00:40 Mum's comfort cooking.
04:19 Desert island food: curry or sandwich?
06:34 The idea vs the reality of cooking.
09:20 Baking mishaps and other memories.
15:12 More freedom = more fun.
19:01 Lockdown cooking and falling in love with sourdough.
19:56 A simple method for sourdough bread.
23:24 The importance of the emotional aspect of food.
28:25 Becoming more confident and wasting less.
32:42 Streamlining the spice cupboard.
35:44 Playing with flavours.
38:03 Cooking can make you feel accomplished and grown up.
"There's so often so many ways that you can kind of get the same effect with a similar ingredient or spice anyway."
Three ideas for taking action in your own kitchen, inspired by the conversation.
🍅 Take a look at your spice collection and remove any that you rarely or never use. By focusing on the spices you actually use, you can keep them fresh and ensure you have what you need for your favourite recipes.
🍅 Take a trip to your local health food store (or supermarket) to explore different varieties of dark chocolate and understand the benefits it offers compared to other sweet treats.
🍅 Take Penny's tip of using lentils in place of meat for cost savings and added nutrition, and experiment with seasoning your dishes with words to make them sound more special.
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Original music by Colin Bass.
Intuitive cook & irreverent kitchen coach
Growing up in 70s Greece, cooking - and eating - at home was simply normal. Shopping at farmers' markets, drooling over recipes, grinding spices, and animated conversation over dinner are some of my fondest memories. This is where I honed my cooking intuition. I'm here to help you find your way back to a simpler, more joyful way of cooking.
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