A picnic fit for Tuscany The folk at To Tuscany have challenged a group of bloggers to create a Tuscan-inspired recipe, which got me thinking …
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Recipe: Pan seared Scottish grouse
Grouse with summer vegetables recipe from Gleneagles Celebrate the Glorious twelfth with this recipe from Head Chef Jonathan Wright of the Strathearn restaurant at Gleneagles.
Recipe: Croque Monsieur, The BEST Ham n Cheese Toastie
Is this the best cheese and ham toastie in the world? I think so. Forget about those bland, tasteless Croque monsieurs of your visit to …
Recipe : 3 Ingredient Nutella Cookies
Chocolate heaven with three ingredient nutella cookies These are amazing, really. Whip them up in about 20 mins and have some chocolate heaven for a …
Recipe: Beer Bread
Give Your Loaf a Bit of Bottle You can make great bread using beer. Both hoppy and malty beers will work, each adding their own …
Recipe: Matcha Green Tea No Churn Ice Cream
No churn ice cream is the easiest thing to make You don’t need an expensive ice cream maker to enjoy homemade ice cream, and let’s …
Recipe: Red Curry Paste
Thai red curry paste Red Curry Paste is the starting point for many great Thai dishes. Making your own is easy and much tastier than …
Recipe: Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Slow cooker pulled pork – perfect half time snack Mr Foodie wanted to show off his cooking skills and make a dish that would go …
Recipe: Roasted Peppers
Mediterranean roasted peppers Roasted peppers are a great addition to salads, pastas and pizzas. You will find recipes telling you to char them in the oven …
Recipe: Salad Shirazi
Iranian inspired summer salad A tangy salad of cucumber, tomato and onion from Iran. Perfect with spicy food. Serves 4 The Dressing 1 tablespoon of extra …
Recipe: Marinaded Tomato Salad
A simple salad of marinaded cherry tomatoes that you will find across Eastern Europe. Perfect with cheese, cold meat or anywhere you would like a …
Recipe: British Breakfast Maki Roll
British Food Inspired Sushi We love our sushi and when we saw that Yutaka had developed some British/Japanese sushi we had to have a look. …
Recipe: Okonomiyaki aka Japanese Pizza 🇯🇵
This is Japan on a plate for me. Creamy Kewpie mayo, fishy bonito flakes and okonomiyaki sauce – full of umami flavours. Okonomiyaki means …
Summer Drinks: Tea Mocktails with Bellevue Tea
Keep refreshed this summer with some mocktails I’m always trying to keep myself hydrated and however hard I try I can never gulp down enough …
Book Review: Summers Under the Tamarind Tree by Sumayya Usmani
Pakistani food writer Sumayya unlocks Pakistani cuisine I love the book dedication. “This book is for my mother, grandmothers and daughter – the women …
Recipe: Cardamom and Orange Marmalade Not Cross Buns
Not Cross Buns Second batch of the day meant not cross buns as our crosses where a bit useless. Instead of fruit and cinnamon, we …
Recipe: Ukrainian Easter Bread
Ukrainian Easter Bread Even though I have Ukrainian genes, I think the first time I had tried this Ukrainian Easter Bread was on our trip …
Recipe: Lamb confit and potato gateau with roast rack of lamb
Jason Gallagher, Chef Patron of the Stockbridge Restaurant in Edinburgh has created an alternative Easter lamb dish and has shared it with us.
Recipe: Sugar Free Seville Orange Curd with Natvia
We were asked by Natvia to try out their alternative to sugar and sweeteners and I thought a good test would be to use it …
Recipe: Katsu Prawns with Spicy Orange Marmalade Sauce
Katsu Prawns with a Spicy Orange Marmalade Dip As part of the World Marmalade Awards and working with Mackays Jams, we worked some magic into …
Recipe: Smoked Chocolate Mousse
Valentine’s Chocolate Mousse recipe from Neil Mugg, Head Pastry Chef at The Gleneagles Hotel. This luxurious dark chocolate mousse is simple to make yet tastes …
Recipe: Home Made Ginger Tea
The Best Home Made Ginger Tea It’s the depths of winter and feeling grim, sniffly noses and needing a boost? Try making some home-made ginger …
Recipe: Cranachan
Cranachan recipe Delicious raspberries with whisky, honey and toasted oatmeal….we made huge portions of this perfect Scottish recipe. This is ideally served in a small …
Recipe: Cock-a-leekie Soup
Cock a leekie soup This is a classic Scottish soup perfect for a cold January night. The prunes add some sweetness to the soup. …