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Secret Recipe Club goes Tex-Mex with Quick & Easy Salsa and Baked Garlic Pita Chips

Easy Chinese 5:2 Diet Recipe for National Vegetarian Week: Rainbow Stir-Fry with Quorn

5:2 Diet Fast Day Recipe: Wild Garlic and Chilli Sweetcorn Fritters (185 Calories)

Celebrating Britain’s Most Famous Snack – The Sandwich! Egg and Two Cress Sandwich Recipe

The Secret Recipe Club: Mexican Taco Seasoning with Fried Ice and Donut Holes

Quince Blossom and a Lazy Saturday Salad Recipe: Strawberry and Mint Fruit Salad

Fromage Friday! A Simple French Cheeseboard for Al Fresco and Summer Dining

Recipe: Low-Calorie Moroccan Cod Parcels for the 5:2 Diet and a Healthy Happy Heart

Easter Treats! Little Cadbury Creme Egg Pots with Chocolate Dipping Spoons

Easter Gourmet 5:2 Diet Recipe: Scallop and Prawn Platter with Chilli Herb Vinaigrette

The Secret Recipe Club: Banana Bread Scones with Brown Sugar Glaze

Quick and Simple Pasta Pronto! Swiss Chard and Walnut Pesto Recipe

My Mum’s “Teacup Apricot and Honey Porridge” Recipe for a Cold March Morning

#FishFight Haddock: Easy Cheesy Family Fish Pie Recipe for the 5:2 Diet (300 calories)

5:2 Diet 215 Calorie Kebabs! Cajun Chicken Kebab and Spiced Yoghurt Dip Recipe

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…