Recipes

Slow Cooked Brisket of Beef with a Medley of Root Vegetables ~ Slow Sunday ~

Old England, Down Memory Lane and Potted Shrimps for a Traditional Yorkshire Shrimp Tea

Muddling Along, Summer Memories: Jumble Berry Crumble with Shortbread Topping

Rustic French Food, Cabbage and Galette au Chou

We Should Cocoa ~ Chocolate Rose Fairy Cakes for Wicked Wednesday

Marcel Proust, The Tuesday Tea Room ~ Salon de Thé and Classic French Madeleines

West Country Apple Pie Cake ~ Treats on Monday

Scarborough Fair Roast Chicken for Slow Sunday

Herbs on Saturday ~ Petits Pois à la Française with Mint

Baked Red Peppers with Fennel and Chèvre from The French Kitchen

The Last Days of Summer…….Home-Made Lavender Honey and Pancakes

Queen Victoria, The Women’s Institute, A Famous English Sponge Cake and Afternoon Tea…..

My Mum’s Home-Made Lemon Curd

Coffee Walnut Cake from The Great British Book of Baking

Slow Sunday ~ Poulet Nomade – Nomad’s Chicken – Herb Poached Chicken in a Jar

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…