Once Upon A Thyme

I’m originally from Yorkshire although I haven’t really spent that much time there recently. I studied up in Newcastle University for 4 years – fantastic place and would recommend it to anyone. After uni, I travelled around the world with my girlfriend which was by far the best thing I’ve ever done… absolutely amazing – I’ll definitely do it again sometime! It was definitely travelling that got me into cooking; seeing all the different flavours and ingredients people use around the world… it’s fascinating.

I now live in Crouch End in North London which is a really cool place. Loads of restaurants and a really awesome vibe around the place. The problem with having restaurants on your doorstep though is that it takes some real restraint not to spend a packet each month!

I’m not really a chef by trade at all, in fact at uni I hardly cooked anything – the lure of a £1.25 chip butty was just far too much for me! Since then though I’ve really got into cooking. People like Jamie Oliver really inspire me as it’s the simple stuff that I get my kicks out of; I’m not really interested in making really extravagant gourmet food, but maybe I will one day… who knows. I think the joy in cooking is definitely cooking for others and the reaction on their faces when they really enjoy the food…fantastic! 

The main things I will try and keep in mind as I write this blog are:

• Low cost meals
• Good quality produce
• Healthy meals
• Easy to make
• …and finally… Tastes Great!

Quite a long list I know, and it will be difficult to include all of them but I’ll give it a good go. I hope you like the blog – please post and comments, questions, criticisms or suggestions that you may have – I’m always looking for ways to improve and receiving feedback is the best way, plus it will help others out too.

Thanks

Sco