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Simply Scottish Cakes & Bakes Coming Soon!

By Karon Grieve 5 Comments

Bit excited in my little corner of the world. My brand new cookbook, Simply Scottish, Cakes & Bakes is now available for pre order on Amazon with a publication date of 25th October.

So now you know what I’ve been up to this year. It’s all been baking, baking, baking. Apart from the weight I put on due to all the testing (come on I just had to) it has been great fun and I’ve loved every minute of it.

The book is a treasure trove of Scottish baking with over 50 recipes for everything from savoury scones and traditional oatcakes to my own cranachan cheesecake, amazing Aberdeen crulla with whisky and chocolate dipping sauce, to Selkirk bannock and Auld Alliance apply tart.

I’ve also put in 10 recipes for sweet and savoury toppings, from whisky and ginger marmalade to herb butter, bramble cheese and raspberry and mint jelly.

If you like your baking you’ll love this book. There is something for everyone and the recipes are really accessible, so even if the kitchen isn’t your normal habitat you’ll still be able to whisk up something fabulous.

Writing a cook book is a huge learning curve when it comes to the photography especially. So many things just won’t do what they are told to do. You can have this great vision of how the finished dish will look, get it all set up perfectly, then the top scone takes a dive, the rest join in and you’re left with an empty plate and the light fading fast.

I should really do a post called Cock ups & Calories to list all the things that can go wrong. There have been pancakes that flipped to the floor, things that didn’t rise to the occasion until I’d tweaked the recipe half a dozen times, and oh, King Alfred wasn’t the only one who burned the proverbial cakes!

Idgy loved all the baked goodies that went to school in her bag, her popularity rose tenfold during the testing weeks and she was less than chuffed when all the recipes were completed.

My waistline is still suffering the after effects of all that tasting.

Has it been worth it? Oh wow yes, this feels amazing to be able to tell you about it at long last.  Can’t wait to actually have it in my hands.

So here’s to Scotland and her baking. I’ll share one of my recipes with you tomorrow I promise.

Karon x

PS  Thanks to everyone who has commented and emailed re Harry. You are so kind and I really appreciate your thoughts.

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Comments

  1. Daisy Lavender says

    August 24, 2012 at 9:25 am

    Karon, is there no end to your talents, you are just too clever,putting in my order now,Daisy x

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  2. Judy says

    August 24, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    Your cookbook looks amazing. It is definitely going on my list of books to buy.

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  3. Paivi says

    August 24, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    Oh, Karon, both joyful and so sad news this week!

    Haven’t had a chance to read your blog for a couple of days. I just read about Harry and feel so sad. He was such a joy for all of us, especially when he blogged just “by himself”. His pink nose still looks so cute in your photos.

    And reading about your newest book: I’m drooling over the photos and buying the book and trying the recipes is a must-to-do in the nearest future.

    Love and hugs to both of you, Karon and Idgy,

    Paivi xx

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  4. Karon says

    August 25, 2012 at 8:21 am

    Thanks guys, I’m so excited about it all. Just putting up a recipe from the new book on my Baking post this morning.
    K x

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  5. Nan says

    August 26, 2012 at 3:21 am

    OH MY GOSH!!! I’m so shocked/happy/proud/thrilled for you! And stinkin’ depressed for me!! I’ve been working on a “certain” book for months…and here you’ve gone and done it while I’m still sharpening my pencils! Good golly girl – you are a never-ending surprise and then some! You must tell me how this one came about – I’m so happy for you – over the moon, really, and I’m going to order several copies of this for me and gifts for Christmas for my foodie friends as I KNOW it will be great! You KILL me! Now I’m going to have to pull my head out and get going! xoxo, Nan
    P.S. I’m in Utah with my folks – have Max here for a sleepover at Grammy’s house with Grandma…don’t know who’s more exhausted, me or my folks – but certainly NOT Max! More later!

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