Basil & Bay

Hey, I’m Meg — recipe developer, food photographer, and the plant-based flavour-obsessed creator behind Basil and Bay.

Basil and Bay is where I share fuss-free vegan recipes made for real life.

No over-complicated steps, no obscure ingredients—just good food that tastes great and fits into your day. Whether it’s a one-pot dinner, a quick lunch, or a healthier sweet treat you can whip up with what’s in the cupboard, I’ve got you covered.

I started this blog to show that eating more plants doesn’t have to mean giving up comfort, ease, or flavour. Everything here is 100% vegan, always full of taste, and designed to work for busy people who still want to eat well.

Right now, I’m also studying towards a Vegan Nutritionist qualification with Ecodemy, so you’ll start to see even more recipes that strike the balance between flavour and nourishment.

When I’m not in the kitchen or behind the camera, you’ll find me planning my next food shoot, testing cookie recipes (for research, obviously), or browsing the local fruit & veg market on a Saturday morning.

Whether you’re vegan, veg-curious, or just hungry—I’m so glad you’re here.

I'm Meg

hi friend,

Scarves... I have a rather large collection and I'm not ashamed of it. I also love to blast Country music & Spanish pop music whilst in the Kitchen/studio. 

I'm a little too into:

People who are rude & impatient, Late nights, when you get wrinkled socks in your boots, planning holidays (I leave that all to Kyle my fiancé).

Not about:

When I was younger I wanted to be interior designer. I enjoy DIY projects and updating rooms in our house.

When I grow up:

Spring, everything starts to come alive and wake up after a long winter. I also love a crisp dry autumn morning.

Favourite Season:

The dream is to find and renovate a house in the country and have enough land for more planters for my kitchen veggie garden, a greenhouse to grow lots of tomatoes and a photography studio #WFHGOALS

Future Goal:

Saturday morning Fruit and Veg market trips, Podcasts, Nature, hot frothy matcha lattes, potatoes - in any form, snuggles with my pup Roscoe, feeding the neighbourhood birds and squirrels.

I'm all about:

A Little More About Me:

Unlike everyone else I did not get into sourdough baking, but I did get into gardening and fell in love with growing my own organic fruit and veg.

lockdown hobby: