Pastry

Mini Brie & Cranberry Puff Pastry Parcels

Cheesy Ploughman’s Sausage Rolls

Recipes for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Baked Camembert with Drambuie and Summer Fruit Compote

Old-Fashioned Lattice Apple Pie

Mini Beef Wellingtons with Boozy Berry Sauce

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…

Mini Brie & Cranberry Puff Pastry Parcels

Old-Fashioned Jam Tarts

Sunday Tea Tray Supper

Vintage Tea Time Recipes

Cheesy Ploughman’s Sausage Rolls

Recipes for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Baked Camembert en Croute

Easy Sausage Plait

Baked Camembert with Drambuie and Summer Fruit Compote

Cheese & Onion Plate Pie

Corned Beef & Potato Pie

Wartime High Tea Recipes

Old-Fashioned Lattice Apple Pie

Mum’s Date Slice

Mini Beef Wellingtons with Boozy Berry Sauce