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Top tips for growing your own vegetables
Through out lockdown I have been asked about growing vegetables. I have had an allotment for about 11 years in total and as a busy working mum I don’t get to spend loads of time to tender my plants. Here are a few tips to help you get underway if you fancy starting a veggie … Read more
Lockdown list of useful ingredients
People keep asking me what do you buy during lockdown to avoid going to the supermarket especially when you are on a budget. If you have a freezer make the mot of it and portion up batch meals and cuts of meat and fish. So here goes apart from the obvious teabags, rice, pasta – … Read more
Hints and tips for stress free Christmas
Three weeks to Christmas! Time to start planning what you will need but maybe first it is worth checking what is already in the cupboards, throw out out of date tins and spices and donate food to charities that is in date you have no intention of eating. Maybe have a freezer week and eat … Read more
Resilience Awards Finalist!
Get Cooking! has been chosen as a finalist in the Leamington Business Awards! I am so chuffed and honoured to be included. Covid 19 has had interesting impact on my business. Initially it was heart wrenching cancelling events, the feeling of letting certain community groups down and thinking of all the hard work put into … Read more
Zoom Group Cooking Lessons
Zoom Group cooking lessons live in your kitchen are an ideal way to have fun at lunchtime or after work during the dark evenings. It looks like the run up to Christmas will be different this year but Get Cooking! has a range of Christmas events. They are suitable for all ages and bring people … Read more
Vegan Cooking – start with the ingredients
I am a great believer in starting with ingredients not a recipe when learning to cook. Yes a recipe is useful especially when baking but when it comes to savoury there is much more room for creativity, substituting ingredients and flavours. Don’t worry I do provide recipes with lessons but as you will find out … Read more
Pumpkins – not just for Halloween!
Pumpkins are grown in this country primarily for celebrating Halloween and the majority are not eaten. I would like to change that! Pumpkins store well, they are full of fibre, really high in Vitamin A (beta-carotene, like carrots) and also contain vitamin C and potassium. The seeds are also nutritious and contain antioxidants, numerous vitamins … Read more