Menu Planning

Hosting a Dinner Party? A Step-By-Step Guide to Perfect Preparation

Mrs Hall’s Yorkshire Dales High Tea

Country Cottage Recipes for Afternoon Tea Week

Beat the January Blues with Tea Loaf & Cake Recipes

Pressure Cooker Leftover Turkey & Vegetable Soup

A Trio of Afternoon Tea Sandwich Fillings

Healthy Ways to Add Flavour to Your Food

Coronation Pork & Pickle Picnic Pies

Autumn Fireside Supper Recipes

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…

Hosting a Dinner Party? A Step-By-Step Guide to Perfect Preparation

Mrs Hall’s Yorkshire Dales High Tea

Country Cottage Recipes for Afternoon Tea Week

Microwave Omelette in a Mug

Beat the January Blues with Tea Loaf & Cake Recipes

Pressure Cooker Leftover Turkey & Vegetable Soup

Autumn Cakes and Bakes

Vintage Tea Time Recipes

Retro School Dinners Recipes

A Trio of Afternoon Tea Sandwich Fillings

Healthy Ways to Add Flavour to Your Food

Coronation Pork & Pickle Picnic Pies

Easter Baking Recipes

Sunday Tea Tray Supper

Autumn Fireside Supper Recipes