Foodie Friends

Welcome back to another episode of Foodie Friends -- where food, parenting, women's health and life over 50 meet at a cozy virtual café! Grab a cup of coffee, or steaming mug of tea, and settle in for this really poignant episode.  Jane chats with one of her dearest friends, Jo, about their individual battles (and victories) with breast cancer.  They open up about their struggles, their fear...

Welcome back for another episode of Foodie Friends! A HUGE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LISTENS AND DOWNLOADS!! BE SURE TO LEAVE A 5 STAR  RATING AND REVIEW -- IT MAKES A HUGE IMPACT AND HELPS US GROW AND REACH MORE LISTENERS.    If you've been following along on INSTAGRAM you'll know Jane just got back from a fabulous trip to Bali and Dubai.  And she's sharing ALL the details in the week&...

 Jane and I recorded this IN PERSON on my trip to the UK and I think you'll be able to tell we had a BLAST! We got to catch up with Heidi from Eat, Live, Sleep Herefordshire over a fabulous pot of tea at incredibly charming and delicious The Nest.  And, lucky us, Bruno (the CEO of Little Verzons Farm) joined us!  It was completely spur of the moment and I couldn't believe I went all the...

Yep, it's a teeny tiny departure from our usual foodie topics.  But, as you know, here on Foodie Friends, we often veer off topic! If you've feeling unsure or even fearful about making a change, following your dreams, taking a left turn when you usually turn right, hopefully this episode gives you a bit of inspiration to go after what makes you truly happy!! We're not coaches or cou...

We're BAAAACCCCCCKKKKK!! Did you miss us?   We took a little break and we're back for SEASON 2!   Before we get into it, this is an extra exciting episode because we recorded it IN PERSON!  Jane, Mariana and I were in Jane's kitchen in the gorgeous countryside of Hereford, drinking a pot of tea, and to say it was amazing would be an understatement! This is truly the "sweetest&q...

Welcome back for another episode of Foodie Friends! Jane and I are digging deep into the latest TikTok trend......the girl dinner.  Have you heard about it?  It hasn't quite made it's way across the pond to the UK, but it seems like everyone in the US is making girl dinners.  Who doesn't love a no cook, snack-y dinner?  Personally, we'd love to rename it.....and we've got...

Welcome back  to another episode of Foodie Friends!! Have you heard the news? Our 2nd cookbook, The Foodies Table, is NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRESALE!! Order by Sunday, July 23rd at midnight and you'll be entered into a chance to win.... an amazing hamper from Jane with incredible ingredients we use in the book (including some of her award winning jams and new line of amazing seasonings) OR 1 of 5...

Welcome back, Foodie Friends!! We can FINALLY share the exciting news with you..........our cookbook is available for presale!! In the midst of raising kids, balancing two businesses, dealing with an unfinished kitchen, tackling a million and one "to do's" and everything else life threw at us, we've finished cookbook #2!! The Foodies Table .......a collection of recipes from ou...

Welcome back, Foodie Friends!! We're thrilled to be back after a 2 week break! Cookbook #2 is soclose to being finished, and we're sharing a fun update! Jane fills you in on the hottest UK music festival, we talk dream concerts we've been to, best Super Bowl performance EVER and Jane's son's band has an exciting announcement.  It's a musical episode and we hope you lo...

Welcome back, Foodie Friends! This episode has little more of a serious tone, but we truly believe it's an incredibly important conversation to have.  As women we have so many unrealistic images constantly thrown at us, which makes it challenging to appreciate ourselves exactly as we are.  How do we ignore the messaging and learn to embrace our bodies? Is that even a possibility with social m...

Welcome back, Foodie Friends!! Happy Memorial Day for all our US listeners! We hope you're having a fabulous long weekend!  This episode is the perfect one to listen to if you're relaxing on a beach, sitting on a patio with a cocktail or in the car (or airplane) heading back home.  So sit back, grab a beverage and we hope you enjoy! Music is the theme of this episode!   Jane recaps the H...

Welcome back to another episode of Foodie Friends! You’ve got Jane and I today chattering on about: Parenting ( and why Jane is now a roadie for George’s band ) What we love watching right now Jane’s favorite book and what we’ve been working on behind the scenes And there’s a whole conversation on The Backstreet Boys, Dennis the Menace and food fights.   And with that, I do owe apologies to the Ba...

