Grace Mortimer is mother to Harry and lives in Gloucestershire with her partner, Tom. Originally from Essex, Grace grew up with extremely foodie parents but didn’t develop her passion for cooking until university. Now, she and Tom flip a coin at the weekends to see who gets to cook because they both enjoy it so much. Grace started the Instagram page 'My First Meals' in 2020 to share her quick and healthy recipes with any other parents struggling for ideas during lockdown. It now has a following of 603k and continues to grow rapidly. In 2022, Grace published her debut cookbook My First Meals, which promptly became a Sunday Times bestseller.
Praise for My First Meals “This book is a saviour for busy parents. It’s full of five-ingredient meals that even the fussiest kids will enjoy. I tested the baked bean bobble patties on my veg-avoiding toddler, and he ate six!” Good Food Reader reviews for My First Meals: “I am honestly so impressed, I wish I’d ordered it months ago.” “The book is incredible, it arrived this afternoon and by this evening I had already tried two recipes.” “The Instagram used to save my sanity…and the book is simply FANTASTIC.” “An absolute godsend…better than any other books out there!!” “I now never bother with my other cookbooks – this is the only one you need!”