Scotty Brand

BOXING DAY “LEFTOVERS” SOUP

Quick and Easy Scottish Minestrone Soup

Peppered Steak and Chips for St George’s Day and Great British Beef Week

Ma Broon’s Burns Night Tribute Supper! A Guide to the Great Scottish Feast with Recipes

A Family Favourite and Winter Warmer: Traditional Cottage Pie with Cheesy Mash (Recipe)

The Wartime Kitchen, Day Six and Scottish Vegetable & Meat Pudding Recipe

Frolicking Fun and Frivolity with “Whim Wham” ~ A Scottish Regency Trifle

Retro Chic Comfort Food, The Grand National & Rumbledethumps – Scottish Potato, Cabbage & Cheese Gratin with Chives

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…