Flowers

A Floral Fantasy – Design and Deliver your own Floral Bouquet On-Line!

Lavender and Lace, Roses and Salt with Sarah Raven ~ A Posy of Flowers in the Kitchen with Interflora

Vanilla, Strawberry & Rose Victoria Sponge Cake for Lavender and Lovage’s 1st Year Blog Birthday!

Herbs on Saturday: Elizabethan English Herb and Flower Salad with Honey Dressing

Scones for Sunday and Birthday Parties! Buttermilk and Mixed Fruit Scones with Sour Cherry Jam

Old Fashioned English Elderflower Cordial

A Clandestine Cake Club Cake Recipe for Easter Monday – Chocolate Orange Daisy Cake

Mothering Sunday and Tea in the Parlour with Little Chocolate & Violet Fancies

Victorian Spring Posy Cake for Easter or Mother’s Day using Crystallised Violets

Floral Gift in a Jar – Home-made Sweet Violet Sugar for Cakes and Bakes

Violets and Lace……. Home-made Crystallised Violets for Cakes and Bakes

Old Fashioned Sweet Violet Syrup for Easter & Mothering Sunday Cakes & Bakes

Lavender and Lace………continuing with Lavender and Lavender Fairy Cakes ~ Cup Cakes for Forever Nigella

Lavender and Lace……..and French Lavender and Vanilla Sugar for Elegant Cakes and Bakes

A French Country Affair ~ An Elegant Omelette Gateau with Chive Flowers

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…