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Naturopathic chef based in Hertford and specialising in delicious and nourishing plant-based whole food cooking offering cooking lessons, retreat catering and pop-up events.

27/10/2026

Autumn meals ~ nourishing, warming and mouth watering. Starting with bitters to stimulate the digestive fire ~ radicchio leaves are my go to at this time of year, a local and biodynamic gem from Plaw Hatch Farm ; foods cooked slowly and gently to bring warmth and comfort ; mushrooms and seaweed added to the meat stock for cooking the lentils to provide essential minerals. Plum sauce because it’s so damn delicious and meals are meant to be enjoyed on a sensory level - when we feel pleasure and excitement eating our food, our cells are nourished more deeply. Candle light to support our circadian rhythm and introduce ritual into our everyday meals.

21/10/2026

✨ 40 ✨

A couple of weeks ago, I woke up as a 40 year old woman. The day was still young and the sky still dark. Strength in my body greeted me, softness in my heart, peace in my mind.

40 years my feet have been walking this earth, my eyes have been witnessing the world, my heart has been experiencing love and grief, 40 years of relationships and connections to the earth, to the elements, to people, to plant and animal kins, 40 years of being with myself.

I am nowhere I thought I would be, I am exactly where I need to be. Life is feeling more exquisite at every sunrise {not meaning easier} for I am choosing to show up each and every day, for the good bits and the hard ones, for doing the work, for choosing to fully follow my path and live a life which makes sense to me, feeling supported by my rituals and by the inner knowing that life flows through me.

On my birthday, I walked in the forest with a person dear to me, I bought myself some flowers and I made myself a cake which I shared with my son. In celebration, I birthed a drum in ceremony with a group of women and I spent the weekend with my women amongst the trees, the stream and by the fire 🔥 🧙‍♀️

21/10/2026

Elderberry Syrup is my most loved Autumn ally and the one remedy I keep on hand and stock up with at this time of year ~ it is my go to for prevention of the first signs of a cold, and when a cold does develop to help recovery. It is delicious and keeps the family strong especially supporting upper respiratory tract during this seasonal transition.

With immune tonic, Vitamin C and anti-oxidant rich elderberries mixed with fresh ginger root {warming and anti-viral} and raw Sussex honey {antibacterial and the most delicious and precious medicine}.

✨ The wise elder is also protective and helps us navigate transitions from light to dark with clarity and grace. ✨

I have 2 available if you would like one {head to the website or DM me}. You can freeze when you need it too. Available for pick up in East Grinstead or drop off in Forest Row only.

09/09/2026

Ah late Summer. As we transition from Yang to Yin energy, picking the ripe fruits that are falling from the tree, we are guided by the earth element which is all about food and nourishment, what we eat, and how it makes our bodies feel.

We can just open our eyes and pay attention to what nature is doing to know exactly what our body needs to be harmonious during this transition period. Orange, yellow and red colours all around, sweet fruits and vegetables - corn, plums, squashes, carrots, beetroots and sweet potatoes.

As the days stay warm and humid but mornings and evenings begin to cool off, we change the way we cook by using from heat - preferring steaming and roasting rather than raw, introducing warmth into our foods and therefore into our bodies.

These beautiful Mirabelle plums were picked from my neighbours tree. Oh what a beautiful gift. They are so so sweet raw and exquisitely taste like candy when cooked. I have made muffins with them and will be making a tart with an almond frangipane for dessert treats, a compte to add to yoghurt and warm black rice porridge for breakfast and a jam - without the need of adding sugar, to keep enjoying throughout the colder months.

23/08/2026

It feels amazing to be back up and baking after a few months break as I moved to Sussex ❤️

This one was for a 80th birthday. The deep and happy colours of the end of Summer make my heart sing!

10inch almond cake filled with plum coulis and coated in a citrus coconut icing. {vegan - as requested, and gluten-free as are all my cakes}

Organic ingredients sourced from Plaw Hatch Farm , as well as their own plums and flowers. Thank you Emma Hams for picking the gorgeous flowers!

