This blog is really a coincidental combination of three real passions of mine--Writing, baking and photography.
My mother, partner and close friends have all, at differing times, been asking me for years to share my recipes, write more, create a little cake store, publish my book, get in to food photography. And so this is it. A blog that will hopefully inspire you to follow your passion, take risks, listen to those that love you and be everything you want to be.
Writing: I have been writing since I was about fourteen and have my own book finished book sitting in my book case gathering dust. Ironically the book is titled Feeding the Heart. Since finishing that I unintentionally drifted away from writing, maybe it had something to do with completing University or my employment involving me writing from 9-5. But my passion for words has always remained in my life even if it was just in the form of little notes to my friends and partner and jotted notes from journeys around the world.
Baking: I have always been surrounded by home style cooking-my mum and Nanna made sure of that. I have the fondest childhood memories of my Nanna’s baking and coming home from school to certain slices, cakes and biscuits as a child. I guess I just carried this on and perhaps carried it a little too far as at times my baking seems to consume my world (of course for the better). Some of the recipes I have created over time, others are just tried and tested ones that my friends and family frequently request and some will explore the addictive love hate relationship I have with cake decorating.
Photography: I have always enjoyed capturing moments in life through a lens. My fridge is covered in pictures; I have photo books throughout my house, and was forever inspired by nature’s creations. Last year my partner gave me my first proper camera and since then I started snapping away and trying to teach myself (I still have so much to learn). But when flicking back and looking through my photos most of them seemed to be of my family and the food that I had baked them from the heart.
To write about something that brings us back to our roots, the preparing and sharing of food with ones we care about.
To provide you with recipes that my friends and family enjoy, ones that have been handed down to me, and ones that I have created.
To share with you images of these creations so that you too can be apart of the joy that baking feeds to the heart.
Writing, baking and photography–make my life sweeter.
xx em xx
