Daily Thoughts

Celebrate St David’s Day with Welsh Recipes

Sourdough, Tagine, Eggs and Stir-Fries

Recipes for The Twelve Days of Christmas

Holiday Savings: Exchange Rates And Voucher Codes

The Lavender and Lovage Cookbook

4th July Independence Day Recipes

The Lactofree Challenge and Pork & Pepper Enchiladas

Higgledy Piggledy Higgidy Pies!

A Year of Awards, Travel & Recipes

Bereavement and the Festive Period

Walking with Polar Bears in Arctic Canada

Recipes for Michaelmas and Devil’s Spit Day

Great British Food Awards 2016

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…