Autumn Recipes

Cast Iron Recipes! Cooking with “Le Creuset”: Comfort Chicken Casserole

Thrifty & Organic October: Pork & Apples with French Style Lentils and Salted Chocolate Brownies

Autumn Beckons: Slow Cooked Beef Brisket with Elderberry Glaze and Port Jus

Sel la Vie Tomatoes and Twice Baked Potato, Cheese and Bacon Gratin

September Thrifty & Organic Meal Plan: Spiced Plums, Pulled Beef & Hidden Veggie Cheese Muffins

Winter Soup Day and Weekly Meal Planner: 5:2 Diet Celery and Leek Soup (80 calories)

Roasted “Tartan Veggies” with Smoked Sea Salt, Honey and Thyme and other Burns Night Recipes

Beat the Winter Blues: Pumpkin, Walnut & Poppy Seed Muffins with Cheddar Cheese

Frugal Family Fare: Roast Chicken & Ham Pie with a Suet Dumpling Crust

Duvet Apples & Frosty Mornings! Festive Baked Apples with Mincemeat and Honey

Pumpkin, Kale and Walnut Galette with Pancetta and Onion Jam

British Sausage Week: Bangin’ Bonfire Bacon & Banger Burgers & Sausage Casserole Recipes

Recipes, Notes & Reviews from my Kitchen: Hot Baked Tatties for an easy Autumn Lunch

Elderberries, Hedgerow Harvests and A Cornucopia of Preserves for the Autumn Pantry

Autumn Still Life: Figs stuffed with Blue Cheese and Lavender Honey Drizzle (Recipe)

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…