Archives for 2013

Simple and in Season: December and January Round-Up

Rosy Roasted Roots, Random Recipes and Fresh Scottish Herrings in an Oatmeal Crumb

Luxury Low-Calorie Recipe for Fish on Friday: Smoked Salmon Pitta Pizza for 5:2 Diet Fast Day

Scheherazade and Tea Time Treats: Cardamom Rose Cake with Orange Drizzle Recipe

Leaves, Cheese and Bread: A Winter Salad with Nigel Slater

Snow, Bread and Boule! An Easy Artisan Weekly Make and Bake Rustic Bread Recipe

The Fast Diet, Meal Planning Monday and Tiger Prawn Curry with Basmati Rice (5:2 Diet) Recipe

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

5:2 Diet Fast Day: Pancakes for Breakfast – Blueberry & Oat Pancakes with Cinnamon Recipe

A Floral Fantasy – Design and Deliver your own Floral Bouquet On-Line!

Winter Snack Recipe: Ploughman’s Rarebit – Cheese and Chutney on Toast with Pickles

Charles Dickens and London Particular: Ham and Pea Soup Recipe

5:2 Diet Meal Plan for Fast Days: Low-Calorie Haddock Goujons with Garlic Panko Crumb (Recipe)

Twelfth Night, Epiphany and Delicious Bread! King Cake: Rosca de Reyes (Recipe)

Think Pink! Real Bread: Beetroot and Walnut Bread Rolls Recipe

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…