Hey Everybody! 

 

My name's Marie, and I love food! Like, REALLY love food. I enjoy cooking and baking and find it rather therapeutic! (until I see how much of a mess I've made in the kitchen! haha)

 

I was lucky enough to grow up in a family of AMAZING cooks! With one Grandmother living through the blitz and rations of WW2 in London, and my other Grandmother living her prime through the 60’s and 70’s, they certainly knew how to make the food go as far as possible and was always trying different ways to make simple ingredients the best and tastiest, they could for their families! 

Thankfully they passed these skills onto my darling parents, who have taught me SO much in the kitchen over the years! This has of course been passed onto myself and my two other siblings, who enjoy cooking for our own families and friends a tremendous amount!

 

A lot of my cooking inspiration and recipes come from everyone mentioned above! They all have their niche, and I'm just glad I got to pick up on all of them! My dad was a butcher, so he has all the meat knowledge (best cuts, best ways to cook and best seasonings!). My sister has married into an African family, so we've had a ton of new recipes and flavors to try there! My mum and brother are the biggest foodies, and will enjoy just about anything you put in front of them, particularly spicy foods! And of course, my nan, the absolute roast dinner QUEEN! People come far and wide for these roast dinners, with gravy so good you could scoop it up and eat it on its own!!! 

 

Not to mention, we all love to dabble in baking! There's something so pure and special about a warm brownie out the oven, or a freshly made fruit truffle on a summer's day! 

 

So that's the story of my foodie upbringing, all in London UK, where of course we have some of the BEST cuisine (multicultural like no other) and food markets you could imagine!  Yes, Camden, I'm talking about you!! 

But as of 2021 I've been living in the US and getting used to how the other half eat. Some are good, some make me miss home like you wouldn't believe, (From one Brit to another, please don't go for fish and chips in America. I've never been so disappointed in my life! haha). 

My Husband is from a big Italian Family, so there's been a lot more pasta, cheese and seafood in my kitchen, but that's never a bad thing! We live in New England, so luckily the seafood is amazing, not to mention the famous New Haven style pizza that will blow your mind! (Papa John, who?!)

 

I adore being able to mix traditional British meals and desserts into my new found family and friend group here on the other side of the pond. And of course, Vice Versa! On our latest trip to the UK we introduced everybody to Ranch dressing, and made a Buffalo Chicken Dip…it made my family look like ravagers! It was gone within minutes!

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my page, I hope you get inspiration, recipes and full bellies, to share with your loved ones. 

 

From my Kitchen, to Yours.