Baking

Gold Hill and “Hovis” Granary Bread Loaf

Coffee Shop Style Banana Bread

Twelfth Night & Epiphany: Mincemeat Soda Bread

Christmas & New Year Cumbrian Chimney Pot Pie

Mini Cheese Scones with Creamy Peppadew Spread

Feeling Fibrant! Apple & Oat Breakfast Muffins

Waterfalls, Wine and Vineyards of Niagara

Foodie Ontario: Butter Tarts, Peaches & Farm-Gate Markets

Autumn Harvest Treat: Beetroot Flapjacks

Blondies with Pistachio and Cardamom

Blackberry Fairy Cake Buns (Muffins)

A Secret Recipe for Parties! Empanaditas de Chorizo

Västerbottensost Cheese and a Swedish Midsummer Menu

Get Summer Started with a Picnic in your Garden with Lots of Picnic Recipes

Bruschetta to Roast Beef! Cooking with Rachel Allen at Cactus Kitchens, London

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…