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 and worries, the care they received and how their breast cancer journey was very different, but also had many similarities. 

October is International Breast Cancer month, so please share these episode with all the women in your life......and men, too, because they also get breast cancer. 

If you're of the age, get your mammograms, stay on top of your breast self-exams, and, if you'd like to share your journey head over to our Instagram  - Foodies Across the Pond .  The more we share our stories, the more we can keep the conversation going, the more we can inform and educate, hopefully the more lives we can collectively save from breast cancer.

Sending love to you all!
xo
Lisa and Jane

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Welcome back for another episode of Foodie Friends!

A HUGE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LISTENS AND DOWNLOADS!!

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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's episode!  She and George are sharing all about the hotels, the incredible experiences (including elephant rides, cooking classes and mind blowing meals) and insider tips. 

Whether you've been to Bali and Dubai, have these cities on your bucket list, or love living vicariously, you'll love this episode!

Disclaimer:  Any and all repetition, giggles and nearly falling off chairs is due to severe cases of jet lag.  


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 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 way to Hereford, UK to meet someone with connections to California!

Grab a cup of coffee.....or tea, and we hope you enjoy this episode! 

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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 counselors or motivational speakers.  We're just 2 women who knew nothing about how to create a podcast or write a cookbook, but knew we wanted to create both, figured it out and made it work!

Hopefully, our story resonates with you!  We'd love to hear your stories, so share them in the comments!

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Under the Nut Tree

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" way to begin our 2nd season!   Mariana creates the most gorgeous, mouthwatering artisan chocolates -- each one is a work of art, an explosion of flavor and made with such love and attention to detail. 

In this episode, Mariana shares how labor intensive it is to make each chocolate, how she got started, the importance of high quality ingredients, and, Jane and I get to taste some of her incredible creations.  Lucky us!!

Grab a coffee, or cup of tea, and join us! 

THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR RATINGS AND COMMENTS!! If you haven't left a rating, review or comment, we'd really love if you would!  It helps spread the word about our podcast and helps us grow!

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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 a couple of ideas!  Let us know which one  you like the best!

And while we're chatting about "the girl dinner" we also share our favorite no-cook dinners when we don't feel like cooking.....or when it's already 7:30 and we haven't even started making something. 

We hope this episode inspires you to get creative and have fun when you're making dinner.......whether it's a "girl dinner", dinner with friends, or weeknight dinner. 


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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 spots for private cooking classes with Lisa! Classes can be in person (only if you're local to Seattle) or online. 

ALL the info is in this episode PLUS:

• how we met and started Foodies Across the Pond (spoiler: we didn't actually meet in person!)
• if you've ever had trouble searching for a toilet when traveling, we've got the perfect app for you!
• money saving tips for visiting museums and tourist spots when traveling
• what you should always make sure your children have when you're traveling

This episode is definitely not short on laughs, so grab your coffee, or listen while you're on a walk, folding laundry or driving........

LINKS:

TO PREORDER THE COOKBOOK IN THE UK:

https://www.myrtleskitchen.co.uk/

TO PREORDER THE COOKBOOK IN THE US:

https://www.amenuforyou.com

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 our UK and US kitchens to inspire feasting and fun around your table.

We are literally PINCHING ourselves!!

Our 2nd cookbook, self published by yours truly. 

And it's available for PRESALE TOMORROW......JULY 11TH!

TO PREORDER  CLICK THE LINKS: (the links will be live July 11th)

https://www.myrtleskitchen.co.uk/
https://www.amenuforyou.com

We'll also be going on IG Live tomorrow  to share some fun promos for the first Foodie Friends to preorder a copy (no worries if you miss it -- the replay will be posted on @amenuforyou, @foodiesacrossthepond_ and @myrtles_kitchen)

NEXT WEEK...........
How Foodies Across the Pond was born -- trust us, it's a story you're not going to want to miss!

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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 love it!

As always, we'd LOVE if you'd rate,  hit that "follow" button, comment and share!!
 
Even doing one out of the four will help us grow and help more friends discover our little podcast in a very large ocean of podcasts!

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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 media?

How do we address this with our daughters, so they grow up with a positive body image? 

We hope you walk away from this episode with an even greater love and appreciation for yourself and your body.  Because every body truly is beautiful, food is meant to nurture us and bring us joy and we need to work hard to create a new narrative that beauty and bodies come in all shapes and sizes.......and we should celebrate that!

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 As always, we'd LOVE if you'd rate,  hit that "follow" button, comment and share!!
 
Even doing one out of the four will help us grow and help more friends discover our little podcast in a very large ocean of podcasts!

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If you’d like to be a guest on a future episode, know someone who’d be an amazing guest, or would like to recommend future topics you can email us:

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