The Seasonal Menu Cookbook

Why I created this cookbook

I created this cookbook over the past two years while recovering from cancer surgery.

During that time, I found myself paying much closer attention to food — not just what tasted good, but what my body could actually process and tolerate. I started making notes, planning weekly menus, adjusting meals, and learning from experience which foods helped me feel stronger, more settled and more in control.

This book grew out of that process.

It is not a medical guide, and it is not about complicated cooking. It is about simple, seasonal meals, planned week by week, using familiar ingredients and clear methods. The recipes are designed for everyday home cooking for two people, with shopping lists, preparation steps and meals that can fit into real life.

The meals use simple ingredients and are designed to suit an active lifestyle, including regular training, kayaking and cycling. Protein is included throughout the week to support muscle recovery, while seasonal vegetables, fish, eggs, yoghurt and quality meats help provide steady nourishment.

Some meals may be followed by a simple dessert, such as plain white yoghurt, Greek yoghurt or fruit, if tolerated. These are optional suggestions, as individual needs and tolerances differ.

The menus are built around the seasons in Victoria, Australia, but the same idea can be used anywhere: cook with the season, keep meals simple, and listen to what your body needs.

Good food, cooked simply, through every season.

The Seasonal Menu App is designed as a simple cookbook and meal-planning app for everyday home cooking.

Local app data

The app saves your verified-email sample assignment securely on the service so the same email always restores the same two days. It may also save shopping-list ticks, recipe notes, sample or paid cookbook content, and signed access codes in this browser for offline use. Clearing browser data may remove the local copy, but verified access can be restored.

Public website version

When this app is hosted online, the website host may keep basic technical logs such as date, time, browser type and page requests. These logs are normally used for security, maintenance and performance. Shopping ticks and recipe notes remain in local browser storage and are not sent to the app host by this version.

This app is designed to work as a simple seasonal meal planner and cookbook on your device.

Install on iPad

1. Open the public app address in Safari.
2. Tap the Share button, then Add to Home Screen.
3. Turn on Open as Web App, then tap Add.
4. Open The Seasonal Menu from its icon on your Home Screen.

Free and paid access

• Verify your email to receive two free days from the season and menu week active when you first join.
• Your sample remains fixed and can be restored with the same email.
• The cookbook follows Australian seasons, while your join day is calculated in your device’s local time zone.
• Tap Buy full cookbook to pay securely through Stripe.
• After payment, save the access code shown by the app.
• Use Restore with access code if browser data is cleared or you move to another device.

Using the app

• Choose a season, then open a week.
• Use the weekly menu to view breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes.
• Use Open shopping list when shopping.
• Tick shopping-list items as you go.

If saved items disappear

Shopping ticks and notes are stored on the device. They may disappear if browser data is cleared, private browsing is used, or the file is opened in a different browser/app.

Food and allergy note

Always check ingredients, allergies and dietary needs before cooking. Cooking times are approximate and may vary depending on appliances, ingredient size and personal preference.