Lavender and Lovage

Croeso! I'm Karen; it’s lovely to see you here. I was born in South Africa, but I've lived all over the world, latterly calling North Yorkshire my home where I lived for many years before moving to SW France, although I'm now living in North Wales in an old converted Schoolhouse on the edge of Snowdonia National Park. I am a freelance food and travel writer, as well as a food stylist, and recipe developer, with a passion for art, travel, books, photography, seasonal food and especially cheese and wine. Please do get in contact with me if you have any questions about my work or commissioning me. Read More…

Latest Posts

Happy Easter, Joyeuses Pâques, Pasg Hapus…..

Easy No Knead Sourdough Hot Cross Buns

“Cut and Come Again” Farmhouse Fruit Cake

Seasonal Recipes

Happy Easter, Joyeuses Pâques, Pasg Hapus…..

Easy No Knead Sourdough Hot Cross Buns

Creme Egg Cheesecake for Easter!

Travel

Waltzing down the Danube on a River Cruise

A Delicious Mini-Break at Llangoed Hall, Wales

Historical Recipes

“Cut and Come Again” Farmhouse Fruit Cake

Celebrate St David’s Day with Welsh Recipes

Diet Recipes

Bacon, New Potato & Green Bean Salad

Guilt-Free Baked Doughnuts (Donuts)Three Ways!

Chicken & Corn Nachos with Jalapeno Dressing

Wartime Recipes

Salmon Fishcakes with Oatcake Crumb

Celebrate “VE Day” with Potato Pete and an Authentic WWII Recipe: “Whit Salad”

On The Home Front: Original Wartime Recipes from The Great War 1914 to 1918

Lest we Forget: Remembrance Sunday and The Wartime Kitchen Recipes

Bread

Easy No Knead Sourdough Hot Cross Buns

KAMUT® Khorasan & Toasted Nut Sourdough

Sourdough, Tagine, Eggs and Stir-Fries

5:2 Diet Recipes

Chicken & Corn Nachos with Jalapeno Dressing

“Snowy Day” Vegetarian Mulligatawny Soup