Food, love and other things that matter

The summer episodes are here. In the first episode in this series we are spending time in the sunshine enjoying the sights the great British countryside offers in the summertime. I chat about the perfect picnic and my new found love for tomatoes. More of my writing here --> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ Instagram ---> https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

Its a chatty special this week where I reflect on the Tuscan series, a year of the podcast and getting back to my other business The Tiny Baker. I also chat about work updates, making meatballs and a new project called '12 Signature Dishes' If you want tickets for Halton Mill you can get them here --> https://www.haltonmill.org.uk/event/wellbeing-day-2026

In the final episode of my Tuscan Travel series join me as I ride through the countryside with my two girls, I talk about how I feel ready to indulge in my own passions again and how being on horse ride helps me to be present. More writing ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

Join me this week as we head to the beach just west of Lucca and enjoy a selection of Tuscan seafood dishes. I also explore the supermarket, find the most delicious tomatoes and reflect on being a mother on holiday. More of my writing here ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

Following on from last week's Tuscan episode, listen to more of my travel in Lucca. I chat about perhaps the most sublime bakery I've ever been in, ponder about which cakes might be for special occasions, hire a rickshaw and eat the very simple dish that is pesto pasta...with a twist. More writing here ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/

I'm delighted to be back with a new series about my food and travels in Tuscany. This week I begin my trip in the medieval walled city of Lucca, experiencing the simplicity of a really good ragu, indulging with an aperol spritz and generally soaking in the atmosphere. This is part of a new four part series on my Tuscan Travels. More of my writing here --> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/...

For the finale of the Spring series here is a chatty episode...a little different to my others where I'm talking candidly about what I've cooked this week, and reflecting on a full circle moment. https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

In this weeks episode I am in Brussels visiting the chocolate shops which are decked out for Easter in all their finest. I also chat about memories and experiences and they way they shape us. Instagram ---> https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/ Substack ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/

This week take a peek inside my true writers brain as I ponder all the things I want to do in life whilst in the kitchen baking a coffee cake. I touch on our finite life, expectations on running a business and ways in which I want my life to look. More writing ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ Instagram ---> https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

In the second episode for my trip to Yorkshire we visit Harewood House, Howarth and take a special trip on a steam train from the station where The Railway Children were filmed. I also touch on how important it is to do activities you enjoy, not just 'kids activities' and how this makes for a happier motherhood, as well as happier children. Read more of my writing ---> https://sophiepal...

Join me this week in Yorkshire where I am exploring Ilkley, spending a special morning at Betty's and spending some time with my girls. I also chat about how an unhurried life is really what I'm always searching for and we go out for homemade pasta, which may just be better than some meals I've had in Italy. Substack ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack .com/ Instagram ---> https:/...

Spring has arrived at the podcast and this week I am reflecting on my birthday, a life well lived, planting a garden and baking bakewell slice. Instagram ---> https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

A special Valentines episode of the podcast where I am joined by my two little girls as we chat about food & love and the things that make them happy. This episode, hearing their little voices, brings me so much joy. I loved hearing what things they love to eat and where they like to travel. Hope you enjoy. https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/

In this last episode of my winter series I am taking part in The Sunday Letter project and indulging in a vanilla slice. I also chat about how sometimes we forget we have choice and what this new season of life looks for me now my children are growing up. For more of my writing ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ https://www.thesundayletterproject.com/

Another relaxed winter episode for you today where I am chatting about mid-winter, the change in the light and why I find it so hard to make decisions. I'm also remembering another winter spent amongst the sweet scent of hay with my most favourite horse, Jack. More of my writing --> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/

Join me this week as snow greets us, covering the garden in a sparkling sea of joy. I also reminisce about another January ten years ago in Rome where we spent a week eating, sleeping and exploring this beautiful Italian city. More writing --> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

Welcome to season 4 of Food, Love & Other Things that Matter. This season I will be joining you through winter with 6 new stories. In this first episode I chat about my January reflections, the trend for analogue living and I cook tortellini soup and bake some sticky comforting flapjack . More of my writing here --> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

In the last episode in the Christmas series I take a little trip to the beautiful Isle of Skye where I spent some time between Christmas and New Year five years ago. I feel enchanted by the isolation, wild weather and magic inspired by stories of silkies and the beauty of the sea. More writing here --> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

In the penultimate episode in the Christmas series I take you into a rather busier Christmas than last week. While I prep and cook for 19 of my husbands family, I also chat about the beauty of a properly set table and what its like to be part of a big family of in-laws. More of my writing ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ Instagram ---> https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

Ah the pure joy and excitement of being a child at Christmas. This week I am taking a trip down memory lane to when I was nine and a quiet but joyful Christmas I had with my family and seeing the excitement from my three year old sister. For more of my writing see my Substack https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

Who can imagine a Christmas in the desert? In this episode I take a trip down memory lane to my early twenties when I spent a Christmas in Dubai, and all the luxury and warmth that went with that. For more of my writing ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ Instagram ---> https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

Welcome to the second episode in my Christmas series where I am reminiscing about the first Christmas as a mother, and I chat about being a magic maker and special Christmas traditions. For more of my writing ⁠ https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/⁠ Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/sophiepaluch/

Welcome to my new festive series. In these special Christmas episodes come with me while I explore some Christmas memories over the years. Relax and unwind and take a moment for yourself. In the first episode in the series come with me to Meribel where I am spending Christmas amongst the snowy mountains, indulging in all the cheese and learning to ski. More of my writing here ---> https://sophi...

In the final episode of my autumn series I'm back in the kitchen baking chocolate brownie and I introduce you to a new arrival in our house. I also touch on how I've been feeling with my anxiety and chat about perfectionism. More of my writing here --> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ Instagram

Autumn has really grasped the UK and its time for me to put the garden to bed for the coming winter months. I reflect on how the weather can make me a better writer, and find comfort in my kitchen baking spiced Parkin. I also chat about joy and how, as adults, we can often forget to find the fun in life. More of my writing here ---> https://sophiepaluch.substack.com/ My Instagram https://www.in...