Preserves

Maundy Thursday & Royal Jam Pennies – Posh Jam Sandwiches

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

Preserves from the Pantry! Apricot & Orange Chutney from First Preserves by Vivien Lloyd

Chocolate Ale Fruit Cake – Baking Mad and Eric Lanlard

Victorian Spring Posy Cake for Easter or Mother’s Day using Crystallised Violets

Old Fashioned Sweet Violet Syrup for Easter & Mothering Sunday Cakes & Bakes

Cake, Cake, Cake……Fresh Orange Layer Cake with Citrus Curd Buttercream

A Surfeit of Lemons and a Traditional Preserve – Home-made Lemon and Ginger Marmalade

Good Friends, Old Fashioned Preserves and Quince and Ginger Marmalade with Rosewater

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…