I’ve been on school holidays for exactly 1 week – although that includes a weekend and a public holiday, so I’ve had 4 days of no work. The weather has been stunning, and I’ve been a mixture of busy and relaxed – doing personal admin bits, as well as simply binge watching Netflix shows. Life…

What drives a desire to cook? What is the initial reason that someone decides that making the food they eat is rewarding? Who decided that the time taken to prepare a meal for themselves (or their family and friends) was better than going out to a restaurant, or ordering in take away? These days we…

A few weeks ago I thought about dishes that I could make in my slow cooker again – as it’s been a bit neglected (along with this blog). So I started searching through Pinterest and came to a lot of posts about jambalaya. I immediately thought back to my university years, remembering how much I…