Lia's Kitchen

I’ve cooked, I’ve sold, I’ve conquered

Posted on April 21, 2013 Updated on April 16, 2016

I usually underestimate how much work and particularly how much fun there is in doing something that I have never done before. This is exactly what happened  when Lia’s Kitchen was on-tour last weekend  and in preparation for the Art Carbootique on 14 April 2013 in Chapter, Cardiff.  Admittedly, I tried to do so much. I arrived at the market with so many pies, too much halva, and boxes of Mexican biscuits … but somehow it all worked peeps! Everyone seemed to love it, with cards and food samples ‘going going gone’ throughout the day and the past week.

Deciding to do this was one of these ‘why not?’ moments that I absolutely love-it feels like the beginning of a journey or an adventure. Preparing was perversely exciting for the organizing geek that I am. I got tired, oh yes I did. But the satisfaction that being part of the market gave me is indescribable.

A highlight was getting the chance to cook at Thé Pot café in Cardiff and I would like to thank the wonderful Natalie who kindly let me use kitchen to prepare all the food samples. I love Natalie’s café and I think she is an astute business lady who I would be happy to work with any day of the week.

And apart from Twang! And Dan Green who helped make the recipe cards I could not have done this with without Michal Iwanowski, who apart from an endlessly creative being is a wizard in the kitchen, and my loved cousin Elpida Sarvani, who might be one of the smartest and multi-skilled persons I know. Thanks you all.

And thanks to all of you for supporting Lia’s Kitchen! Watch out, this is just the beginning…

If you are interested in getting Lia’s Kitchen Card Recipes have a look here and please get in touch at liaskitchen@gmail.com. It’s a bargain!