Although I am new to the area, I have been professionally making cakes for almost a decade 😍 . All info on my website {see link in Bio} or send me an email [email protected]

03/08/2026

A simple Summer ritual - dinner outside soaking in my new garden. A salad of leaves, tomatoes, basil, fermented tofu and new onion generously seasoned with EVOO, sea salt and black pepper. Simple and satisfying, so fragrant and nourishing, coming straight from the biodynamic farm near me. Very grateful for the work of our farmers, especially in this unprecedented time of drought and heat. And for the land, to always provide ❤️

11/07/2026

Apothecary orders have been shipped 💌 I am so grateful for your orders and feel very excited for you to receive your Summer plant allies ☀️ 🌊 Blessed to be able to share all of this with you, truly 💕

Orders placed from today will not ship until beginning of August as I am going for a Summer break with family in the South of France {I’ll bring those with me too, trying to stay balanced in scorching 42C heat 🥵!!!}

I love this specific order from darling Emma Foster | women's circles & reiki, Hertford - really special, small batch and limited Summer blends of herbal infusions and the very popular rosehip face serum. Face and body oiling are a pure form of self-care, you feel it instantly! Not greasy either. And those rosehips - perfect for Summer and heart medicine ❤️

The serum is now sold out {it’s been so popular and I personally use it every night} but it will come back in autumn / early winter after fresh harvest 🌹

07/07/2026

We celebrated my son’s 3rd trip around the sun last week! It fell on a Monday, which means he had cake for breakfast 🥰

He asked for strawberries, one of his favourites since he was little. So for the third time, I made him a fraisier. I love how this is becoming a tradition, a ritual. The yearly fraisier.

I add an element each year, making the cake more complex and evolved as he grows and evolves too. When he turned 1, it was just coconut yoghurt and strawberries. When he turned 2, I added a chocolate génoise layer - made with carrots and organic 85% chocolate 🍫. This year, I replaced the chocolate genoise with a lemon balm génoise sweetened by dates and added a hibiscus jelly layer made with agar agar and hibiscus flowers grown by his grand father in Hong Kong 🌺 Lemon balm + strawberry + hibiscus are a winning combo!

He absolutely LOVED it! What a treat to wake up to cake to celebrate his life, a cake that I know is nourishing his body as much as his heart.

I also made a bigger cake to share with friends - same lemon balm génoise but this time with a wild blueberry cream made with cacao butter and silken tofu, the texture and mouthfeel are just heaven! It was decorated by the sweet 8 year old Leila with flowers (all medicinal may I add…) from her garden - isn’t it just the most gorgeous looking cake?

Happy birthday gorgeous boy, may I be blessed to bake your birthday cakes every year and forever ❤️

{The fraisier is the cake that you can order for your little one’s celebrations - totally sugar free, gluten free and vegan. The génoise addition has some dates to sweeten and that’s it!! Orders will resume in September 2026 for Forest Row, East Grinstead area ❤️}

07/06/2026

Tarte Aux Fraises with gluten-free almond sweet pastry, lemon verbena infused crème pâtissière and fresh strawberries 🍓

Ah, how I long for Summer tarts all year long, their crunchy pastry, the smooth cream and juicy sweet fruits.

During the transition I am in (in between houses for a few months, living in temporary places and my whole life packed in boxes), I have access to very limited equipment hence why I chose a traditional crème pâtisserie - which I hadn’t made in years. Making a tarte aux fraises is quite a simple process really but it takes a little practice and knowledge of ingredients to make the gluten-free crust, some elbow grease and some love to make the crème pâtissière. The strawberries, in contrast, just ask to be handled with love to shine.

I have many memories of my childhood involving strawberries and it’s a fruit that I get really excited to taste again each June. The body loves them too - they are loaded with vitamin C, and good amounts of manganese, folate, and fibre. Extra rich in antioxidant, they are super good for our cardiovascular health and we can see it in their heart shape ❤️ A fruit good for the heart, emotional and physical. A fruit to enjoy now to prepare our body to get ready for Summer and bring harmony to our heart , associated with the Summer season in TCM.

Happy strawberry tasting 🍓

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https://www.chefnaturelle.com/

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