Scrumptious Kitchens - A New Blog

It is very exciting to start blogging again, after a gap of several years.

My friends from Instagram will know that for the last 18 months I have been involved in a monthly hashtag prompt list called Scrumptious Kitchen.  It has been great fun,  I worked with several super food bloggers, who all contributed superb prompt lists.

Following a mention by  Me and Orla,  in one of her monthly list of favourite hashtags last year, Scrumptious Kitchen  really took off, with over 30,000 individual photographs.  As a result the prompt list no longer seemed relevant,  as the tag was flying.  We decided to discontinue the list, though I still love and use the hashtag daily.

The name was too good to lose, and rather than return to A Trifle Rushed, which I believe has passed it's sell-by-date, I have decided to take the name Scrumptious Kitchen, adding an 's', to make a plural, and post new stories from my two kitchens, in Richmond and Brittany.

I have also been writing a recipe book.  Having struggled to find a publisher,  I have decided to self  publish.

The book features seaside recipes from my kitchen in Brittany,  I hope it will become a valuable resource for people holidaying both in Brittany and  other coastal regions in France, Britain and beyond.

Self publishing is expensive, and the book is proving expensive too, if I put all the recipes and notes I wished into it, it would be prohibitive!  Therefore I hope this blog will supplement the book.

I am investigating the possibility of  publishing the book as an e-book, as well as a 'real' book.  I'm sure that having the book on a phone or iPad, would  be an aid to holiday makers, as well as being a far cheaper option!

Please follow my new blog, especially if you are interested in simple seaside, holiday recipes.  You can sign up for email's of new posts in the side bar.  Or perhaps you're keen on foraging (one of my favourite pastimes here in Richmond) I am so excited as the Elderflower session is nearly upon us.

I'll be sharing my Elderflower Cordial Recipe later this week, watch out for it.

In the meantime please follow my Instagram account @jude_magee , I post daily seasonal photographs there.

Look out for more information on my book, on the e-book and some gorgeous recipes.

I will be working on this blog over the next few weeks, and very much hope I can improve it's appearance! (fingers crossed!)

Thank you for reading, let me know what you think.

Jude xx