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

Hoisin Pork, Broccoli and Spicy Rice

Sweet Clementine & Bitter Orange Crêpes

Baked Rhubarb & Strawberry Clafoutis Pancake

Seasonal Recipes

Baked Rice Pudding – Dairy Free

Baked “Cake Crumb” Mincemeat Pudding

Norfolk Plough Pudding for Plough Monday

Travel

Winter Words on Wednesday

My life in South West France

Historical Recipes

Baked “Cake Crumb” Mincemeat Pudding

Norfolk Plough Pudding for Plough Monday

Diet Recipes

Healthy Indian Style Chicken Kebabs

Bacon, New Potato & Green Bean Salad

Guilt-Free Baked Doughnuts (Donuts)Three Ways!

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

Classic Sourdough Bread made Easy

Beer and Cheese Bread in a Crock

Brioches à Tête for a Lazy Weekend Brunch or Breakfast

5:2 Diet Recipes

Chicken & Corn Nachos with Jalapeno Dressing

“Snowy Day” Vegetarian Mulligatawny Soup