Hello! Welcome to my kitchen and my exciting little bubble on the inter web!
I’m Andrea, a happy and positive person who loves a good natter, especially if it involves cake! I love my family, travel, books and sunshine (who doesn’t??). You can often find me in the kitchen seeking out something to nibble on!
I love cooking and baking (especially baking as it allows me to indulge my sweet tooth!), and have done since I was a child. I actually remember dad kicking me out of the kitchen for adding to his meals with my experimenting. I would often chuck in extra ingredients and spices only to see what it would taste like. For what it’s worth, he wasn’t wrong: my flavour combinations back then weren’t all that good!
I carried my baking love into my uni days, squeezing it into the pockets of time between classes and studies. After trying some of my baking, a friend commented he could see me being the next big female chef. I was completely flattered, and carried the compliment with me like a badge of honour for a week or so! The doubts soon crept in though, so when my studies took over again, I allowed it to happen and soon forgot all about it.
I began playing with ingredients and flavours again after I married my amazing husband. I explored combining the smells and tastes from my Indian childhood with my husband’s British upbringing, creating new unique fusion meals for our family to enjoy. Soon, my experimenting moved on to spicing up other cuisines too: nothing was safe any longer! My love for food and flavour has truly inspired my Indian fusion cooking.
These days, if you want to find me, I’ll be in my happy place in my kitchen, smeared with flour and happy as a kid in a candy store!
Looking forward to sharing in this delicious adventure of food and flavours with you!
Andrea x