Baking

Magic Microwave Mug Cakes, Welsh Cakes and Custard Tarts

Slow Sunday Brunch: Welsh Rabbit with Home-made Rustic French Boule (Bread)

What’s in a Name? Tiger Bread, Giraffe Bread or Dutch Crunch – Tiger Bread Recipe

Win a Baking Party Pack for World Baking Day 19th May 2013

Low Calorie Vanilla Bean Scones for a Wimbledon Strawberries & Cream Tea

Scones for Sunday and Birthday Parties! Buttermilk and Mixed Fruit Scones with Sour Cherry Jam

Old Cookbooks and Recipes – Be-Ro Dropped Scones for Breakfast (Griddle Cakes)

Last Day to Celebrate British Bread Week with my Mum’s Scottish Morning Rolls – Baps

Celebrating British Bread Week with Farmhouse Oatmeal Bread for Toast, Soup & Sandwiches

A Clandestine Cake Club Cake Recipe for Easter Monday – Chocolate Orange Daisy Cake

Tea Time Treats for the Easter Tea Table – Little Easter Egg & Daisy Cakes with Chocolate Cheese Cake Frosting

Sweet Easter Treats for Easter Week…..Cake, Hot Cross Buns, Eggs & Floral Baking Gifts

The Perfect Pot and Cup of English Tea with Trumpers Tea & Betty Twyford

Retro Kitchens and Vintage Kitchenalia – A Little Girl’s Dream Comes True + Top Tips in the Kitchen

Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week ~ Old-Fashioned Egg & Bacon Sandwich 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…