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A little recap of the last two weeks here at Ballymaloe Cookery School . From jointing chickens and filleting fish to ch...
16/10/2026

A little recap of the last two weeks here at Ballymaloe Cookery School . From jointing chickens and filleting fish to choux pastry and eggs every way imaginable. Each week, I feel a little more confident and ready for the next 🌸

One of my favourite things to do is to garnish my plate with a bunch of edible flowers. Sometimes I can overdo it, but t...
08/10/2026

One of my favourite things to do is to garnish my plate with a bunch of edible flowers. Sometimes I can overdo it, but they’re just so beautiful I can’t help myself. 🌼🥗

We were given a list of edible flowers in class, and I picked out 8 of my favourites for you, plus what they actually taste like. Nasturtiums are bold and peppery, borage tastes fresh like cucumber, and violas have this light wintergreen thing going on. Who knew! They add so much character and charm to a plate and flavour too, which is the best part. A few petals on a salad and suddenly it’s a whole moment. These are just a few to name. There are loads more out there, but here’s the important bit before you go picking:

🌸 Don’t just put any random flower on your plate. Make sure it’s actually edible. Some common garden flowers are poisonous, and some edible ones have nasty lookalikes. Wild garlic and lily of the valley, for example. Only eat it if you know exactly what it is.

🌸 Get your flowers organic, or grow them yourself, so there are no nasties on them. No pesticides, no sprays, nothing. Skip florist flowers and anything picked from the roadside.

🌸 Go easy at first, especially if you have allergies. And a little goes a long way with some, like snapdragons, which can be a bit bitter. Which one would you put on your plate first? 🌿

04/10/2026

A quick day in the life at Ballymaloe. So much to do in a day! So happy to be here ❤️

Just pure delight 🌸🌼🌞
01/10/2026

Just pure delight 🌸🌼🌞

30/09/2026

So I did a thing 🌞 I packed my bags and moved to Ireland to spend 12 weeks learning to cook at 🌸

Week two, let’s go 🌸

Been having a lot of fun going back through some of my old projects and giving them a bit of a new life 🌿The Crew is a p...
19/08/2026

Been having a lot of fun going back through some of my old projects and giving them a bit of a new life 🌿

The Crew is a period kit brand I designed a while back. I always struggled to find mockups that actually suited it, and now I can build the scenes myself and see the whole collection sitting in a world that feels right for the brand.

Really enjoying this one.

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