Welcome to my food blog Seasoned Scribbles.
I’m Lynsey, a self-confessed, utterly obsessed foodie! I’m a girl who can get genuinely excited over the weekly food shop, perusing the supermarket aisles and scouring the farmers markets for new ideas and exciting produce. I’m the one that will spend literally hours or days to make the perfect meal whether that is a decadent seven course celebratory meal or just a humble soup, taking time out to cook and dine with friends and family is one of my all-time favourite things to do. I’m absolutely in my element when I’m cooking away in my tiny kitchen, be it recreating classic dishes, getting creative or maybe just whipping up some good old comfort food… My kitchen is definitely my haven.
A little more about me… By trade I’m a scientist but my passion is undeniably food, eating it, talking about it, learning about it, even growing it, you name it my world revolves around food. I grew up in a small village of Cheshire on the Staffordshire border surrounded by farmland, there would always be some sort of edible produce growing in all the vast fields, new Cheshire potatoes, rows of corn growing in their husks, and many a mushroom sprouting up. Field after field full of food interspersed with a country pub or two along the way…
I’m regularly back in Cheshire (I also work there) but now live in a thriving village of South Manchester packed full of bars, restaurants and delis. I’m so lucky to be stone’s throw from the bright lights of Manchester City centre and the quiet rural countryside of Cheshire and the Peak District, meaning I can easily dine in a quaint traditional country pub, farm café or tea room or enjoy fashionable cocktails overlooking the skyline in the Hilton hotel and dine in the newest hotspot to grace the City. So needless to say when I‘m not in my kitchen you’ll find me eating out and about, everywhere from nostalgic haunts, cosy cafes, bustling bistros or the latest trendy new restaurant town, I love it all. I’m on a mission to try as many foods as possible from the weird and wonderful to the exotic, decedent and luxurious… and everything in between. You’ll find that I really will try ANYTHING. If I’m not eating food or cooking food you’ll certainly find me reading and writing about food, so many hours I have scribbled away in my journal conjuring up my next new dish to try or planning my next culinary journey to neighbouring cities or across the seas! I love nothing more than to explore new exciting culinary escapades that are occurring and it’s here on my blog I hope to share my recipes and finds along the way.
So close the door, grab yourself a drink, put your feet up and shut off from the world for a while and join me on my culinary adventure, there’s so much to explore.
DISCLAIMER: I LOVE TO INDULGE. For the most part I eat very healthily and love to do so too. Healthy food by no means in my book means bland and boring, Not. At. All. Quite the opposite and I shall show in my recipes. But when I indulge I do it properly… on here you WILL see pictures of big dirty burgers piled high with gravy-laden chunks of juicy meat, double chocolate Oreo cookies slathered in even more chocolate and dollops of peanut butter swirled with Nutella spread and platters full of golden crispy seasoned fries loaded with hot spicy chili beef and smothered in ladles full of oozy, gooey melted cheese sauce … Why? Because a little bit of indulgence now and again never hurt anyone, but most of all it makes me happy and what’s life without happiness…. it’s all about the balance.
