Seasonal Recipes

Pressure Cooker Leftover Turkey & Vegetable Soup

Fruity Aromatic Slow Cooker Ham (Gammon)

Steamed “Pressure Cooker” Mincemeat Pudding

Mini Brie & Cranberry Puff Pastry Parcels

Pigs in Blanket and Cranberry Turnovers

1930’s Special Christmas Pudding

Quick and Easy Spice Cake (Tea Loaf)

Major Grimshaw’s Indian Chutney

Farmhouse Beef and Sausage Shape

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…

Pressure Cooker Leftover Turkey & Vegetable Soup

Fruity Aromatic Slow Cooker Ham (Gammon)

Steamed “Pressure Cooker” Mincemeat Pudding

Mini Brie & Cranberry Puff Pastry Parcels

Pigs in Blanket and Cranberry Turnovers

1930’s Special Christmas Pudding

1920’s BeRo Christmas Cake

Cherry Bakewell Tea Loaf

Gingerbread Tea Loaf

Old-Fashioned Treacle Scones

High Dumpsie Dearie Jam

Quick and Easy Spice Cake (Tea Loaf)

Major Grimshaw’s Indian Chutney

Farmhouse Beef and Sausage Shape

Honey Ginger Tea Loaf