Hi, I’m Cherie — welcome to Three Friends Cook.

This blog began with three friends sharing a love of cooking and feeding the people they care about. Life got busy (as it tends to), and these days, it’s just me behind the recipes — but the spirit of friendship is still very much part of the story.

I live in Sydney’s Inner West, surrounded by some of the city’s most delicious suburbs — Newtown, Enmore and Marrickville. Being able to wander to a great meal or a bustling farmers market is one of the things I love most about where I live, and that connection to place really shapes how I cook.

Some of my earliest food memories are in the kitchen with my Italian Nonna, learning to make pasta and traditional family dishes. She taught me that food made with love really matters. While Italian food will always be at the heart of my cooking, I’m not afraid to break a few rules — I love bringing in influences from all over the world, especially places I’ve travelled. From miso risotto to kombu butter prawn spaghetti, I enjoy creating recipes that reflect a sense of place and play.

I cook with the seasons, shop at my local organic farmers market every week, and let beautiful produce inspire what I make. Sustainability and reducing waste are important to me, and I’m always looking for ways to cook thoughtfully — and deliciously — without overcomplicating things.

At home, I cook for my husband and son, but we’re often hosting big gatherings with our extended families and friends. There’s nothing I love more than a long lunch with people I care about, great food on the table, and plenty of laughter in the air.

Whether you’re here for a simple weeknight dinner or a dish that reminds you of somewhere you’ve travelled, I hope you find something to inspire you.

Thanks so much for being here.
Cherie x

 

Acknowledgment of Country

I live, cook, and write on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. I pay my deepest respects to their Elders past and present, and acknowledge their enduring connection to Country — to food, to story, and to community. I’m grateful to live in a place with such deep and ongoing cultural knowledge, and I recognise that sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.