Welcome...
I’m Jess! Hoping to turn my cooking & baking into a living. Available as a cook, baker & yummy stuff maker for your table!
Menu
What do I do?
I love cooking from scratch. The longer the recipe, the happier I am. I make a range of cuisines – from Italian to Austrian to Thai – from meat dishes to vegetarian and vegan. I’m always looking for new flavours and meals that fill me up and make me smile.
Baking is all about taste for me – I’m amazed at the power of yeast or the combination of eggs, butter and flour. My Austrian mother used to make “Mehlspeisen” for our dinner occasionally – not the healthiest option but the yummiest by far. I embrace baking in all its various forms – breakfast, lunch, dinner and treats.
What I do is constantly evolving. Currently it’s a weekly frozen/fresh meal offering. All made in my little kitchen and delivered with a set of cooking/heating instructions. My aim is to provide filling, nutritious and delicious home-made meals – free from any ultra-processed ingredients – that you may not have the time, skill or facilities to create yourself.
Services
Specialty Dishes
Homemade, handmade fresh pasta – you’ll taste the difference. I make a selection of ravioli and tortellini – little pasta parcels filled with yumminess and various dried shapes in multiple colours!
Potstickers – filled and pleated in my kitchen for you to fry and steam at home. They have a crispy bottom and a soft centre and also come with a dipping sauce for you to dunk in before every bite.
Baked dishes – These I consider to be my best comfort foods – Lasagna made with fresh pasta, Melanzane with layers of cheese throughout and pies that warm you from the inside out.
Birthdays & Events
Just a Cook offers bespoke catering for any type of event – ranging from finger foods and salads to a fully catered menu.
Baked Goods
I specialise in biscuits, pastries and cakes made by hand according to time-tested recipes. What they lack in sugar coated fondant they make up for in deliciousness. Home baking at it’s best.
Testimonials
"Jess, I don't even know how I would have survived 2020 so far without your totally divine meals to look forward to.
I especially love the vegan and vegetarian options."
Maggie Theron I especially love the vegan and vegetarian options."
"Thank you for the awesome meals!
They have been great and a blessing, as I don't have to worry 'What's for supper?'
To many great meals ahead!"
Charissa & Brent They have been great and a blessing, as I don't have to worry 'What's for supper?'
To many great meals ahead!"
Below a sample of Katy's many compliments
"Dan and I are both so in love with your pumpkin soup"
"Your steak and ale pie is so great"
"Dan and I are devastated because we have finished the pies. They were so delicious!"
"We loved the mushroom lasagna"
Katy Mellor "Dan and I are both so in love with your pumpkin soup"
"Your steak and ale pie is so great"
"Dan and I are devastated because we have finished the pies. They were so delicious!"
"We loved the mushroom lasagna"
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