Vanilla kitchen is about delicious food, recipes, money saving ideas, health and lifestyle.

I love to create quick and easy dishes for the family but keeping it healthy and nutritious as well as keeping an eye on the pennies!

So many people over the years have asked me for ideas, saying they don’t have time to cook, the reality is they don’t know where to start and opt for ready meals, jars, and packets thinking this is time and cost efficient when it really is not.

Hence the long awaited beginning of my blog.

I try recipes from around the world, often from countries I have visited, my second passion, using new and different ingredients. Often I will tweak the recipes and put my interpretation on dishes, creating a modern twist, other times you just don’t re invent the wheel.

Promoting the importance of meal times, is paramount,bringing friends and loved ones to the table! It’s not just about filling your tummy it’s about filling your heart!

Follow me on my culinary journey, posting recipes and more.