Cook-along session with the family: Healthy Curry & Mauritian Chutney

This session is brought to you on behalf of South Yorkshire Women Inspired Network.

The Network exists to inspire, empower, and elevate women from all backgrounds to reach their full potential. It offers a dedicated space where women can connect, lead, and thrive, supported by mentorship, shared learning, and leadership development tailored to their lived experiences. We offer regular free webinars, courses, inspirational talks and events, as well as career mentoring and other offers.

Karen Horrocks will be facilitating the cook-along session. She is the Healthy Places Lead for the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) in Yorkshire and the Humber. A registered Public Health Practitioner, Karen’s role focuses on creating healthier, fairer places where people can live and thrive.

Karen began her career in Doncaster as a Community Food Educator, delivering “Cook and Eat” courses to local groups, where she taught practical skills around food and cooking. Since then, she has held a variety of roles centred on food and community, including contributing to the development of Doncaster’s Compassionate Approach to Weight.

Passionate about cooking, Karen has authored two community cookbooks and even appeared on the BBC show Instant Restaurant. She firmly believes that everyone has the right to access the food they need to live happy and healthy lives. Today, she works to transform the food environment—making it more equitable and inclusive, while challenging stigma and judgement around body size.

During the cook-along session, Karen will be making an adapted version of Sherly Gibson’s healthy curry taken from the South Yorkshire book ‘Eating well during the menopause for different ethnicities & nationalities’, plus her Grandma’s Mauritian tomato chutney. Full ingredients list will be provided nearer the time.