From scratch & family favourites

Recipes

Recipes from our everyday kitchen

The food we actually make and eat at home. From bread and family meals to ferments, seasonal cooking and the occasional sweet treat, these are recipes made for real family life.

From our kitchen

Food we make at home

I cook largely from scratch, often using what we have grown, preserved or already have in the cupboard. You will find everyday family food here alongside the experiments, favourites and recipes that earn their way into our regular rotation.

Around our table

Expect practical recipes, family-sized portions, homemade staples, seasonal ingredients and notes about what actually worked for us.

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Breads & Bread Making

Everyday loaves, rolls, sourdough, crumpets and the breads we make at home.

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Breakfasts

Pancakes, granola, yoghurt, crumpets and simple breakfasts for busy family mornings.

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Drinks

Homemade drinks, seasonal favourites and a few things bubbling away in jars.

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Ferments

Kefir, yoghurt, sourdough, ginger bug and the cultured foods we make regularly.

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Sweet Treats

Cakes, buns, ice cream and the sweeter things that come out of our kitchen.

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Seasonal | Foraged

Recipes inspired by what is growing, in season or gathered while it is available.

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Preserving

Jams, chutneys, passata and practical ways we preserve more of what we grow and buy.

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Cooking from scratch

Made for real family life

I am not interested in making everyday food unnecessarily complicated. I want recipes that taste good, use recognisable ingredients and work in an ordinary family kitchen.

Sometimes that means using something freshly picked from the garden. Sometimes it means working out what on earth to make from what is already in the fridge.

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