Hello
Hello, I’m Fleur and welcome to Kitchen Play ~ a place where we chat about food, gut health, fermentations, dinner parties, health and everything in between. I’m so glad you’re here ~ come and join the fun if you fancy <3
A little intro:
In 2020 I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that completely changed the way I eat and live now. This prompted my fermentation, gut health and healing journey ~ when I started fermenting everything in sight my friends coined the name ‘fleurmentation’.
You can find me in the kitchen everyday trying out new ferments, dishes and trying out new flavours and I’d love to share these findings with you <3
I have two small businesses: @couper_et_coudre and @motif_studio_patterns which brings so much joy and I am so grateful everyday that I get to work with Textiles and sew and make things, it feels like play.
Some of my favourite things: cooking ~ fermenting ~ learning about gut health, ayurvedic principles, TCM, reflexology and herbalism ~ sewing ~ daily yoga ~ the sea ~ surfing ~ all things witchy (but I think this basically means getting back to nature and being in touch with the seasons, plants, the planets and the elements) ~ health ~ healing ~ live music ~ big friendly dogs ~ eating with people I love ~ feng shui (I might write about this one day, I feng shui’ed my house using a Bagua map and I think it was one of the best things I’ve ever done, good things happen when you’ve got good feng shui) ~ working for myself ~ the smell of geranium ~ matcha lattes ~ fried eggs cooked on a fire when you’re camping ~ long hot baths with epsom salts, essential oils and seaweed ~ really herbally smelling natural beauty products ~ my lemon tree I planted from a pip that is currently 30cm tall ~ fresh rosemary, coriander and basil….maybe that’s enough for now.
What to expect
For a while when debating what to include in these newsletters, I originally thought it would make sense to just stick to fermentation or recipes ~ but why do that when there are so many possibilities to explore, I’ve decided that it’s ok to write about whatever I feel like that week and we’ll just see how it naturally flows.
If you would like to follow along on this journey I will be sending newsletters around some of the following themes:
Conversations around food, cooking, the seasons & fermentation
Gluten free, dairy free (except beloved kefir) and mostly sugar free recipes
Fermentation recipes
Interviews with fellow fermentation enthusiasts and cooks
Chats with beautiful people in their later years who can share their wisdom, health tips they swear by and thoughts on what makes a good life
Love letters to and deep dives into certain vegetables, herbs and spices
Findings on the microbiome, gut health and nervous system healing
A monthly round up of books, podcasts, documentaries, any visually exciting things to share and current musings
Playlists to ferment, bake, prep and eat to
Why subscribe?
If you fancy joining me as I explore recipes, what makes a great dinner party, interviews with inspiring people, health, holistic healing, herbalism, foraging and everything in between then let’s dive in together. I’m so glad you’re here <3
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