Baker & Foodie Content Creator
My name is Lee, welcome to my pages. I hope we can have fun together?
When I’m not developing recipes for others, writing guest blogs, writing my own blog, or even trying to learn how to paint, I’m usually spending time with the amazing Mr G (my husband) or with my lovely daughter or my lovely son (very proud mum).
What is this all about? Great question. This site is about real cooking and baking, real recipes and real mistakes.
No filters here, (although i’d love to find a filter that can take ten years worth of laugh lines away. Just me, whats happening, and whatever cameras or phone i have to hand .
There are many things that get under my bonnet and wiggle around, one of those is food waste. If i buy ingredients specifically for a recipe, and i only need a small amount of the ingredients, i want to be able to use the rest up and not have to throw them away. My mum used to say , “Waste not Want not” is that still a saying ?
For me, waste is not just about using up all the ingredients. What about leftover food? If i’m able , i hope to give ideas as to how to use up any leftovers too.
Be Brave
Cooking isn’t hard , neither is baking, its all about being brave and being ok with making mistakes
Foodie Book Club August read and Fillet of Beef Madras recipe by Sarah Dugdale. The book is Confused Spice: by Mathis Bailey with a great to eat and easy to make Recipe by Sarah Dugdale.
Enjoy this great recipe from MasterChef UK contestant , perfect to make at home
Foodie Book Club July read is School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister with an amazing recipe gifted by chef by Sophie Fenlon.
June Foodie Book Club review, The Joy Luck Club By Amy Tan Recipe by Alex Hollywood
Foodie Book Club gives this book a 4 1/2 egg rating so ye to reading again . Infact i already have.
With an amazing recipe gifted by the talented Alex Hollywood. Find her Asian Inspired Chicken Salad recipe here too .
Foodie Book Club May read is Quentins by Maeve Binchy with recipe for Lentil & Roasted Potato Salad by Denise Philips.
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto & Recipe by Mike Bartley . April Foodie Book Club read and recipe of Wild Garlic Tagliatelle with Wild Garlic Pesto, Confit Baby Tomatoes & Ricotta by Mike Bartley.
March Foodie Book Club read is The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen with amazing Buttermilk and Elderflower Tart recipe by Chef Jp McMahon straight from his new and acclaimed recipe book The Irish Cook Book.
Such an amazing recipe shouldn't be this easy to make , but it is, and it tastes amazing. Perfect to go with this months read by Sarah Addison Allen.
Foodie Book Club read for February is Edible Stories by Mark Kurlansky. A book made up of 16 stories and of course food. A great mackerel recipe gifted to us by Chef Jason McCrellis showcasing one of his favourite ingredients, Aubergine Mezze from Belazu is ready for you to make
A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage by Molly Wizenberg - A review with 2 1/2 egg rating.
With 12 books under her belt – last number I could find, a home cook and with a successful award-winning long-term blog, Molly Wizenberg can be described as a success.
December Foodie Book Club read is A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway along with a fabulous steamed treacle pudding recipe by talented chef Jp McMahon.
With a bio about the author and the chef, theres a lot to read, and eat in this months read.
The Foodie Book Club October read is The Marseille Caper by Peter Mayle and the recipe by Phoebe taken from Allrecipes. Each month, Foodie Book Club recommends a book with an ingredients in the title and each month, groups meet up to chat about the book and have fun, they also bring with them pot luck dishes , using the ingredient, and share with other group members. It’s fun, yo should try it !
The Hundred Foot Journey – Richard C Morais
Foodie Book Club book review and recipe along with egg rating. Join the Foodie Book Club Family
State of the Onion by Julie Hyzy with Easy Pickled Red Onions recipe by Lee Majhen-Todd for Foodie Book Club. Not joined in with the Foodie Book Club family yet? Subscribe to the FREE newsletter for tons of good things delivered straight to your in box. Recipe, books reviews , top chefs, discounts and lots more.
Bone in the Throat by Anthony Bourdain Recipe - Roasted Belly Pork Lettuce Cups with Harissa Greek Yoghurt, Celeriac Coleslaw with Pickled Mushrooms by Lee Majhen-Todd for Foodie Book Club June Read & Review
Foodie book Clubs May read is Playing for Pizza by John Grisham - Recipe of Tortilla Pizza Florentine by Mat Follas.
The read for April is The Bean Trees by a favourite author of Foodie Book Club, Barbara Kingslover. Recipe Pan-Fried Fillet of Sea bass with Borlotti Beans and Chorizo by Mark Reid.
2016 MasterChef winner Jane Devonshire, gifts Foodie Book Club the recipe of Charred Vegetable Salsa, Roast Tomatoes and Halloumi to go along with March read , Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg.
Jane, an amazing supporter of Foodie Book Club gifted us a recipe straight out of her cookbook (Hassle Free Gluten Free), ready for you to buy on Amazon
February Foodie Book Club read is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins with a recipe of Soy, Maple and Sesame Glazed Sweet Potatoes by MasterChef winner Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed. Join the Foodie Book Club Family and subscribe to the weekly newsletters for discounts and more.https://www.leeandthesweetlife.com/foodie-book-club
January Read for Foodie Book Club is Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris, with a recipe from the very talented Jenny Linford.
Jenny has 15 published books including Food Lovers’ London, The London Cookbook and Great British Cheeses, a longstanding champion of independent food shops, in 1994 Jenny set up Gastro- Soho Tours offering guided tours of London’s historic and diverse food shops.
December Foodie Book Club Read is Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand, with not one but two great recipes from Chef Adam Handling and 2019 MasterChef winner Irini Tzortzoglou. Irini gifts Foodie Book Club with a family recipe of Cousin Roula’s roasted almond and butter cookies (Kourabie) straight from her new book Under The Olive Tree.
Chef Adam Handing lets us have a go at Salmon Gratin a recipe he’s gifted to Foodie Book Club to support us and all of our group members.
November monthly read for Foodie Book Club is Blessed be the Cheesemakers by Sarah-Kate Lynch with recipe of Twice baked cheese soufflé by Olivier Certain.
Each month Foodie Book Club has a guest chef who supports us and independent businesses by gifting us a recipe based in the ingredient in the monthly book title. Foodie Book Club is a book club with a difference. Exclusive Discounts straight to you and so much more. Now working with LakelandUK and in partnership with Booths Country.