Welcome back for another episode, Foodie Friends!! If you love all things Royal Family, grab a cup of tea because you're going to love this episode!! It's a quick and silly recap of standout moments of the Coronation.  And it wouldn't be a Coronation recap if we didn't talk about Anne's feather (IYKYK), Camilla and whether her past should carry forward into the future, our...

Welcome back to another episode of Foodie Friends! We like to keep it light and upbeat around here, but we also like to have harder conversations, too.   If you've been here for awhile, you know Jane and I have covered the topic of mental health, shared our own health journeys, and delved into the correlation between our physical and our mental health.  Today our special guest is Dawn Ford, a...

Welcome back for another episode of Foodie Friends! We're talking all about beef and burgers and recipes we love to cook that celebrate gorgeous, tender, juicy beef.  If you're a vegetarian, you might want to scroll on......or take a listen and have some laughs with us! The UK celebrates Beef Week and the US celebrates Beef Month.  Jane and I pretty much celebrate beef all year long! I&a...

Welcome back to another episode, Foodie Friends!! Ohhhh this episode is SO good!! Are you a spice lover?  And I'm not talking about heat,  I'm talking about FLAVOR!  Or maybe you'd like to get out your comfort zone and cook with MORE spices! Buckle up, friends, because we're loading up the spice flavor train and you're invited! Our special guests ( YEP, it's our very...

Welcome back to another episode of Foodie Friends! There are some VERY exciting things happening in the Foodie Friends world, and we're sharing them with you in this episode! Plus, we wouldn't be us, if we didn't go off script and riff on hot flashes ( ahhhh, the joys of menopause! ),  favorite tv shows, our coronation predictions ( who's coming.......and who's not ), and...

Welcome back to another episode! Today we're chatting with one of my absolute favorite food bloggers and Instagram OG's, Laney of Life is But a Dish.  Laney took her background as a teacher and her love of teaching and created an incredibly popular and successful blog AND her Cook with Confidence program.  CWC has helped countless home cooks gain confidence in the kitchen and learn how t...

Welcome back for another episode, Foodie Friends! Oh boy, do we cover it all in this episode!  From Springing forward ( which no one seems to like on EITHER side of the pond ), spice cupboard clean outs ( and fun ways to repurpose spice jars) to a Sunday women's retreat complete with hormonal yoga and a fire pit to sour foods (and Lisa's grandmother's favorite sour drink) and Jane&a...

Welcome back to another episode of Foodie Friends! This week we're chatting with Heidi of Eat, Sleep, Live Herefordshire!  She and Jane are great friends, and it was fun hearing more about life in Herefordshire and all it has to offer in the way of food and drink and travel.  And, trust us,  it offers a lot!! Did you know the UK produces the most apple cider of any country?  AND, Britain drin...

Spring is SOOOOOO close.  Which means it's time to get clear out the rubbish, junk, and stuff you never use! When you open your closet do you stand there staring for a half an hour trying to find that one cute jacket you bought who knows when, but absolutely must wear today? Do you have 7 cans of tomatoes because you can't actually SEE how many you have, so you just add it to the list wh...

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY! We're inviting 6 amazing women to dinner......who will we pick?  Will we pick authors or singers or designers or literary characters?  It's a dream dinner party and we're inviting the most amazing, inspirational, aspirational, talented women!  Who would you invite to your dream dinner?  Grab a coffee and enjoy this latest episode that celebrates...

Welcome back, Foodie Friends, to another episode! We rant on a bit in this episode about the litany of holidays that may or may not be completely made up .....and by who? That's the question! March has two BIG  holidays that revolve around food ,  St. David's Day and St. Patrick's Day !  Jane dishes on the scrumptious Welsh cakes and other Welsh delights, and Lisa chats about what&a...

Welcome back to another episode of Foodie Friends! T O D A Y, we're traveling across the pond to the UK and chatting with Katy Truss of Fabulous Food Finds.  She has a wonderful story of taking her experience  growing up in pubs and restaurants, and her love of food, and becoming a specialist in artisan and speciality food.  She discovers and shares new, unique and outstanding producers and b...

Welcome back to another episode of Foodie Friends! We hope you're enjoying our weekly kitchen conversations!  This week's episode finds Lisa and Jane chatting about a podcast they listened to on the BBC program, Start the Week.   They discuss the issue with food in the public schools and their own experience with it, why chips should cost MORE than carrots, and Jaime Oliver's Food R...