Shepperton Matters April 2021

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Practical Cooking Website for Families Local mum Sinead Ferguson and her husband, Mark (pictured) are both qualified chefs. Sinead was keen on all things food related from the age of 15 and won a county cookery competition, going on to study professionally. Mark has worked as a senior chef in a number of places over the years. But Mark was furloughed during the first lockdown and like many the family ended up working from home and home schooling their son. With so many of us combining working from home with home schooling it’s difficult to find the Spiced Carrot and Lentil Soup with Coriander and time to properly plan healthy, family Garlic Flatbreads friendly meals whilst ensuring nobody is spending unnecessary amounts of time in the www.thymetocook.co.uk. Here you will find kitchen. Like many of us, the couple saw the initial practical tips, money saving ideas and innopanic buying in supermarkets so set out to vative recipes for the whole family. Whether create a range of recipes using up all the odds it is overnight oats, Soda bread or smoothies, and ends in our cupboard and freezer. At the to easy to make tray bakes, casseroles and same time, Mark’s mum had an extended stay pies to easy and tasty soup (see photo above) in hospital and so the family helped to man- to sticky toffee pudding or brownies. There is age her allotment plots. From this experi- something for everyone, most of the recipes ence, the couple’s motto soon became ‘Grow using ingredients you will have already in the cupboard or freezer. It, Cook It, Eat It’. Sinead and Mark wanted to share their exper- Get inspiration on recycling and store cuptise with other families, providing hints and board essentials and make life easier for yourtips on how you can get ahead with meal self. planning by loving your freezer and batch They also have an Instagram page thymetocooking. So they launched a website; cook2021 and there is a Facebook page under the name Sinead Ferguson. The couple invites you to share any tips or recipes with them too, so this is very much a community affair.

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