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

“Cheesemas Tree” and Quick Pickles

Truffle & Brie Festive Pasta Bake

Recipes for a Welsh Christmas Breakfast

Seasonal Recipes

Roast Parsnips with Brown Sugar and Cinnamon

Vegan Christmas Stuffed Roasted Squash with Pesto

Winter Beef Braise and Quick Pickled Vegetables

Travel

The Top Five Destinations For Some Early Summer Sun

The Best Places In The World To Eat Street Food

Historical Recipes

Mum’s Recipe for Michaelmas Dumplings

Preserving the Season – Seedless Blackberry Jam

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

Classic Sourdough Bread made Easy

Beer and Cheese Bread in a Crock

Brioches à Tête for a Lazy Weekend Brunch or Breakfast

Christmas Recipes

“Cheesemas Tree” and Quick Pickles

Truffle & Brie Festive Pasta Bake