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intro
For the last 21 years I have been a mother It is so unbearably clichéd to say, but also so
and a wife. I have also been a personal wonderfully true, that time heals. Not only
trainer, a food and travel writer, a stylist and does it heal, it can make you stronger than
photographer. But I always thought of myself ever before. Weekly sessions with a wonderful
as a wife and mother first, the integral, psychologist, countless hours ‘on the mat’ at
loving, driving force of the family unit. It yoga, long walks and the love of friends and
brought me satisfaction and thousands of family pulled me through the crappiest time
joy-filled memories. in my life and I began to do what I have always
done to show my love for the people I care
A year ago my youngest followed in his big about. I cooked.
brother’s footsteps by leaving home to go to
university. Seven months ago my husband left Now I am sharing some of my favourite
to explore a new life. For the first time in my recipes with you – there are soups and the
adult life I was alone and for the only time in world’s most perfect scrambled eggs for
my life I felt unlovable. the days when you can’t even be bothered
to chew (sad-arse dinners for one); there are
It would be fair to say I came unstuck. cosy little dinners to share with your best and
closest friends; easy dinner party recipes for
This book is my gift to anyone else who bigger full-on festive gatherings; and there are
is struggling to come to terms with their outrageously, luscious ‘stuff-this-shit’ desserts
situation. I started this process lying on for when over-indulgence is the only solution.
my living room floor crying into the carpet.
I couldn’t be bothered to eat and I certainly No two situations are the same and everyone’s
couldn’t summon the inclination to cook. experience is different but, weirdly, the
This was when my friends rallied around, grief cycle is pretty consistent – a process of
listening to me pouring out my sadness emotions and stages to get through so that you
and frustrations with an endless supply can emerge as the new you. I hope that you
of empathy, and an equally endless supply will take this book with you for the ride, and
of whisky. that it helps – we only get one go at this life,
it’s too short to linger in the bad bits.
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