Family Meals

A Countdown to Christmas Recipe: Frazzled Kale and Frisee salad with Pomegranate, Persimmon and Walnuts

Best of British Bloggers: Oven Baked Chicken Thigh Risotto with Dom and Belleau Kitchen

Christmas Eve Comfort Food – Christmas Carollers’ Casserole: Elizabethan Spiced Beef Stew

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

Meal Planning Monday and Cheesy Stuffed Supper Spuds (Baked Jacket Potatoes) Recipe

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

Pumpkin, Kale and Walnut Galette with Pancetta and Onion Jam

The Perfect Roast Chicken Recipe and The Secret Recipe Club

High Tea with Ham and Eggs and Marmalade Glazed Ham/Gammon Recipe

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

Slow Sunday Brunch: Welsh Rabbit with Home-made Rustic French Boule (Bread)

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

Cauliflower – The Dieter’s Friend! Faux Mashed Potatoes – Cauliflower Mash Recipe

Potage and Pulses for October: Spiced Red Lentil Soup with Frazzled Onions Recipe

Warm Breakfast Duvet Day aka World Porridge Day!

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…