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Skinny Sage & Onion Toad-in-the-Hole

Afternoon Tea from my Victorian Cottage

Recipes & Menu for Burns Night

Sourdough Traditional Cottage Loaf

Loaded Potato & Ham Cheesy Chowder

Ninja Foodi Italian Sausage & Cheese Pasta

Create a Lunchtime Cheese Grazing Platter

Halloween & Bonfire Night Recipes

Lamb Cobbler with Garlic Scone Dumplings

Bang Bang Cauliflower (with Cauli Shoots)

Welcome! 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 the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated area of outstanding natural beauty, in an old Victorian cottage. 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…

Skinny Sage & Onion Toad-in-the-Hole

Afternoon Tea from my Victorian Cottage

Slimming World Russian Salad

Recipes & Menu for Burns Night

Sourdough Traditional Cottage Loaf

Loaded Potato & Ham Cheesy Chowder

Ninja Foodi Italian Sausage & Cheese Pasta

Mini Pavlova Christmas Wreath

Mincemeat & Almond Squares

Easy Sausage Plait

Create a Lunchtime Cheese Grazing Platter

Halloween & Bonfire Night Recipes

The Well Preserved Pantry

Lamb Cobbler with Garlic Scone Dumplings

Bang Bang Cauliflower (with Cauli Shoots)