Testimonials
"Jane
Thanks so much for your kindness and support. For my mother. Words are not enough for my sincere thanks and joy 🤩
"
- RF: November 2025
"“Thank you for all the support and efforts you made to gluten free my meal,
just finished liver and potatoes delicious thank you millions. Xxxx"
- 26 October 2025
"Finished my supper every scrap. Delicious. Thank you so much."
- 30 October 2025
"Lovely to have you for company for my lunch. See you soon xxxx."
- 10 November 2025
Rachel’s Story...
“Mum wants to remain independent in her own home, but since she stopped driving, she doesn’t go shopping unless I take her out on my regular visits.
Mum goes online to have a basic supermarket order delivered, but the little touches that make a meal special tend not to come with ready-meals!
I live over 100 miles away, and Mum doesn’t want to uproot herself to move nearer to me or feel like a burden on neighbours or friends so what could we do?
Finding Good Food @Home has been a godsend to us both!
Mum and Jane arranged a schedule and menus that that suited them, cooking Mum’s lunches from scratch five days a week.
She uses ordinary ingredients from the Supermarket delivery but with Mum’s preferences in mind, and always beautifully presented (which has done wonders for Mum’s tiny appetite.)
There’s always a tasty soup or sandwich prepared for her to have for her supper, and usually a little treat to enjoy over the weekend.
If there’s something special that Mum wants, Jane will go and get it, Mum’s even started eating desserts again, which is a miracle in itself!
I no longer worry that Mum isn’t getting the proper, home-cooked food that she needs, and I know that should Jane have any concerns about Mum’s wellbeing, she will have a quiet word with me, keeping Mum’s dignity and independence intact.
Jane’s also gone above and beyond just cooking: she’s collected prescriptions, taken Mum to GP appointments, to her favourite Farm Shop and even arranged for the window-cleaners to come and clear a blocked gutter!
All this, and a little companionship for Mum every day gives me so much peace of mind.”
“Mum wants to remain independent in her own home, but since she stopped driving, she doesn’t go shopping unless I take her out on my regular visits.
Mum goes online to have a basic supermarket order delivered, but the little touches that make a meal special tend not to come with ready-meals!
I live over 100 miles away, and Mum doesn’t want to uproot herself to move nearer to me or feel like a burden on neighbours or friends so what could we do?
Finding Good Food @Home has been a godsend to us both!
Mum and Jane arranged a schedule and menus that that suited them, cooking Mum’s lunches from scratch five days a week.
She uses ordinary ingredients from the Supermarket delivery but with Mum’s preferences in mind, and always beautifully presented (which has done wonders for Mum’s tiny appetite.)
There’s always a tasty soup or sandwich prepared for her to have for her supper, and usually a little treat to enjoy over the weekend.
If there’s something special that Mum wants, Jane will go and get it, Mum’s even started eating desserts again, which is a miracle in itself!
I no longer worry that Mum isn’t getting the proper, home-cooked food that she needs, and I know that should Jane have any concerns about Mum’s wellbeing, she will have a quiet word with me, keeping Mum’s dignity and independence intact.
Jane’s also gone above and beyond just cooking: she’s collected prescriptions, taken Mum to GP appointments, to her favourite Farm Shop and even arranged for the window-cleaners to come and clear a blocked gutter!
All this, and a little companionship for Mum every day gives me so much peace of mind.”
*Rachel’s name has been changed to protect her and her Mum’s privacy.
Paul’s Story...
After my lovely wife passed away, I moved down from Manchester to be nearer to my daughter, my son-in-law and the grand-kids.
They all have busy lives, and I’m now able to spend time with them as often as I like, but I don’t want to be joined-at-the-hip with them, and they all have busy lives.
My wife and I were both busy professionals, but, to be fair, she was always the cook in our family, and an excellent cook at that, so, I suppose I never really learned to make more than the basics. It was getting a bit boring, and mostly revolved around the meals I already know how to cook. Since we met Jane and Good Food @ Home, my diet has become more interesting again! When we met for the first time, we chatted about what I like to eat, what I used to eat, and the type of food I miss the most.
