Historical Recipes

Farmhouse Sultana & Cherry Cake

Apple In and Out (Baked Suet Apple Pudding)

Yorkshire Sly Cake (Dried Fruit & Nut Pie)

Country Cottage Recipes for Afternoon Tea Week

Vintage Tea Room English Madeleines

Wartime Eggless Fruit Cake (Vinegar Cake)

Traditional British Ploughman’s Lunch

Overnight Farmhouse Wholemeal Bread Loaf

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…

Winter Fruit Cake with Port

Farmhouse Sultana & Cherry Cake

Vintage BeRo Cheese Scones

Apple In and Out (Baked Suet Apple Pudding)

Victoria Plum Jam

Yorkshire Sly Cake (Dried Fruit & Nut Pie)

Country Cottage Recipes for Afternoon Tea Week

Vintage Tea Room English Madeleines

Wartime Eggless Fruit Cake (Vinegar Cake)

Princess Elizabeth Cakes

Traditional British Ploughman’s Lunch

1950’s Standard Fruit Cake

Five O’ Clock Tea Cakes

Overnight Farmhouse Wholemeal Bread Loaf

1930’s Ginger Sponge Parkin