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Rustic Tuscan Bean Casserole with Grana Padano Cheese Croutons

Three Cheese & Apple Puff Pastry Ring

Tenderstem® “Eat your Greens” Toad in the Hole

The Most Beautiful Villages in France….

Moroccan Chicken & Apricot Salad with Tabbouleh

Italian Calzone – Stuffed Pizza Pasties

Mum’s Bilberry Plate Pie and Clotted Cream

Don’t wait for Fishy Friday! Hot Smoked Salmon

Alfa Giulietta, Steam Trains & Sunday Lunch

Moelleux aux Groseilles (Redcurrant Cake)

Recipes for National Cream Tea Day

“Kladdkaka” Swedish Chocolate Fudge Cake

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…