Afternoon Tea

Strawberries & Cream Midsummer Fairy Cakes

“Nutty Slack” Vintage Chocolate Biscuit Cake

Wartime Gingerbread Carrot Cake

Wartime Syrup Tart (Treacle Tart)

Recipes for Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday)

Hosting a Garden-Themed Afternoon Tea Party

Yorkshire Dales Barm Brack Fruit Cake

Smoked and Poached Salmon Pate

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…

Strawberries & Cream Midsummer Fairy Cakes

“Nutty Slack” Vintage Chocolate Biscuit Cake

Cherry Bakewell Fairy Cakes

Wartime Gingerbread Carrot Cake

Traditional Easter Biscuits

Wartime Syrup Tart (Treacle Tart)

Wartime Date and Walnut Loaf

Recipes for Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday)

Easy Tottenham Cake

Irish Treacle Loaf

Traditional Banbury Cakes

Hosting a Garden-Themed Afternoon Tea Party

Yorkshire Dales Barm Brack Fruit Cake

Smoked and Poached Salmon Pate

Winter Fruit Cake with Port