Betty Davies is the force (of nature!) behind the Slow the Cook Down food blog.
Betty Davies’s blog, Slow the Cook Down, is about taking life down a notch—stopping to enjoy the smell wafting from the roast chicken you just pulled from the oven. Here, there’s no reason to hurry or stress; dinner will get done and it will be delicious! Instead, pour a glass of wine and settle in to try something new.
Raised in a traditional English home, Betty grew up with a weekly Sunday lunch of roasted meat and potatoes and all the trimmings. It was a time when the family sat down together, caught up on the week and had a glass of wine. (Well, her parents did anyway!)
Now, all grown up, Betty does Sunday (and every day) her own way; taking it slow, cooking up something delicious, glass of wine in hand. She cooks for the pleasure of it, the chance to experiment, and the opportunity to try something new. There’s nothing subtle about her food. It’s big-flavor cooking with real personality. A lot like Betty!
Now living in Toronto with her husband and cat, Rufus, Betty loves discovering all the tastes that Canada has to offer, whilst bringing that bit of British tradition into the mix. Slow The Cook Down is a destination for cooks who truly love to cook. From the easy, everyday meals with added flare to the pull-out-all-the-stops Sunday suppers.
Betty Davies Show Notes
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Tom Kerridge – Proper Pub Food
Tom Kerridge – Best Ever Dishes
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Pak Choi
Bacon and Cheese Pinwheels
Questions:
What did you do before you started food blogging and VA work?
Did you go to school for the producing or the TV work that you did?
Were you ever in front of the camera?
How did you pick the name of your food blog?
When you first started, how many times a week did you publish a post?
How many drafts do you have in queue to go right now?
Do you post the same day every single week?
How do you find time to be a virtual assistant?
How many clients is an ideal amount for you?
What is a typical virtual assistant task?
What are you doing on the recipe cards, are you adding keywords, what are you doing?
When you first moved to Toronto, did you automatically know you wanted to become a VA?
What would you suggest for someone who wants to branch out and do VA work?
What do you love about blogging?
What do you think is the hardest thing about blogging?
What is your favorite social media platform and why?
Do you have a favorite marketing tool?
What is your most popular post?
What is your biggest food failure?
What is your favorite cuisine?
What is one thing you can’t live without in your kitchen?
What is your favorite cookbook?
What kind of camera do you have?
Cool. We are almost neighbours. I live just east of Toronto about 40 minutes or so.
We totally need to meet up for a glass of wine 😊
That would be fun. You need to take a photo of you both with glass in hand!
How fun that you live so close to her!
Betty is very fun! We are only 3-4 hours away from each other, I should visit her! Another good one Elaine!
That was a fun and relaxing one to listen, Betty is interesting and funny! It was very interesting also to get to know the job of VA! Thanks for this episode!
Great to hear from Betty, she has a great sense of humor