Wendy-Bob

about me

Aloha! I'm 27 years old and from the UK. My other half calls me his 1950's housewife because I just love to bake, preserve and cook in general! After studying catering at college I decided commercial cookery wasn't for me but I still like nothing more than discovering new dishes, throwing dinner parties and so on!

I'm doing Weight Watchers at the moment (getting married in 2008 so have to look thin and gorgeous!) so looking for low fat, low cal recipes but secretly (or not so secretly!) craving some "proper" food! Thanks to catering college, I've had it ingrained in me that a dish isn't a dish unless it has butter, sugar, cream, alcohol, or a combination thereof. I'm getting there though!

I work on the recruitment side of a quantity surveying consultancy about 25 miles north of London. I love my job. It's hard work but fast paced, challenging and my work day just flies by.

With regards to how I rate recipes, I try and keep it fair and to the system. I do my best to give no lower than 3 stars but will do on occasion if I made something as directed and it still ended up in the bin. I've never given 1 star but on occasion I'll leave no stars if I suspect something went horribly wrong. Most recipes get rated at 3/4 stars because 5 stars is reserved for spectacular recipes that become frequent users and a family favourite. Everyone has their own rating systems and that doesn't offend me. Rate my recipes as you see fit - I know what I like and what I don't and I'm here to fill my recipe book (filling anyone elses is merely an advantage), not to win a popularity competition or become chef of the year.


These are my little monsters - Ghost (black & white) and Socrates (ginger). I love them SO much.

Favorite Foods:

I'm definitely a savory girl rather than sweet. I love chicken dishes and crisps/chips best of all and ADORE my slow cooker / crock pot which I am always looking for new dishes for. I am best known for trying to invent healthy junk food alternatives for my other half who seems to believe that processed = best!

We grow a lot of our own fruit and veg (on our allotment) and I adore organic, home grown foods as well. Despite my love of all things unhealthy I also love fruit and veg and am pretty much veggie for breakfast and lunch and a carnivore at dinner! If my fiance weren't such a meat lover I would probably eat very little meat on the whole.I nearly always get my 5 portions of fruit and veg a day along with about 4 litres of water!

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