Who is Gastromum?

I’m Sarah, doctor’s wife, mum of five and self proclaimed food obsessive. When I say “successfully juggling motherhood and gastronomy” what I really mean, but couldn’t find a succinct way of saying it, is “flying by the seat of my pants as a mum for the past 21 years, generally winging it in the kitchen and loving pretty much every minute of both”. My five children are all alive and well: two have flown the nest to university and the other three continue to “thrive” at home. As a family we have dramas, arguments, tears and tantrums but try to come together around the table MOST nights of the week (rugby permitting!). Food is an integral part of our lives, not just as a means of survival but as something we talk about, read about and the thing that brings us all together at the end of a busy day. I am passionate about food: shopping for it, cooking it, reading about it but most of all, consuming large quantities of it! Now here’s my chance to write about it too…