Back in 2007, as I was packing my bags for university, my Mum gave me a set of my  favourite recipes that she’d taken the time to type up. They were dishes that the whole family loved and were staples of my childhood.

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I’d wanted to create a set of recipe postcards for a while, the idea being to sell them and make money for charity. When I rediscovered Mum’s special recipes earlier this year on the family computer ( my paper versions have long been lost ) it seemed obvious that I should make use of them to honour her.

The recipes themselves are written in a very relaxed conversational tone, a world away from the straight forward step by step recipes that now litter the internet. Each card has a visual representation of the dish; photography, collage as well as drawing and lino print.

The idea behind the postcards is that they find more than just a single use; put them on the fridge, use them as a bookmark for a cookery book, or maybe give to a friend after you’ve cooked the dish yourself.

The postcards are now all sold out, raising £1300 for Cancer Research.