In my own dazed daydream on a Tuesday morning heading across London to meet my brother, sister in law and baby nephew, I’m two coffees in and although I’m a little sleepy, my eyes are wide open. I’ve never commuted for work aside from a couple of weeks I spent doing an internship with my…
Author: sailingfooddiaries
Working as a yacht chef, I ride the waves of the unknown on a daily basis and have the best job ever: to feed people whilst being out at sea, travelling to new places. Always in search of adventure, new ingredients to play with and rarely stopping to sit still, this space is for me to share the highlights of my travels, from the places I go to the food I make and any pondering I feel like rambling off along the way. You can expect healthy, simple recipes, some offloading of thoughts and snippets of where I've been. Thank you for coming on the journey with me, I hope you enjoy!
Seasoned with Love, Served with a Smile
That’s just exactly how I roll. Food is what brings everyone together. We celebrate over a meal, we catch up over lunch and we graze as we gather. For most, it’s the basis of all that we do and for me, it’s an honour to be able to help people enjoy good food as they…
A new year, a whole new beginning
It’s always a time to sit and reflect as the festive season flows into the background and a new year rolls around. For me, it’s never a time to sit and make meaningless resolutions that I’ll never stick to but more of an opportunity to reflect on the past twelve months, look ahead to the…
A rambling of Gratitude
There’s a huge gap on happenings of life lately on this page, but that’s because every time I’ve written about it, my emotions got the better of me and in this case, it’s probably something for me to keep in my private archives rather than publicly posting about. Although I’m always happy to share the…
A rollercoaster.
I know I could just go back and look, but that would require energy and that just feels too much right now. But I don’t even know when I last posted on here, or sat down to write for that matter. I just know it’s been a while. A long while… Life has been a…
Berry Crumble Bars (GF, V)
Back when I first cut gluten and dairy out of my diet, I was on a major mission to find the best sweet treats that would satisfy my sweet cravings. I made something similar to this back then, but then found a juice bar that also had a gluten free and vegan bakery section producing…
Sake & Soy Braised Short Ribs, Ginger & Peanut Slaw, Basmati
I’m not the biggest meat eater, I just eat it when I feel like it, or when I get hold of something special, or different, or, of course, if I’m taste testing. I don’t generally put a hunk of meat on a plate, look at it and think of it as a fulfilling meal… in…
Banana & Walnut Muffins (GF, DF)
I was talking to a friend the other day about “healthy” treats to replace the sugar filled ones so readily available as she’d asked for any recipes to curb sweet cravings on a new low sugar thing she’s trying. I sent over a bunch and suddenly realized that if you’re on that train and don’t…
Turkey (or Chicken) Burgers
I’ve gotten quite into baking my own bread recently, whether that’s because I’ve had time on my hands or because I’m no longer in France where I dare not even compete with the boulangeries, I’m not sure, but either way I’m a woman on a mission. I got a delicious recipe for white rolls from…
Lentil Dahl with Spinach & Parsley (V, GF)
I always feel warm, nourished and satisfied after eating a big bowl of flavoursome curry. I also generally feel like I’m about to pop because I don’t have a stop button, but that’s neither here nor there. I’ve shared my recipe for a coconut sweet potato & chickpea curry before which is pure deliciousness and…
Sailing Food Diaries 