About Me
Hello, welcome to Tin and Thyme. I’m Choclette, an award winning vegetarian and vegan whole food blogger, baker and recipe developer. My blog, Tin and Thyme, showcases home cooked food that’s full of flavour. I admit to having a sweet tooth and I’m particularly keen on baking and chocolate. That said, I like to think there is a nourishing element in all of my cooking. I cook with local, seasonal and foraged ingredients where possible and I love a well stocked larder. I also get excited about experimenting with new ingredients and unusual combinations.
So why Tin and Thyme?
Tin is in my blood. I grew up in the old and neglected tin and copper mining area on the edge of Bodmin Moor. The house I was raised in was an old Kiddlywink, where the miners would stop off for a bit of a brew before heading home from the mines and I don’t mean tea. My mother lives there still. Wild thyme grows in many parts of Cornwall, but especially around the various engine house ruins scattered around my bit of moor.
You can find a bit more about me, if you so wish, in these posts, The ABC of Me and Food Bloggers Unplugged.
Passionate Baker and Cook
I have been passionate about cooking and baking ever since it was my duty to “clean out” my mother’s mixing bowl and lick the wooden spoon. As a small child, I proudly spooned the jam into the tarts – convinced that it was me that had produced these delicious treats. Later on as a teenager, I did all of the household cake and biscuit baking at home and some of the bread baking too. To earn extra pocket money, I occasionally worked in the local wholefood cafe where it was my job to make the bread rolls amongst other things. When I was at university I would fill up my mother’s freezer with goodies for her during the holidays so she had something to offer guests in my absence. I was the only student I knew who baked their own bread.
Chocolate Log Blog
I started Chocolate Log Blog back in Feb 2009 in an attempt to extend my repertoire of recipes and explore my passion for chocolate. It was an enjoyable journey and I learnt a lot. I had no idea that the world of chocolate cookery would turn out to be so vast. You will still find many interesting chocolate recipes here as Chocolate Log Blog is now incorporated into Tin and Thyme.
Wholefoods
In my experience, cooking with good quality ingredients is the key to making good food. I try to buy ingredients locally from small suppliers where I can and if they’re organic, so much the better. It’s a shame chocolate doesn’t grow in the UK! I grew up in a wholefoody household so I’m used to the different properties of wholemeal baking. I want to continue and build on the tradition of delicious, wholesome and hearty food that I learnt from my mother.
Connect With Me
For lots of delicious and nutritious vegetarian and vegan recipes, follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest.
Working with Brands
I find recipe development particularly fascinating and I enjoy working with brands to come up with exciting ways of using their products. I also accept sponsorship for products in keeping with my blog’s ethos. I review products relevant to my blog and relish the opportunity of trying unfamiliar ones. You can expect a fair and honest review from me. I also host giveaways for products and services I think my readers will enjoy.
Please don’t ask for dofollow links. If I’m working with a brand, all links are nofollow.
I welcome all feedback, contributions and comments and will always try and answer any questions.
Thank you for visiting and please do contact me to discuss commissions, recipes, sponsorship, giveaways or reviews.
Choclette
Julie
29th March 2015 at 12:24 pmHi
I am trying to track down I made once of a white chocolate and banana loaf. This was delicious but can’t now find it!! I think it was an old 2009 one. Could you help? Many thanks
Choclette
30th March 2015 at 9:04 amGreat to hear from you Julie. There is a search box in the side bar, but I suspect this is the one you are looking for – /white-chocolate-banana-loaf/
Milk Chocolate Cake
13th August 2015 at 1:56 pm[…] theme of Choclette‘s this month’s We Should Cocoa challenge is… chocolate! […]
Mimi
14th September 2016 at 7:49 pmA lovely blog! I’ve only been to Cornwall once with my daughter during the time she lived in London. It’s so lovely there.
Choclette
14th September 2016 at 8:57 pmThank you very much Mimi. Cornwall is a lovely county and I feel very lucky to have grown up here and to have made it back again after living away for many years.
Cath
7th August 2017 at 2:14 pmHi, Lovely flapjack (carrot recipe). You Lia the cooking temperature as 180, can you confirm the temperature for a fan oven?
Many thanks,
Cath
Choclette
8th August 2017 at 8:32 pmHi Cath. Thanks for your interest. It is a good recipe. I’m afraid I don’t know anything about fan ovens, but you should be able to find out on the internet or via your oven manual.
Minouche
1st January 2018 at 5:15 amI truly enjoyed cooking the Mex polenta. Thank u Choclette.
Choclette
1st January 2018 at 11:58 amI’m glad you liked it. Thanks for letting me know.