comfort food.

Grana Padano Chicken & Artichoke Gratin

Ski Chalet Supper: Tartiflette Savoyarde with Reblochon Cheese

Cast Iron Recipes! Cooking with “Le Creuset”: Comfort Chicken Casserole

A Countdown to Christmas Recipe: Christmas Sausage, Sage and Bacon Stuffing Loaf

Christmas Eve Comfort Food – Christmas Carollers’ Casserole: Elizabethan Spiced Beef Stew

Potage and Pulses for October: Spiced Red Lentil Soup with Frazzled Onions Recipe

Warm Breakfast Duvet Day aka World Porridge Day!

Scottish Meat and Tatties for an Autumn Supper

Your Sunday Best! A Fabulous Steamed Raspberry & Whisky Sponge Pudding Recipe

Five-A-Day Family Supper Recipe: “Sunday Lunch” Chicken, Sausage and Vegetable Hotpot

Frugal but Comforting Family Fare: Stuffed Tomatoes with Herbs & Oats (Gluten Free)

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…