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About Me

Since I was young I have always had an interest in cooking. Growing up my Mum cooked us lovely home-made meals which when I was old enough, she taught me. My earliest memories of cooking were making cheese straws from my Mum’s Be-Ro cooking book and her own recipe for Chilli Con Carne.

When I went to uni, I realised that my love for cooking wasn’t shared by everyone. Whilst others were cooking pasta with shop bought sauce (sometimes even without the sauce), I was making soup and pies from scratch. I’ll always remember the look one of my flatmates gave me and my friend when he came into the kitchen to put his pizza in the oven and we had taken over the kitchen with nearly every pot and utensil making homemade sweet and sour pork. I wasn’t going to let my budget student days stop me from cooking. Much to my housemate’s upset, I used to bake cupcakes to take to my now husband’s house as a thank you to his parents for putting up with me for half of the week.

One contributing factor to my love of cooking is that I am a fussy eater. Not only am I fussy about what I do and don’t like to eat, but I’m also fussy about how it is prepared. I have no doubt that my husband, Rien thinks I am slightly weird because when I make fajitas, the chicken has to be cut into strips and can’t be cubes; whereas with a curry the chicken is cubed. But that’s obvious to everyone isn’t it?!

Its been in the last few years that I have started getting really into baking. I started making a few cupcakes and taking them into work for my colleagues to try. They have always been so complimentary with what I have made that they either really like my cakes or are very polite (if you know the people I work with, then it’s definitely not the latter!) My friend at work was where my nickname Curly came from. Initially because my name is spelt with a ‘curly C’, but the far more obvious reason and why I think it has stuck is due to my curly hair.

I am passionate about not only cooking, but also photographing and sharing what I have made with others. My Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are always covered with my lastest efforts so a blog is a perfect way of showcasing what I have made. It was Rien’s idea to start a blog and with his help and encouragement, here I am! Without him I don’t think I would have managed to even start the blog because the technical side of it is beyond me. He has a background in software engineering so is always on hand to help out with my constant questions.

We live together with our two dogs, Tilly the Pomchi and Izzy the Siberian Husky. Tilly keeps her eye on me whenever I’m in the kitchen, but Izzy has a more refined pallet and is only interested in (more accurately goes crazy for) buttercream.

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We have had a great few years, buying our first house together and getting married a couple of months ago. To avoid confusion, I refer to Rien as Mr Curly in my blog.  Before blogging full time, I was a travel agent which may explain my obsession to travel; not only to see the sights but to also experience the food which you will often see on my Facebook and Instagram accounts.

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I hope you enjoy reading my blog and watch me improve and hopefully give a recipe or two a go yourself!

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  1. Elaine says

    March 25, 2014 at 11:31 pm

    Looking forward to popping in on your blog to see what’s cooking.

    Reply
  2. Debs says

    May 5, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    You make amazing cakes, they taste so yummy!!!!! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Charlotte says

    February 20, 2015 at 11:28 am

    Absolutely gorgeous cooking! Very tasty!

    Reply
  4. Laura says

    July 5, 2016 at 8:55 am

    Your adaptation of the BBC goodfoods cheesecake recipe is perfection! Please warn me if you ever take it down! Thank you for all the time and effort you put into making it great!
    xo

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    • Cat says

      July 7, 2016 at 5:43 pm

      Hi Laura,

      That is so lovely of you to say, thank you 🙂
      Haha don’t worry it is definitely here to stay! xx

      Reply
  5. Alex says

    August 27, 2016 at 5:51 am

    Hi,

    I am making your cheesecake recipe for my wedding cake, I have tweaked just a tiny smidge, and I worked out a way to get rid of the cracks too. Once I have the finished product I will share it with you, but in the meantime, wow, great recipe. Ill keep you posted.

    Reply
    • Cat says

      September 2, 2016 at 5:45 pm

      Hi Alex,

      Oh wow, how fantastic!
      Any tips to share would be great. Also any photos would be great too 🙂 x

      Reply
  6. stefani says

    April 30, 2020 at 9:24 pm

    Love your blog.
    Your pictures are amazing.

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    • Curly says

      April 30, 2020 at 9:52 pm

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  7. Emma says

    May 13, 2020 at 10:12 am

    I absolutely love cooking and baking your recipes, the ingredients are always to hand and even if they aren’t some great alternatives are always listed. We really love the small batch brownies and carrot cake!

    Thank you and keep them coming! Xx

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    • Curly says

      May 15, 2020 at 9:29 pm

      Aww thank you so much Emma. I’m so pleased you’ve liked the recipes of mine you’ve made:) xx

      Reply
  8. Freddie says

    June 17, 2020 at 4:21 pm

    amazing!

    Reply
  9. Simon says

    November 21, 2020 at 5:27 pm

    Looking forward to making your honey and mustard sausages. Think they’ll make a perfect accompaniment to roast chicken with roast potatoes & celeriac and some red cabbage on the side.

    Reply
    • Curly says

      November 21, 2020 at 7:35 pm

      Oh yes, that sounds delicious!

      Reply
  10. Miss Baking says

    March 11, 2021 at 6:10 pm

    Hi curly! I LOVE your recipes. I am only eleven, but I love baking, and whenever I want to make cupcakes, this is my go to recipe. Please could you reply?

    Reply
    • Curly says

      March 12, 2021 at 9:04 pm

      Hi 🙂 Thank you so much! Which are your favourite cupcakes to make?

      Reply
  11. Shama visram says

    May 12, 2021 at 3:17 am

    Hi curly,

    Do you have recipe for chocolate cup cake?

    Reply
    • Curly says

      May 12, 2021 at 5:57 pm

      Hi Shama – this is the one I have at the moment https://www.curlyscooking.co.uk/small-batch-chocolate-cupcakes/

      Reply
  12. Hilary Dring says

    June 23, 2023 at 11:42 am

    Hi Curly, I have just baked your Rhubarb Crumble Cake Bar recipe. I love the idea of putting the yoghurt into it- it does make it lovely and moist. When I was preparing it I wondered about the amount of sugar, butter and flour for a tin that size. It seemed quite a lot. When I baked it the sponge mixture came up and over the crumble and rhubarb so the top just looks pretty much like a sponge cake. I wondered whether the amounts should have been slightly less? I think I will make a bit of lemon icing to drizzle over it to make it look better but I just wanted to check with you in case there is an error in the amounts. Maybe 200g of each would be plenty?

    Reply
    • Curly says

      July 13, 2023 at 11:41 am

      Hi Hilary, I haven’t made this cake in a little while but next time I do I’ll double check. My crumble does sink into the cake slightly when I make it too which you can probably see in the photos?

      Reply
  13. Rose says

    November 7, 2023 at 5:34 pm

    Omg that is so true about the chicken! I made some cupcakes from your recipe and they’re gorgeous!

    Reply
    • Curly says

      November 8, 2023 at 9:27 pm

      So pleased you liked them Rose 🙂

      Reply

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