Wake Up Your Kitchen

I have always loved spending time in the kitchen. I find food an ever-present inspiration and I adore working and creating with all kinds of ingredients. I experiment constantly; some things coming out wonderfully and some less than perfect. But the thing that drives me forward is the experience of working with food. Overtime I have learned what can be substituted and what can’t, I have learned that biscuits are best with heavy cream but you can make them with yogurt and water and they are still amazing… I have learned chocolate truffles are the biggest misconceived secret ever— They are so easy to make, and so much better than anything you can buy… I have learned if you want to make muffins that taste like they are from a bakery, whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold them into the batter at the end. These are things I learned because I find nothing more satisfying than manipulating ingredients and seeing what happens.

When my good friend became gluten and dairy intolerant we spent hours working together creating meals that she and her kids could eat and enjoy.

Time passed and we would often think back to how fun it had been. Then one night I had a dream that I went to people’s houses and helped them to reconnect with their kitchen. I'd offer them a fresh angle and some simple comfort tools. It took me a few months to decide the idea was actually quite logical... something I would really enjoy doing… So I sat down, created this website and here goes…