How to guides
my pasta sauce collection
In a rut with pasta sauces? What did we do before we started eating pasta? Anyone with children or with no time to get dinner on the table knows how...
free store cupboard cooking class videos
Cooking class videos using simple ingredients Let’s try something new while we stay at home. Starting Tuesday 24th March, I’m doing new cooking class videos 4 days a week and...
California 2019 and low stress brunch recipes
In October I spent a week teaching low stress brunch recipes and hosting a supper club in California. I started my business teaching cooking classes in California when we were...
Recipes, time plans and tips for all your Christmas cooking
You can now buy my stress-free Christmas cooking guide, containing all my recipes, time plans and tips. I cover everything from the Christmas Day dinner, cocktails and party food, a...
cooking with kids without losing it
I learned to cook because my mum wanted to keep me entertained so she gave me jobs to do in the kitchen from being tiny. That time we spent together...
breadcrumbs – how to make, store and use
Those of you who have followed me for a while know that I hate wasting food. From planning what we eat to shopping and storing well, to using leftovers and...
stress free summer entertaining
I read this really interesting article in The Guardian yesterday about how eating alone is one of the biggest factors for unhappiness. Lack of time and confidence can make it...
how to cook pasta like a pro
Ask most people what their go-to easy dinner is and they’ll probably say pasta. Even the most clueless cook can usually manage to cook pasta. But because we learn to...
Lovely leftovers – safe storing and delicious re-using
I love leftovers as much as the main Christmas dinner. I think many of us enjoy the Boxing day re-hash of Christmas dinner more than the first time its served...
what to keep in your freezer
what to keep in your freezer for easy, healthy dinners I feel a bit twitchy if my freezer isn’t stocked with things I can easily turn into a quick meal....
All I know about grilling and cooking on the bbq
First off – In England we call the grill a bbq. So excuse the interchangeable terminology that follows – just know I’m talking about that thing you cook on outside...
food waste – 5 easy ways to stop throwing food and money away
Food waste is a big issue – not only on an environmental scale but on our personal finances. Below I share my tips for how to reduce food waste and...
What to serve at parties without stressing out
I know that what to serve at parties is a hot topic so I wanted to share the list I had pulled together of recipes I’d like to eat. Always...
Wax on, wax off and the joy of zest
As a Brit I still cannot get over the thrill of being able to wander outside and pick a lemon, orange of grapefruit off a tree in my California garden....
How to plan to cook
Planning what we’ll eat each week is the only way I manage to cook from scratch, stay healthy, avoid waste and save money. I love to cook but I don’t...
