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17/12/2025

'𝘛𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦,
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 - 𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘶𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦,
𝘐𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘯𝘶𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘦,
𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘻𝘦.
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱, 𝘰𝘩, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵,
𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘺, 𝘴𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬,
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬.
𝘕𝘰 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘣,
𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 - 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘣!

𝘚𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘣 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘺𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳,
𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘶𝘱 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳.
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘴, 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵,
𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 - 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵!
🎅🍴

16/12/2025

16/12/2025

Looking for the perfect 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 for the foodies in your life? 🎁 Or maybe you deserve a little treat this holiday season? My cookbooks are packed with ideas and inspiration to make cooking easy, fun, and delicious! 📖🎄✨

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15/12/2025

It’s not just savoury dishes your air fryer can handle - 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝘁𝗼𝗼! 🍰✨

🎄 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸 #𝟭: 𝘎𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴: Bake cookies in the air fryer for a crisp edge and soft centre. They’ll be ready in just 5–6 minutes, leaving more time for decorating!

🎄 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸 #𝟮: 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘶𝘵𝘴: Toss almonds or pecans with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a touch of honey, then roast them in your air fryer for a festive snack.

🎄 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸 #𝟯: 𝘈𝘪𝘳-𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘴: Use doughnut dough, fill with mince pie filling, and air fry for a twist on two Christmas classics. Dust with powdered sugar for that frosty finish.

The best part? These treats are quick, easy, and guaranteed to impress your guests! 😍

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘺𝘦𝘳? 💭🍬🎄

14/12/2025

It’s 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗻𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆! ✨
So naturally, I’ve had Michael Bublé playing since 9am and the house smells like a Christmas market.

If you’ve never made roast chestnuts at home - it’s honestly so easy:
🌰 Score the tops with an X
🔥 Roast until the shells open
🧈 Peel while warm and buttery
😌 Eat immediately for maximum festive smugness

They’re brilliant in:
• Stuffing
• Salad with blue cheese
• Tossed through sprouts (don’t fight me on this)
• Or just… straight from the tray

Chestnuts make me feel like I have my life together, even when I’m eating them in slippers at 3pm!😂

12/12/2025

It’s 𝗣𝗶𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 - which means we’re entering my favourite season: tiny sausages wrapped in joy 😍🎄

I am adamant that pigs in blankets should not just be a Christmas Day extra… they deserve star billing.
Serve them with roast potatoes, throw them into a sandwich, dip them into honey mustard, peak happiness.

This year I’m testing a hot honey glaze for mine:
🥓 Sausages wrapped in streaky bacon
🍯 Honey
🌶 A pinch of chilli flakes
🌿 A little thyme

Bake until sticky and golden… try not to eat half the tray before they hit the table. (I failed.)

How do you eat yours?
Traditional, or unhinged and brilliant? 😆

11/12/2025

This is the time of year when your fridge becomes a strange mix of leftovers, party food, and things your mum gave you in case you need them.

Here’s what I found today ↓
• 4 Brussels sprouts
• A scoop of mashed potato
• 2 pigs in blankets (YES)
• Half a jar of cranberry sauce

✨ Created: Festive Bubble & Squeak - fry the mash + sprouts, chop the pigs, spoon of cranberry on top.
It sounds wrong. It tasted very right.

Cooking in December should be FUN, cheap, and easy - not a military operation.
Use what you’ve got, add some sparkle, and call it dinner ❤️

What festive fridge chaos have you turned into a meal this week?

05/12/2025

If you’ve ever wanted to make your own kimchi, kraut, pickles or fermented goodies, come and join me on 20th December for a cosy pre-Christmas fermenting session!

We’ll cover ↓
🥕 The basics of fermenting (it’s easier than you think!)
🧂 How to get your salt ratios right
🌶️ How to safely ferment without needing fancy equipment
🫙 My favourite flavour combos - including the ones from Easy Fermenting for Beginners
😋 And yes… You’ll take home your own jar of something delicious

It’s going to be relaxed, fun, slightly chaotic (because it’s me), and very festive.
Perfect if you want to learn a new skill before the new year or make some homemade gifts! 🎁

If you want a spot, comment below or send me a message - spaces are limited because, shockingly, my kitchen is not stadium-sized 😆🫙

04/12/2025

It’s 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆, which frankly feels like a personal attack on my willpower!🤣🍪🎄

I made a batch of my soft, chewy cookies this morning, and the house now smells ridiculously festive. Cinnamon, butter, brown sugar… 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴.

𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗜𝗣 → If you accidentally eat them warm straight off the tray, it’s not a lack of discipline... It’s called quality control!😌

02/12/2025

It’s Full English Breakfast Day and honestly… What a fantastic excuse to start December as we mean to go on: 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮, 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘮𝘶𝘨!😂🍳

I did mine the lazy-but-genius way - in the air fryer ↓
🥓 Bacon
🍅 Tomatoes
🍳 Egg in a silicone cup
🫘 Beans on the hob (because I draw the line there!)
🥔 Hash brown for festive spirit

Ten minutes later? 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘀.
If Santa isn’t bringing me new silicone cups this year, I’m writing a strongly worded letter.

Are you celebrating properly today, or is this my sign to come round and cook for you? 😆

28/11/2025

I did my first ever Safari Supper last week… and honestly, I’m a huge fan already! 😄🍽️

I was on main course duty, so here’s what I served up ↓
🍛 Maharagwe (page 35 of I’ll Have What Lucy’s Having)
🥘 Keema curry made with venison + beef (absolute heaven!)
🍚 Pearl barley cooked in homemade stock
🥗 A Moroccan salad that you can make days ahead - which is basically my love language

Everything turned out so tasty, and yes, I now have a very smug stash of leftovers in the freezer! 😋

Has anyone else ever done a Safari Supper? I’d 100% do it again!