Local writer changes the cookbook game

Torquay local Shannon Kelly White is a writer, mum, registered nurse and doodle-joke enthusiast.

Her blog, Shannon’s Kitchen, began as a hobby a few years ago and her online community includes readers from across the world, all of whom are awesome and often a little weird.

Shannon is enthusiastic about healthy eating but thinks diet culture can go where the sun don’t shine.

Shannon’s Kitchen: Healthy Food You’ll Actually F**king Eat is silly, full of inappropriate language, hilarious stories, but most importantly the recipes are achievable, tasty and will give readers food they’ll actually eat.

“The book was born from my blog, Shannon’s Kitchen, which I started three years ago for a giggle,” Shannon said.

“I was tired of healthy food blogs all feeling the same – too damn perfect. They didn’t feel genuine. They felt too preachy and controlled. I wanted to counter that with something a bit loose and funny.

“I want people to have a laugh and embrace the message that healthy eating isn’t all or nothing. It can be relaxed and enjoyable.”

That’s where Shannon’s Kitchen comes in, with 60 easy-to-follow recipes for healthy food you’ll eat. Shannon has set out to shake up the health food world, with zero tolerance for the bullshit.

“Eat your bloody vegetables and everything will be ok. And if you wake up in the middle of the night with your partner is missing from bed and in their place, is a pillowcase… do not look under it (you can find out why on the Green Curry Salad page).

“It’s not for everyone; my book is too tasteless and crass for many, but my honesty and bluntness is relatable for many people who have had a gutful of perfect clean-eating types.”

Shannon’s Kitchen: Healthy Food You’ll Actually F**king Eat is available now at Torquay Books and from shannonskitchen.com.