Menu Planning

Store-Cupboard Saviours (Recipes)

Little Coronation Chicken Pies

Recipes for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

8 Tips to Save Money Grocery Shopping

Afternoon Tea from my Victorian Cottage

Back-to-School Lunchbox Treats

Fabulous Three-Course Welsh Menu

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…

Store-Cupboard Saviours (Recipes)

Vintage Tea Time Recipes

The Elderflower Recipe Files

Giant Cream Tea Scone Cake

Little Coronation Chicken Pies

Recipes for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Healthy Hidden Veg Meatloaf

8 Tips to Save Money Grocery Shopping

Afternoon Tea from my Victorian Cottage

Preserving the Seasons

Back-to-School Lunchbox Treats

Create the Perfect Cream Tea

Fabulous Three-Course Welsh Menu

Healthy Cajun Chicken Salad

The Wild Garlic Files