all about me
I’ve been living in the UK with my Portuguese husband since 1999 and we moved to Bristol in 2003. Although born in Germany (my dad is German) I grew up in Portugal from the age of 7. I
all about me
I’ve been living in the UK with my Portuguese husband since 1999 and we moved to Bristol in 2003. Although born in Germany (my dad is German) I grew up in Portugal from the age of 7. I come from a large family of seven where mealtimes were always home-cooked by my French mum and we all sat at the dinner table to enjoy her delicious meals. I learned to cook, spending hours in the kitchen chatting and watching her make a perfect béchamel or crème anglaise. I used to love helping with the food shopping too.
Maman is an incredible cook & host and I have so many fond memories of helping out in the kitchen when she invited friends for dinner. My love of hosting definitely comes from her. I always get a buzz after inviting friends round for dinner, as I love the combination of sharing good food & wine with interesting conversations and plenty of laughter!
Food is utterly emotive and I hope I can recreate a bit of that ‘feel-good time’ by sharing nourishment for body & soul in the comfort of your own homes.
all about my food
I’d say my cooking is probably a bit of a Mediterranean fusion - mainly influenced by traditional French and Portuguese cuisine, sprinkled with the odd German ‘Kräutersalz’ (herb salt) & infused with some British and more far-away flavours.
My main focus is that food needs to taste and look good. After all, as we say in French: ‘on mange avec les yeux’ - you eat with your eyes too. I never cooked separate meals for our children when they grew up, rather concentrating on providing healthy & nourishing food for the whole family. Our daughter turned vegan for three years, which opened up a huge array of new cooking possibilities for me. I’m always up for a culinary challenge and am fascinated by the power that food has on our overall health.
Having worked in sustainability for over 10 years, I place great importance in sourcing my ingredients, choosing fresh & organic produce where possible. I also try to use reusable or compostable packaging. That’s why I call myself: @acookwithaconscience.
I’m excited to share my love of food with you and hope you will enjoy a little taste of France or Portugal on your plate.
Whether you haven’t got time to cook or just don’t like cooking altogether yet would still like to host a dinner party, I’d be happy to provide you with a delicious meal to share with family & friends.see more..
Denise Giggs –
We have now tried all Catherine’s dishes and cannot say how much we have loved each one !The ingredients were extremely fresh, full of little special treat and originality. The presentation always perfect and original. The whole thing always of a professional standard.However the one disappointing element is the website !It is the most difficult /stressful ordering experience I have come across .Had it not been for Catherine’s help, I would probably have given up.Now I can look forward to ordering moreDenise Gibbs39 Henley groveBristol
jasmin Krischer –
I would give ten stars if I could- we ordered the pastels de nata and they were absolutely delicious , so much nicer than any you can buy ! I would thoroughly recommend trying them, you won't regret it. Thank you Catherine !!
Federica Faggian –
We have been to Portugal and fell in love for it. One of my kids is dreaming of moving there. The hospitality, the generosity of its people is unique and the roughness of the natural areas is breathtaking. We had Catherine’s pasteis de nata....Our Portuguese memories came back so vivid and involving all senses. As Catherine says: food is emotional. Literally! We loved them.
Parisa Sinai –
We ordered buddha bowls and the veggie quiche. Fresh, tasty, healthy and delicious. The buddha bowl ingredients work really well together and the yogurt dressing is fab! It has a crunch while it tastes. The quiche is high quality. Thank you Catherine for her special touch. Highly recommended.
Linda Whittingham –
Delicious food! A treat for the Easter weekend, soup, broccoli & sweet potato quiche, buddha bowl and mandoline salad plus a dressing. It was all fresh and tasty. Thank you Catherine. Definitely recommended.
tim illston –
Delicious quiche and buddha bowls with great fresh-tasting ingredients. Loved the spinach soup too. Catherine really went the extra mile to cater for our dietary requirements and came up with some fabulous healthy food for the whole family.
Lucy Brockbank –
We've just enjoyed a very delicious lunch courtesy of Catherine. We tried the quiche, buddha bowl and mandoline salad plus a dressing. It was all fresh and wholesome, the quiche was especially lovely. Thank you
Denise Gibbs –
Denise and RoyWe could not have enjoyed the Buddha bowl more.! Absolutely delicious, extremely fresh and beautifully presented, full of different textures, flavours and colours.A perfect healthy meal!Looking forward to trying more dishes.
Ceri Bowers –
Absolutely delicious. Lovely yummy healthy salads and a beautiful quiche, a lovely lunch for my birthday - this is perfect picnic food too so I will definitely be ordering again now we can sit outside with a friend!
jennifer keeney-bleeg –
Just brilliant. This is exactly the kind of delicious, nutritious food I like to have available for my family (but don't always want to take the time to prepare!). We look forward to ordering from Catherine again very soon.