Hello, my name is Ruth from Ireland and here is a little information about me.

I have a husband, Niall and one son, Sean who is 10 years old and home schooled. I spent the first years of my life working and didn’t cook a lot, however, when I had Sean things changed a bit. I have to admit that I am still not a great lover of cooking, but I know I have to, so I try to just get on with it (gasp!!).

I have a small kitchen, a fairly big larder…

…and a chest freezer.

I don’t normally cook in bulk and freeze, but rather cook day by day. I go shopping weekly and spend little on sweets and cookies and plenty on fruit and veg.

My son likes most foods, but has his dislikes. He doesn’t like mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and anything runny! My husband is a brick and will eat anything!

I have a small cooking area…

…and a small dining area…

…which are bright and lead out to my small garden…

…in which I have tried to grow apples, potatoes (in a pot!) herbs and strawberries. I am looking forwards to sharing my simple cooking with you all and hope that doing this will encourage me to be more adventurous in my kitchen!