Five minutes with Lucy

I’m Lucy. Some of you may know me from my other blog ‘5 Minutes Peace’ which reviews children’s literature and current developments in the publishing industry. This is one of my two main loves in life, the other is food; food in all its glory.

I am a cookbook addict. At 24 years old I have close to 200 cookbooks and counting. I think it is acceptable to buy a cookbook every week. At least, I have forced myself to think that this is the norm.

Cooking and subsequently eating, calms me. It soothes me. If i’m in a sad mood I can wallow in the kitchen and all is suddenly right with the world. There’s no better sense of happiness than when I put the large bowl of comforting food on the table for all to enjoy.

On this blog you will find mostly cookbook reviews but also lots of seasonal goodies and tales from my kitchen- I want to celebrate everything to do with food because there is no better joy in life.

As the great philosopher Winnie the Pooh said,  “It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn’t use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like “What about lunch?””