Historical Recipes

The Ultimate Leftovers Feast ~ Bubble and Squeak

Single Malt Whisky and a Traditional Tea Time Dundee Cake for New Year

St Lucy’s Day, A Special Birthday and Saffron Cakes ~ Lussekatter

The Third Advent Candle, Day Eleven on the Advent Calendar and Cumberland Rum Butter

Advent, Candles, Baking Mad and an Enchanted Gingerbread House

St Catherine’s Day, Lace Makers and Cattern Cakes

Christmas Pudding Day, Stir Up Sunday and my Traditional Victorian Christmas Pudding

Back on the Road Again and Traditional Mincemeat for Christmas Mince Pies

Remembrance Sunday, Tea Time Treats and Dark Sticky Double Gingerbread

Childhood Comfort Food, Vintage China and Bananas and Custard

Baking Mad, Mich Turner and Mini Snow Flake Christmas Cakes for Let’s Make Christmas

Making Winter, Baking with Mum and Wee Whisky Doused Hogmanay Dundee Cakes

More Spooky Family Food with a Traditional All Hallows’ Eve Supper ~ Mash O’ Nine Sorts

Gifts in a Jar ~ Mixed Spice ~ Old Fashioned English Pudding Spice

The Scented Home, Flowers and Boozy Mincemeat for Let’s Make Christmas

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…