Recipes

Japanese Egg Salad Sandwich (Tamago Sando)

Homemade Patum Peperium (Gentleman’s Relish) Recipe

Afternoon Tea Cakes with Golden Syrup

Traditional English Recipes for St George’s Day

Traditional Recipes for Spring and Easter

Spring Posy Victoria Sandwich Cake with Lemon Curd

Spring Recipes for Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday)

Fruit and Cherry Afternoon Tea Cake

Stilton & Walnut Rarebit (Air Fryer & Grill)

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…

Japanese Egg Salad Sandwich (Tamago Sando)

Homemade Patum Peperium (Gentleman’s Relish) Recipe

Afternoon Tea Cakes with Golden Syrup

Traditional English Recipes for St George’s Day

Malted Milk Chocolate Cake

St George’s Hall Cake

Traditional Recipes for Spring and Easter

Spring Posy Victoria Sandwich Cake with Lemon Curd

Railway Pudding

Spring Recipes for Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday)

Ipswich Pudding

Traditional Mothering Buns

Fruit and Cherry Afternoon Tea Cake

Empire Biscuits

Stilton & Walnut Rarebit (Air Fryer & Grill)