Menu Planning

How to Host the Perfect Brunch for Any Celebration

Creating the Perfect Cricket Tea with Recipes

BBQ Secrets: How To Get The Best Tasting Barbecued Meat

The Oslo Meal (Oslo Breakfast)

Traditional English Recipes for St George’s Day

Traditional Recipes for Spring and Easter

Spring Recipes for Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday)

Autumn Recipes for All Hallow’s Eve and Bonfire Night

Creative Ways to Use Fresh, Local Ingredients in Everyday Cooking

Save our Puddings! The Demise of British Puddings

The British Wartime Rations Cookbook

Recipes for Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday)

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…

Cricket Tea BLT Sandwiches