Monday Afternoon: We planned a week of meals, made a list of ingredients, checked what I already had in the cupboards,fridge,freezer and then went shopping! I especially like some of Ben’s Farm Shop things, their soups, ragus and pies, so for the first week of menus, we planned my suppers around some of those things, plus some sausages and lamb chops that we got from there. We also picked up some veggies from Ben’s too, as their food is not pre-packaged, we could buy the quantities I wanted without having too much left over at the end of the week. We also stopped at a supermarket, and Jane persuaded me that I should be eating more fruit, and Morrisons is close, and has a wide variety.
Tuesday Afternoon: Jane came over and did a few day’s worth of food-prep, chopping fruit and veg, making up a basic veg-portion for every day with a wider variety of vegetables than I’d normally have, ready to go in the microwave: a different combination of veggies every day. She also made some herb-butters, to give each veg portion a slightly different twist each time.
Whilst she prepped, we chatted, and we happily found common ground in a shared interest in Stephanie Austin, a local author, and local history.
That evening, I feasted on a pretty salad of scotch-egg, mixed leaves and home-made coleslaw, with a fluffy jacket potato on the side, with a proper, crispy skin.
Wednesday Morning: My breakfast was a bowl of the fresh fruit salad that we’d prepared, with creamy Greek Yoghurt, and a healthy sprinkling of seeds, mixed nuts and toasted oats. Lunch was a ham salad sandwich that Jane had left in the fridge for me, made with the Hylsten Bakery sourdough bread ( my all-time favourite loaf! )
Wednesday Afternoon: When Jane arrived we made a Toad-In-The-Hole with Ben’s sausages ( and a special twist! ) and whilst that was baking, we made some some fruit scones which we put in the freezer uncooked, so that I can take one out and bake from frozen whenever I fancy one, or if I have visitors.
Supper that night was the toad-in-the hole, which was in the oven whilst we prepared the scones, chips, gravy and one of the veg selections, with a zesty, herby butter.
Thursday Morning: I scrambled some eggs and had them on my sourdough toast, for lunch, I microwaved a jacket potato and had it with a tuna-mix that Jane had made from my own storecupboard items, and had left in the fridge with a salad and more of that lovely coleslaw, for when / if I fancied it.
Thursday Afternoon: when Jane arrived, I found that I was already quite full, so we agreed that I’d have one of Ben’s soups later, and Jane chopped some fresh herbs to sprinkle on top… it really did make it more appetising! Jane again prepared a sandwich and a small side-salad for Friday’s lunch, and suggested that I had today’s fruit salad as a dessert, which I did with an indulgent dollop of cream!
Friday Morning: I made myself porridge and cut up a banana to go in it. I remembered to add some of the nuts and seeds mix that Jane had made up, and felt quite virtuous!
Lunch today was a smoked salmon and cream-cheese sandwich, and Jane had also left a lovely, delicate cucumber and fennel salad to go with it.
Friday Afternoon: When Jane arrived, we checked that I had everything I needed for the weekend, that my remaining bread was cut into manageable slices, and that I had a soup, some eggs, enough prepped veg, a couple of prepared salads / coleslaw in the fridge, and a pie that I could pop in the oven. She also prepared a chicken breast stuffed with herb butter and wrapped in parma ham, that I could either have for my Sunday Lunch ( with some roast potatoes from the freezer ) or save til Monday Supper, as Monday afternoon will be our shopping day. Another fruit salad was prepared, so that I’d have fresh for the weekend.
Friday night, I enjoyed lamb chops, cooked to the exact shade of pink that I like, potatoes sauted with garlic, and carrots, courgettes and broccoli tossed in fresh mint and butter. Then, Jane surprised me with…..a Knickerbocker Glory! Using fresh fruit, ice-cream from my freezer and some cream she whipped up…it even had a cherry on top!
I’ve really enjoyed this first week, and am looking forward to eating as well next week.
After my lovely wife passed away, I moved down from Manchester to be nearer to my daughter, my son-in-law and the grand-kids.
They all have busy lives, and I’m now able to spend time with them as often as I like, but I don’t want to be joined-at-the-hip with them, and they all have busy lives.
