Summer

Flowers and Fools, Peaches and Pies: Easy Late Summertime Recipes…..

Easy Summer Dining: Bourbon Beef and Pepper Skewers and Accompaniments (Sous Vide)

Red Russian Dolls, A Bowl of Cherries and an Old-Fashioned Cherry Pie Recipe

Green Goddess “50 Calorie” Soup Recipe – A Green Smoothie in a Soup Bowl!

Thrifty & Organic Meal Planner – Sausage Meatballs, Fennel, Strawberry Jelly, Watercress & Scones Recipes

Sun Dappled Summer Days and Lavender Honey Roast Stone Fruits with Vanilla

The Long French Lunch and Poulet Nomade ~ Nomad’s Chicken (Herb Poached Chicken in a Jar)

Pan Bagnat ~ A French Picnic Sandwich for a Summer’s Day Picnic at the Bottom of the Garden!

Pudding Basins in Summer? A Twist on Two Classics: Berry Bread & Butter Summer Pudding

Bursting with Berries on Midsummer’s Day – Sorbet Cassis (Blackcurrant Sorbet)

Summer Solstice Sandwiches – Cheese and Tomato with Salad Cream and Herb Garden Tea Sandwiches with Cream Cheese

Strawberries and Flowers for Tea – Strawberry & Elderflower Cake and Tart Topping

Fish on Friday and ON the BBQ! Chilli, Garlic & Lime Barbecued Salmon Parcels with Prawns

More Salad, The Secret Recipe Club and Basically Famous Salad Dressing: Gastronomical Sovereignty

I’m Dreaming of a Sunny May! Wolds Way Lavender and Strawberry Fruit Cup

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…