Seasonal Recipes

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

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

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…