Food waste may not be the most glamorous topic, but it's something that I feel very passionate about.
In the UK we throw away roughly 6.6 million tonnes of household food waste each year. This doesn't even include the waste that comes from restaurants and food manufacturers, which adds up to another 2.6 million tonnes a year.
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I firmly believe that you can learn a lot about a person from their diet and eating habits, so I've always found it fascinating to take a peek into someone else's kitchen.
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I started the new year feeling burnt out and exhausted, and I suspect I'm not the only one.
If you're a regular reader, you may have noticed that it's been a little quiet over here as of late. I didn't even have the energy to write my usual end-of-year post, where I reflect on the previous twelve months and celebrate my successes.
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Although my husband and I are thoroughly British, we've been celebrating Thanksgiving in our household for the past three years.
We see it as an opportunity to celebrate the autumn season, express our gratitude and of course the chance to share a delicious, home-cooked meal with friends and family.
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I always obsess over the pumpkin, sweet potato and kabocha squash sweet treats that I stumble across in Japan, as they taste perfectly autumnal while still remaining fairly nutritious. Now that I'm stuck in the UK for the foreseeable future, it's always a bonus when I find a delicious recipe that I can recreate at home.
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Our November wedding date is drawing ever closer, and it's officially time to do something that I've been dreaming of ever since I was a little girl.
I'm talking, of course, about choosing my wedding dress.
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After being in some form of lockdown for well over a year, the thought of hibernating during the colder months feels almost inconceivable. Even this self-proclaimed autumn queen feels a little apprehensive at the idea of staying inside again!
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Autumn is the busiest time of the year when it comes to the kitchen. I can usually get away with simply throwing together a salad during the summer, but the colder months call for hearty home-cooked meals and a steady stream of seasonal vegetables cluttering up my countertops.
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The majority of pumpkin recipes that I see floating around on Instagram and Pinterest consist of cakes, muffins and sweet pies. While those are delicious in moderation, I definitely have more of a savoury tooth.
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It's always been a goal of mine to create a cosy and beautifully-curated collection of content, particularly during the autumn months. I have so many small snippets of my life and countless photographs that never make it to my website or social media, and I'm excited to finally have a dedicated space to share more of my thoughts with anyone who cares to listen.
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From The Pumpkin Patch 