All Year Recipes

Festive Roast Pumpkin and Peppadew Pepper Lasagne

Bramley Apple and Pork Tenderloin in Cream Sauce

Celebration Raspberry and Almond Trifle

Stir-Up Sunday Christmas Pudding & Silver Sixpence

Canja de Galinha – Brazilian Chicken and Rice Soup

Gluten Free Fruit, Sausage & Herb Stuffing Loaf

Feeling Fibrant! Apple & Oat Breakfast Muffins

Christmas Morning Breakfast Bake

Get Ready for Stir-Up Sunday with The Royal Mint

Waterfalls, Wine and Vineyards of Niagara

How do you like your EGGS in the Morning?

Cornmeal Waffles with Eggs, Bacon, Sage & Pumpkin

Slow Cooker Boston Baked Beans

Hot Buttered Spiced Cider with Manuka Honey

Autumn Still-Life & Shooting Party Chutney (Green Tomato Chutney)

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…