social media accounts. You work alongside a prop stylist and photographer to create gorgeous…
Salted Caramel Popcorn Cupcakes
Although they’ve been done to death I’ll always be a fan of cupcakes and think they’re a really great bake, especially for a beginner. The time commitment is pretty low; you can even get the bases made the day before if you like or freeze them for up to a month. This recipe makes use…
Pizza Buns
I love creating these pizza buns; not only do they taste amazing but they’re great fun to make and a good way of using up odds and ends from the fridge. If you have children they are a really fun project to make together, they can help weigh out the ingredients, scatter on the toppings…
Pancakes with Greek Yogurt & Pomegranate Syrup
This recipe for no measuring scale pancakes makes the perfect weekend brunch. I know it’s been said to death but a good breakfast really does set you up for the day. Neither the mind nor the body can function without fuel and these pancakes have lots of healthy and tasty ingredients to get you moving…
Chocolate & Peanut Butter Brownies
Luxuriously dark with a glossy shine and a delectable snap, chocolate and happiness go hand in hand. Dark chocolate contains resveratrol, an antioxidant that has the ability to boost levels of serotonin, which can help lift our mood, improve functionality and social behaviour. One of the issues anxiety sufferers have in common is low levels…
Rosemary & Pesto Focaccia
At first the idea of homemade bread can seem a bit overwhelming. You look through a recipe and get bamboozled by the kind of flour you need, yeast, temperature of the water, If you need a sourdough starter, second mortgage, cuddly toy. It can be enough to put anyone off. In fact I think this…
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