Family Life
I grew up in Brussels where food was a huge part of the culture, and I was quickly enthralled by it. As children, our parents drove us all over Europe during the summer holidays to try new foods, eat out, and join them at food markets.
Mealtimes have always been a big focus in my family – whatever had happened in the day, we would always come together to sit down to some comforting home-cooked food. My beautiful Mum, who is a fantastic cook, made all our meals from scratch, and this is a skill that she passed onto me.
These days, my Mum and I cook for our ever-expanding family, and day to day I cook for my husband and little boy.
Career and Qualifications
I graduated in 2007 with an honour’s degree in biology from the UEA. Whilst supplementing my studies by cooking for a busy cafe, I completed a PGCE(M) in Secondary Sciences and went on to teach biology in Norwich. A move from Norfolk to Bath led me to the exciting role of the Food & Nutrition Lecturer at Bath’s world-renowned Norland College.
There I created and delivered an intensive 3-year nutrition and cookery course for trainee nannies where my focus surrounded topics such as weaning, fussy eating, meal planning, cooking for diabetics and coeliacs, family nutrition – and most importantly, making cooking easy and accessible to all ages.
Following my time at Norland, I studied for a year-long diploma in Nutrition Coaching and established myself as a freelance nutrition advisor for families. I run regular face-to-face or online group or 1:1 workshops on fussy eating and family mealtimes. I regularly collaborate with The Bath and Bristol Parenting Hub to deliver these workshops as part of an 8-week Triple P parenting course.
In conjunction with my freelance work, I am a Cookery Tutor at The Bath Cookery Studio where I teach passionately about the joy of cooking from scratch.
BSc Hons Biology, University of East Anglia
PGCE (M) Hons Secondary Sciences, University of East Anglia
Diploma in Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching
Certified Sleep Practitioner, London School of Childcare Studies