Hi there,

Welcome to The Life Larder! This weekly newsletter serves up a bite-sized menu of stories and ideas about making food that’s not only delicious but also healthy and sustainable.

Each issue is packed with inspiring articles, flavourful ideas, and voices from across the vibrant food world. Think of me as your friendly guide, helping you create meals that nourish your body, delight your taste buds, and care for our planet. Treat this newsletter like a personal larder—always stocked with something you’ll love.

We’ve made it to the end of the whirlwind that was 2024. Sneaking this newsletter into the end of the year means I get to reflect on my whole foodie year - I hope you enjoy my learnings and ask that you’ll send me your foodie learnings from the year in return?

I’ve also bundled in a tasty little sustainable canapé for you incase you’re at a loose end for what to take to the party next week.

Thank you for being here so far. I’m taking a week so will be back on the 10th January. Looking forward to spending more time with you in 2025!

Bites

The most enjoyable food stories and insights that I’ve read this week

• Your free-range eggs may not be as free as you think

• A canapé I’d love to be served at New Year’s Eve

• How to stay deliriously happy all winter

Main Menu

Stories and insights from experts and yours truly

Things I learnt about food this year

My 4 key musings on food in 2024

The end of the year is the perfect time to reflect on what’s gone, and think about what we’re taking with us into the next turn of the page. Here are the four things that I found/found me through 2024 (spoiler alert - it includes ample amounts of sourdough).

Dulse & Bean ‘Scallops’

A cute little vegan canapé that focusses on ultra sustainable beans & seaweed.

Seafood can often be tricky to source sustainably, and when it is, it can come at a high price. This canape is a vegan take on a scallop that uses beans as a sustainable, high protein alternative. Dulse is infused into the beans to being a nod to the sea, whilst the ‘shells’ are packed full of magnesium from the pumpkin seeds to calm the body, as well as buckwheat flour, a nutrient dense carbohydrate source that helps regulate blood sugar.