Vintage

Beat the January Blues with Tea Loaf & Cake Recipes

Retro School Dinner Iced Tray Bake Cake

Higgledy Piggledy Higgidy Pies!

Vintage “Round-the-Clock” Cookbook and Heirloom Weights & Measures Conversion Chart

The Little French Prop Shop: From Pressed Glass to Tea Pots with Cheese Boards in-between

The Coffee Challenge with De’Longhi: Italian Coffee Mocha Kisses and Brandy Snaps

“Made in England” Vintage Kitchenalia: Old Tins, Icing Sets and Measuring Cones with Tala

Vintage Blue and White on Sepia Sunday: Farmhouse “Teacup” Spiced Fruit Loaf Recipe

Retro Kitchens and Vintage Kitchenalia – A Little Girl’s Dream Comes True + Top Tips in the Kitchen

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…