MESSY: Simple recipes for chaotic cooks

MESSY: Simple recipes for chaotic cooks

My cookbook, MESSY specialises in simple recipes for chaotic cooks and is out on Blasta Books on 23 October 2025. .

My name is Aoife McElwain. I’m an event planner, small business owner, creativity coach, author, food writer, and a really good wedding DJ.

I am the founder of Sing Along Social, a singing party for people who can not sing.

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Thank you to my friends Cliodhna Prendergast, Ruth Medjber, and Shane Serrano for capturing my work in such beautiful splendour through their photography.