Good food doesn't need to be complicated.

The CYD Kitchen is where I'm collecting the recipes I actually make — simple, nourishing food made with ingredients I feel good about putting into my body.

Some will be ridiculously healthy. Some will simply be a better version of an old favourite. And I'm quite certain there'll be the occasional treat, because life is meant to be enjoyed too.

No perfection. No food guilt. No impossible ingredient lists.

Just real food, made at home, one recipe at a time.

Choose what nourishes you. Choose what you enjoy. Choose Yourself Daily.

The CYD Kitchen

Pesto Chicken Pasta — Two Ways

Pesto Chicken Pasta — Two Ways

Sometimes you need a dinner that keeps everyone happy without making two completely separate meals. This one started as a simple pesto chicken pasta for the fussier eater at the...

Pesto Chicken Pasta — Two Ways

Sometimes you need a dinner that keeps everyone happy without making two completely separate meals. This one started as a simple pesto chicken pasta for the fussier eater at the...

Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Soup

Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Soup

There’s something pretty hard to beat about a warm bowl of homemade pumpkin soup — especially when it’s simple, nourishing and made from real ingredients. I started making this version...

Pumpkin & Sweet Potato Soup

There’s something pretty hard to beat about a warm bowl of homemade pumpkin soup — especially when it’s simple, nourishing and made from real ingredients. I started making this version...

Creamy Umami Chicken & Veggie Bowl

Creamy Umami Chicken & Veggie Bowl

The first recipe from the CYD Kitchen 🤍 If there was going to be a first recipe in the CYD Kitchen, it probably had to be this one. I make...

Creamy Umami Chicken & Veggie Bowl

The first recipe from the CYD Kitchen 🤍 If there was going to be a first recipe in the CYD Kitchen, it probably had to be this one. I make...