Sophie Hansen is a food writer and cookbook author who lives with her family on a deer farm near Orange in rural NSW. She writes a blog, Local is Lovely, and compiles a weekly newsletter, 5 Things to Be Cheerful About, which is always full of good ideas for things to cook, read and watch. She also co-hosts Something to Eat and Something to Read, a podcast for people who love reading and cooking, and reading about cooking. In this special Christmas themed episode, Sophie chats about her career in food, her new cookbook, What Can I Bring? and all the things she loves to cook and bake during Advent and Christmas. What Can I Bring? is available now for pre-order Follow Sophie on Instagram and check out her newsletter, 5 Things to be Cheerful About If you like this podcast, you'll like Something to Eat and Something to Read too. This episode was brought to you by The Healthy Baker range of flours and mixes. Follow @thehealthybaker on Instagram and Facebook, and see the website for delicious festive recipes. Thanks, as always, for listening. Sign up to the Little Pudding Bake Chat newsletter here for pod news, recipes, recommendations and other useful bits & bobs. To see all the cakes discussed on the show, follow along @littlepuddingpodcast on Instagram and Facebook. For more of Larissa's work, follow @littlepudding and drop by her website. If you like the show, share it with all your friends who bake! I love hearing from you! If you have a second, I'd be so happy if you left a nice review on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen. See you next time for some more Bake Chat!