Preserves

Maghreb Chicken with Preserved Lemons

Festive Spiced Ham, Cheese and Leftovers for Twelfth Night

Oven Roasted Herb Crusted New Potatoes

Bereavement and the Festive Period

Christmas in a Jar – Pickled Shallots

A Country Recipe: Winter Salad (Pickle)

Recipes for Michaelmas and Devil’s Spit Day

Homemade Blackberry Jam

Recipes for National Cream Tea Day

Apple, Lemon and Elderflower Drizzle Cake

Davidstow Festive Cheeseboard Challenge & Spiced Fig Jam

Autumn Still-Life & Shooting Party Chutney (Green Tomato Chutney)

The Glamorous Glutton does Marinated Feta

The Alchemy of Fruit & Sugar: One Punnet Raspberry Jam

Pink Gooseberry & Elderflower Jam

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…