Tea-time

An Old Vintage Hovis Bread Tin and Nigel Slater’s Black Banana Cake Recipe

A Provence Summer Preserve ~ French Set Apricot and Lavender Jam (Confiture)

Scotch Griddle Cakes with Heather Honey for Scotland and Best of British

Low Calorie Vanilla Bean Scones for a Wimbledon Strawberries & Cream Tea

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

Piquant Pizza with Goat’s Cheese, Chorizo and Chillies for a Great Midweek Supper

Somerset Scramble – Scrambled Eggs with Goat’s Cheese, perfect for Breakfast, Brunch or High Tea

Herbs on Saturday: Elizabethan English Herb and Flower Salad with Honey Dressing

Fish on Friday – A Fish Recipe from Fishy HQ – Fish Bobotie (Curried Fish Bake)

Scones for Sunday and Birthday Parties! Buttermilk and Mixed Fruit Scones with Sour Cherry Jam

Birthdays and Party Food! Cream Cheese & Salmon Spread with Wild Garlic

The Very Merry Soup Month of May! Curried Scottish Carrot and Lentil Soup

Old Fashioned English Elderflower Cordial

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…