Welcome to Sweet Peas and Saffron! I'm Annie, and I'm here to make your life easier by incorporating simple, wholesome meal prep into your routine!
I believe that a sprinkling of meal prep can make your life so much easier! My recipes largely focus on meal prep and make-ahead meals. I also share healthy recipes for everyday use. My goal with each recipe I create is to make simple, approachable food that tastes amazing without spending hours in the kitchen.
My meal prep journey
At the same time, I found myself struggling with our meals. I would come home at 5 p.m. with no plan for dinner and waste time Googling a recipe or trying to thaw something out in the microwave. I would skip breakfast, only to find myself hungry an hour later when I'd grab a sugary Starbucks muffin. I would buy lunch way more often than I wanted to.
I knew I had to get a handle on our meals, and that's when I discovered meal prep. I found that by prepping even one meal ahead of time, I could relieve a lot of stress from our lives. It was contagious: I started wondering which other meals I could prep ahead!
As I began sharing meal prep recipes on Sweet Peas & Saffron, I found that you guys were just as interested in it as I was. We launched the first ever meal prep challenge in November 2016, and we've had 14 challenges with over 50,000 participants since then! Sweet Peas & Saffron now has over 400 meal prep recipes that you can prep ahead for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and we add more every month.
With over five years of meal prep experience under my belt, I've made my share of mistakes. I share tricks and tips in each recipe post so that you don't make the same mistakes. I'm also sure to include clear directions for how to store and reheat your food safely, using food safety information from trusted resources.
Sweet Peas & Saffron was founded by Denise Bustard, the scientist-turned food blogger behind this website.
Education
Denise started Sweet Peas & Saffron while studying for my PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Calgary. She was part of the cancer research group and my studies focussed on how cells respond to DNA damage and work to repair it.
Her work has been published in five peer reviewed journals, and while she absolutely loved being a scientist her passion for food and desire to spend more time with her family was quickly growing. Denise decided to step aside and hand the reigns over to Annie in Summer 2024.
Press mentions
Since starting Sweet Peas & Saffron, my work has been featured in major online publications, like The Kitchn, Huffington Post, MSN, Popsugar, Better Homes & Gardens, Brit.co, Shape and Buzzfeed.
Here are a few mentions of Sweet Peas & Saffron
Podcasts
- Eat Blog Talk- episode 115- Running Challenges To Connect and Build Your Audience
- Calm The Chaos- episode 27- How Meal Prep can Calm the Chaos in Your Life
Magazines
- Eating Well July 2020- featured as a Good Life Guru
- Women's World Magazine Jan 2015- Say Cheers with a Fizzy Holiday Cocktail