Retro Recipes

Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches

School Chocolate Sponge & Chocolate Custard

1950’s Condensed Milk Fruit Loaf

Old-Fashioned Coconut Macaroons

Jam & Coconut Sponge with Pink Custard

Mums Two Ingredient Strawberry Mousse

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…

Old School Butterscotch Tart

Princess Elizabeth Cakes

Bunny on the Lawn

School Dinner Cheese Flan

Retro School Dinners Recipes

Old-Fashioned Tinned Salmon Sandwiches

School Chocolate Sponge & Chocolate Custard

1950’s Condensed Milk Fruit Loaf

Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Old School Raspberry Buns

School Jam Tart

Old-Fashioned Coconut Macaroons

Jam & Coconut Sponge with Pink Custard

Cranks Cheese Scones

Mums Two Ingredient Strawberry Mousse