Historical Recipes

Yorkshire Salad aka Durham Salad or Mint Salad

Condensed Milk Afternoon Tea Cakes

Fruited Date & Walnut Tea Loaf

Fried Christmas Pudding with Destiny Sauce

Traditional Cauliflower Cheese

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…

Yorkshire Curd Tart

Yorkshire Salad aka Durham Salad or Mint Salad

Brummie Bacon Cakes

Coventry God Cakes

Condensed Milk Afternoon Tea Cakes

Golden Bettys

Victorian Seed Cake

Fruited Date & Walnut Tea Loaf

Fried Christmas Pudding with Destiny Sauce

Traditional Cauliflower Cheese

Boozy Fat-Free Mincemeat

Mrs Beeton’s Luncheon Cake

Old-Fashioned Malt Loaf

Egg in a Cup

Traditional Bread Pudding