All Year Recipes

Cappuccino Pancakes with Bananas for Breakfast Week

Chutney Chicken and Vegetable Parcels

Gold Hill and “Hovis” Granary Bread Loaf

January Comfort Food: Chicken and Pearl Barley Stew

Coffee Shop Style Banana Bread

Baked Lemon Chicken with Saffron

Healthy Three Cheese Macaroni Cheese Gratin

Twelfth Night & Epiphany: Mincemeat Soda Bread

North Country Creamed Turkey & Celery Hash

Christmas & New Year Cumbrian Chimney Pot Pie

A Duet of Christmas Canapés and Champagne

Davidstow Festive Cheeseboard Challenge & Spiced Fig Jam

Mini Cheese Scones with Creamy Peppadew Spread

Bubble and Squeak with Peppadew Peppers

Mini Bruschetta with Peppadew Pepper Spread

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…