-Lavender and Lovage

Tapas Days and Nights: Warm Curly Kale Salad with Almonds, Chorizo and Sherry Dressing

A “Secret” Baked Layer Cake: Scottish Rhubarb & Ginger Crunchy Streusel Cake Recipe

Bacon, Wine and Risotto on a Diet! Easy Baked Bacon and Mushroom Risotto Recipe (5:2 Diet)

Old Fashioned Roses and an English Garden Salad with Cheese and Eggs

An Afternoon Tea with Buttermilk Scones: Win 12 pieces of Penzance Dinnerware with Churchill!

Herbs on Saturday for June: Cooking with Herbs Challenge – Win a Pot of Culinary Lavender Grains

Pasta Please goes NUTS! Pasta Cooking Challenge for June – Pasta Please #6

Fish on Friday – 5:2 Diet Fast Day Recipe: Smoked Haddock and Spinach Gratin (200 calories)

Divine Dinner Party Classic: Baked Kiwi and Stem Ginger Cheesecake (Recipe)

Weekly Meal Plan: 5:2 Recipes and Smoky Mexican Bean Soup (170 Calories a Bowl)

Secret Recipe Club goes Tex-Mex with Quick & Easy Salsa and Baked Garlic Pita Chips

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

Easy Chinese 5:2 Diet Recipe for National Vegetarian Week: Rainbow Stir-Fry with Quorn

5:2 Diet Fast Day Recipe: Wild Garlic and Chilli Sweetcorn Fritters (185 Calories)

Cold Roast Beef Salad with Bread and Bagels: Plus New Kitchen Knives!

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…