Pastry

Mum’s Date Slice

Mini Beef Wellingtons with Boozy Berry Sauce

Heirloom Tomato, Cheese & Herb Galette

Mum’s Bilberry Plate Pie and Clotted Cream

Foodie Ontario: Butter Tarts, Peaches & Farm-Gate Markets

A Secret Recipe for Parties! Empanaditas de Chorizo

Västerbottensost Cheese and a Swedish Midsummer Menu

Easter Weekend Treats, Chocolate, Recipes and Champagne

East Coast USA Revisited: Shaker Lemon Pie Recipe

Dorothy Hartley, Cattern Cakes & Lace and a Victorian Epiphany Tart Recipe

A Trio of Christmas Recipes: Vegan Pithivier Pie, Mincemeat Pudding & Mulled Wine

Thrifty & Organic Meal Planner for July: Peas, Roast Fennel, Cheese Pie and Cherry Cake

Enjoy National Picnic Week with Pies, Pasties, Cakes & Sandwiches! My TOP Picnic Recipes

Magic Microwave Mug Cakes, Welsh Cakes and Custard Tarts

Twelfth Night, Epiphany and Spices! Curried Beef & Apricot Pie with a Salt Glaze Crust 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…