Dear Ambrose / Cissie

At the start of lockdown I began a project to work my way through a vintage cookbook, to develop both my cooking and food photography skills. After 2 years, a BBC Good Food Article, and a1000 followers later I've closed the chapter on Dear Ambrose and started my next book - an unpublished cook book that my great grandmother wrote. For me this was about falling back in love with both food and being creative. Whilst I love spreadsheets (probably) more than the average person and an unabashedly pumped to write a risk assessment, I have never lost my want to create and be creative. Where I cannot wield a brush or pen, I wield a whisk. I learnt how to test recipes, how to style beige as creatively as possible, and strengthen the intuition that's been passed down by the women in my family for generations. The community of vintage bakers I've discovered along the way has been a testimony to people following their passions. Over the next year I aim to complete my great grandmother's book and more deliberately try to build my following (I've so far put no push or paid media behind what I do).