My wife and I were both busy professionals, but, to be fair, she was always the cook in our family, and an excellent cook at that, so, I suppose I never really learned to make more than the basics. It was getting a bit boring, and mostly revolved around the meals I already know how to cook. Since we met Jane and Good Food @ Home, my diet has become more interesting again! When we met for the first time, we chatted about what I like to eat, what I used to eat, and the type of food I miss the most.
Monday Afternoon: We planned a week of meals, made a list of ingredients, checked what I already had in the cupboards,fridge,freezer and then went shopping! I especially like some of Ben’s Farm Shop things, their soups, ragus and pies, so for the first week of menus, we planned my suppers around some of those things, plus some sausages and lamb chops that we got from there. We also picked up some veggies from Ben’s too, as their food is not pre-packaged, we could buy the quantities I wanted without having too much left over at the end of the week. We also stopped at a supermarket, and Jane persuaded me that I should be eating more fruit, and Morrisons is close, and has a wide variety.
Tuesday Afternoon: Jane came over and did a few day’s worth of food-prep, chopping fruit and veg, making up a basic veg-portion for every day with a wider variety of vegetables than I’d normally have, ready to go in the microwave: a different combination of veggies every day. She also made some herb-butters, to give each veg portion a slightly different twist each time.
Whilst she prepped, we chatted, and we happily found common ground in a shared interest in Stephanie Austin, a local author, and local history.
That evening, I feasted on a pretty salad of scotch-egg, mixed leaves and home-made coleslaw, with a fluffy jacket potato on the side, with a proper, crispy skin.
Wednesday Morning: My breakfast was a bowl of the fresh fruit salad that we’d prepared, with creamy Greek Yoghurt, and a healthy sprinkling of seeds, mixed nuts and toasted oats. Lunch was a ham salad sandwich that Jane had left in the fridge for me, made with the Hylsten Bakery sourdough bread ( my all-time favourite loaf! )
Wednesday Afternoon: When Jane arrived we made a Toad-In-The-Hole with Ben’s sausages ( and a special twist! ) and whilst that was baking, we made some some fruit scones which we put in the freezer uncooked, so that I can take one out and bake from frozen whenever I fancy one, or if I have visitors.
Supper that night was the toad-in-the hole, which was in the oven whilst we prepared the scones, chips, gravy and one of the veg selections, with a zesty, herby butter.
Thursday Morning: I scrambled some eggs and had them on my sourdough toast, for lunch, I microwaved a jacket potato and had it with a tuna-mix that Jane had made from my own storecupboard items, and had left in the fridge with a salad and more of that lovely coleslaw, for when / if I fancied it.
Thursday Afternoon: when Jane arrived, I found that I was already quite full, so we agreed that I’d have one of Ben’s soups later, and Jane chopped some fresh herbs to sprinkle on top… it really did make it more appetising! Jane again prepared a sandwich and a small side-salad for Friday’s lunch, and suggested that I had today’s fruit salad as a dessert, which I did with an indulgent dollop of cream!
Friday Morning: I made myself porridge and cut up a banana to go in it. I remembered to add some of the nuts and seeds mix that Jane had made up, and felt quite virtuous!
Lunch today was a smoked salmon and cream-cheese sandwich, and Jane had also left a lovely, delicate cucumber and fennel salad to go with it.
Friday Afternoon: When Jane arrived, we checked that I had everything I needed for the weekend, that my remaining bread was cut into manageable slices, and that I had a soup, some eggs, enough prepped veg, a couple of prepared salads / coleslaw in the fridge, and a pie that I could pop in the oven. She also prepared a chicken breast stuffed with herb butter and wrapped in parma ham, that I could either have for my Sunday Lunch ( with some roast potatoes from the freezer ) or save til Monday Supper, as Monday afternoon will be our shopping day. Another fruit salad was prepared, so that I’d have fresh for the weekend.
Friday night, I enjoyed lamb chops, cooked to the exact shade of pink that I like, potatoes sauted with garlic, and carrots, courgettes and broccoli tossed in fresh mint and butter. Then, Jane surprised me with…..a Knickerbocker Glory! Using fresh fruit, ice-cream from my freezer and some cream she whipped up…it even had a cherry on top!
I’ve really enjoyed this first week, and am looking forward to eating as well next week.