Cook Stars

Cooking, kids and crafts - I have a job which combines three of my favourite things! My background is in learning, development and teaching, so Cook Stars is my perfect blend!

For me, cooking is fun, creative and sociable and I love the way that food brings people together. I'm passionate about children having a healthy, balanced and fun 'friendship' with food and developing cooking skills which can last a life time.

A favourite part of my job is seeing the seemingly little things being the big things - a child enjoying a food they thought they'd hate and then having the confidence to try more foods or getting a huge sense of achievement from chopping a carrot when they thought it would be too difficult. I love the ear to ear grins when children see the meal they made come out of the oven!

I also enjoy cooking with children and their families in a variety of different ways, from weekly classes, cooking in schools, holiday workshops and parties to working with home educated children, community groups, charities, nurseries and one to one lessons.

When I'm not in the kitchen I'm usually having fun with my daughters and on the odd occasion when I get to put my feet up, I love it when my husband cooks for a change!

Mhairi x