Easy real food recipes and preserves from the heart of the home
It’s Burn’s Night next week and everyone will be diving into the haggis, quaffing whisky and quoting Burns as best they can after sinking too much of the golden juice. I thought these steak toasts would make a nice wee change if you are having friends round for a few drinks and want to have something different on Burn’s Night….
Okay from the sublime to the rediculous, I did the healthy start to the year last week so now you have my Scottish Snowballs, the sweet stuff that ticks none of the healthy living boxes at all. Wait of course it does, it is healthy to enjoy yourself and have some fun and these traditional Scottish Snowballs will bring a smile to your face, so I’m not going to go into a decline for sharing this one….
It’s January and I always like to feature Scottish recipes this month in honour of the Bonnie Bard, Robert Burns who haled from this county of Ayrshire. So Today it is my oat crusted salmon, Scottish salmon of course if you can get it. At least I can say that this first recipe of the…
It’s party time! Although we have graduated from the dreaded cheese and pineapple/pickled onions on sticks hedgehog things from the 1970s sometimes coming up with party food ideas can be daunting and we head for the supermarket and a lot of over priced stuff instead. My prawn and bacon skewers are super easy to make…
This easy recipe for Medieval Wine is the perfect thing to make for a last minute foodie gift or for your Christmas and New Year parties at home as it is ready to drink within twenty four hours. You just knew it had to be one of my booze recipes right before Christmas, it would…
Seasoning salts are all the rage these days and can be pretty pricey in the shops so why not make your own? My recipe for Mediterranean seasoning salt brings together all the gorgeous flavours of the Mediterranean with sea salt to make the perfect kitchen condiment to add to your cooking.
