Hi, I'm Samantha. I'm no professional chef but I have been cooking, unsupervised since I was 6 so I do have a year or two's experience under my belt.

By profession I am a communications guru which is just a fancy way to encapsulate all the things I've done which include being an editor,  journalist, photographer, marketing specialist and public relations practitioner.

Cooking is something I have always loved and memories of preparing meals with my family remain some of my best recollections. I believe that cooking is far more than preparing food required to keep us, as humans, alive. It is an expression of our creativity, love for the people we cook for and a great way to relax.

Even if you are cooking for one, you deserve to have a wonderful sensory experience at every meal and creating these great moments shouldn't fill you with dread. Just because a meal is utterly fantastic, doesn't mean it has to take hours to prepare.

If you don't believe me, head on over to the free contact section and try some of the recipes in out Great Meals in Under 30 Minutes booklet. I promise, once you've tried this, you'll never assume that beans on toast is the best you can do when you only have 30 minutes to get dinner on the table.