First of all, I have to excuse myself to the virtual world for my absence. Life got a little busy the past week with moving the boat from Greece to Italy, but we are lucky enough that we got to share this experience with friends who have never been on a yacht before so it…
Month: June 2019
Gratitude.
When you’re so wrapped up in the rat race and the happenings of your day to day life, it can be hard to step back and realise how lucky you are to have what you have. It can be the small things. Perhaps we take something for granted that maybe we shouldn’t. All of it…
Let’s talk travel.
Traveling for work is common. A lot of people do it. It comes in all different forms from the odd day-long workshop in a different town, nights away in other parts of the country and working weekends abroad to trips lasting a couple of weeks and those who simply travel for work and are always…
Simple Slaw
I have trouble getting the hubby to eat any kind of vegetable, he’s a typical South African man who loves meat, potatoes and a good sauce. Being married to somebody with such a different diet to my own is strange, sometimes tough, it’s frustrating but I’m used to it now. I just try to sneak…
Crunchy & Delicious Quinoa Salad
As you know from my last post, my love affair with quinoa began when life threw a curveball at me and my health years back and I’ve loved creating different dishes with it over the years. I’d never ventured into a ‘health shop’ before I found out I was gluten and lactose intolerant. All I…
Life Changing Diet Changes
The next part of my story is my roller-coaster of a relationship with food. Growing up, I was a vegetarian for most of my teens, living off a healthy rotation of jacket potatoes and cheese, chips and cheese or cheese sandwiches for lunch from the school canteen. This continued into my first year at university…
Roast Butternut & Lentil Salad
It’s only the beginning of summer but it’s already super hot here in Greece. I’m feeling the heat, but would never complain because I’m happiest in the sunshine and by the sea. I’m also happiest when eating delicious, nutritious meals in the sun. When even the thought of the oven heating up my small galley…
From there to here
As you will know from my little bio, I am a chef on a private yacht, but before we dive deeper into where I currently am and all the fun I am up to at the moment, I think it’s important to share a little bit about my background and the sequence of events that’s…
Let’s get off to a good start
Chasing the sun with my work means that, for the most part, I am spared of those brisk winter mornings and the need for a hot, soul nourishing breakfast to kickstart my day. Instead, it’s almost the opposite. I make myself a coffee and leave it for a good half hour before I even take…
Welcome Aboard!
Welcome to my blog. I’ve decided to create a space to combine all of the things that define me. As we go along, you will learn more about me and my world, but in a nutshell I am a small-town girl from the North of England, working on a private yacht – sailing the seas…
Sailing Food Diaries 