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Thrifty & Organic Meal Planner for August: Hamburgers, Peaches and Mediterranean Vegetable Recipes

Lazy Summer Lunches and Food Hampers: Spanish Tapas Toast with Escalivada Recipe

5:2 Diet & Weight Watchers Breakfast, Brunch or Lunch: Spinach and Poached Egg Muffins Recipe

Philly Cheesesteaks and The Secret Recipe Club: Chicken Philly Sandwich Recipe

Red Russian Dolls, A Bowl of Cherries and an Old-Fashioned Cherry Pie Recipe

BBQ Spices that Sing! Lemon and Sweet Pepper Chicken Kebabs Recipe

Go Hot or Cold with this 5:2 and Weight Watchers Diet Recipe: Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Blue on Blue! Blue Blossom Salad: Blue Cheese, Borage & Grilled Chicken Salad Recipe

Bastille Day, Picnics and Fireworks: Vegetarian Stuffed Picnic Sandwich Recipe

A Nomad in my Kitchen! My Big Fat Greek Tomato, Olive and Caper Tart

The Smell of Summer with a Floral Salad Recipe: Egg and Tomato Salad with Marigold & Chive Flowers

Meals on Heels: Staying In is the New Going Out – My Rocky Horror Show Night In!

Hot Spanish Soup that’s Chilled! Flamenco “100 Calorie” Gazpacho Soup Recipe

An Easy No-Bake Treat: Chocolate Peppermint Squares Recipe

The Secret Recipe Club: Creamy Tortellini, Mushroom and Spinach Soup

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…