Foodie Gran launches Wealden meals business for those who are time-pressed
Families living in and around Mayfield, Heathfield and Uckfield now have someone to call on when an exhausting day means there's no energy left to cook an evening meal.
Sally Ann Charlesworth operates a business called Jam Jam's Kitchen based in High Hurstwood. She provides fresh-cooked, non-frozen, homemade meals directly to her customers' doors on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Her new menus are published on Fridays with orders closing Saturday evening. Sally Ann holds a five- star Food Hygiene rating from Wealden District Council. Membership features a Taster's Club for weekly menu updates.
On her website she introduces herself as Sally - known to her grandchildren (and now hopefully to her customers) - as Jam Jam. She says he lives in a little cottage in High Hurstwood with her husband John (known as Paps), two dogs (Corton and Fuzzy) and a tortoise called Winston.
She says: "I've raised three daughters, welcomed three wonderful grandchildren (known as the Gremmos) and spent most of my life feeding the people I love. I hate waste, love cooking and believe most recipes are just guides. If I change one (which I usually do) we're having a blag."
She says Jam Jam's Kitchen is all about making life a little easier. She prepares home-made meals for local families using quality ingredients and believes her dishes are perfect for the days people are too busy to cook and need a night off, or simply love proper home-cooked food.
Alongside her weekly meal deliveries, people will also find recipes, budget friendly cooking, no-waste ideas and the occasional off-recipe moment that somehow turned out even better than the original.
This week she said: "We're heading off to Cuba with our Cuban Picadillo and on Thursday it's time for our ever-popular full chicken roast. Jam Jam is also busy preparing 160 pigs in blankets and 80 Yorkshire puddings.
She said: "If that sounds rather tempting why not join the Jam Jam's Kitchen Tasting Club?" People can find out more by visiting the Jam Jam website. She also posts details of dishes regularly on village social media pages.