Fourteen years ago I quietly changed my life with one small step.

Of course, I had no idea I was. There were no big plans. Just a deep desire to write and express myself about all things food and travel which had been festering for years and had to be exorcised from my heart and head to the stove and the page.

Perched at my desk in the dark hallway of my Kilburn flat I first said hello from this fresh new website, and announced my intentions.

Here I am today, 14 years later after sharing hundreds of recipes, travel stories and two books later. I still feel like I am only getting started because there is so much more that I want to do!

You must embrace your dreams and follow your heart

I am also here to tell you that you must follow your heart. Whatever they are, announce your intentions, even just to yourself at first. It’s powerful. Once you sow the seed it will start to grow, then you must nurture it. Continue reading