Easy real food recipes and preserves from the heart of the home
The Fife bannock is a traditional bread of Scotland. I like to think of it as Scottish soda bread. This is the perfect wee recipe for quick and easy bread that requires no yeast or rising time, contains basic pantry ingredients and kids can make it with you. Scottish Soda Bread Bread may well be…
I’m using up bits and pieces in the fridge with this curried cauliflower potato and kale soup. It’s a fridge foraging and store cupboard recipe. Just what we all need just now, make do with what we have in the house. Curried Cauliflower Potato and Kale Soup I know it’s March and we should be…
Don’t get caught short without the basic ingredients to make a good meal. This list of 50 Homemade Pantry Staples will soon have you making your own pasta, bread, sauces, yogurt, muesli and so much more. 50 Homemade Pantry Staples In these uncertain times only one thing is for certain – we still need to…
Here we are with another rhubarb recipe. But this is a recipe to use up the left over rhubarb from out rhubarb and ginger gin. And make rhubarb and ginger gin jam. Now who wouldn’t embrace a recipe that contains gin, even if it does mean you have been living la vida rhubarb for what…
There is something just so very comforting about a good risotto. Maybe it’s the whole childhood memories of rice pudding thing. The creaminess of the rice. I don’t know and to be honest I don’t care. I just know that this chorizo and tomato risotto is the perfect comfort food. Chorizo and Tomato Risotto The…
I do love making flavoured booze and this rhubarb and ginger gin just sings of spring and tastes delicious. Rhubarb and Ginger Gin I know I’ve already shared my Simnel cake cookies for Mother’s Day and those wee tarts for the kids to make. But I thought why not share something that will really be…
With Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day fast approaching I thought we’d do a bit of baking. Actually I thought kids could do a bit of easy baking here for their Mum. After all it is her day and it’s so nice when your children actually make something for you. These rhubarb and raspberry tarts are…
