Read on for my recipe for Broccoli and Stilton Soup January, Christmas is over, the dreaded diet is looming as my jeans strain to contain my mince thighs. Alas the larder and fridge still groan under the weight of all the festive food still to be consumed. Why do we always assume immanent apocalypse at…
CHEESE SCONES
Aah scones, what could be more Scottish in the baking world, though they have been embraced all over Britain, the scone is still a Scottish favourite. These cheese scones although savoury are remarkably good served with a good tangy jam and cream.
TOMATO AND CHEESE CLAFOUTIS
I love comfort food, the sort of thing that makes you feel all cosy and cared for. This super easy tomato and cheese clafoutis really is comfort food and perfect for warmer weather as it is not in any way a heavy, hearty dish which you usually think of as comfort food.
Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas
Well here it is at long last me on Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas TV show for Channel 4. It was shown last night (18th December) so I’m now allowed to blog about it and show and tell. To be part of this prestigious show was an honour and a privilege and oh so much fun!
Potted Cheese
Potted Cheese makes a great addition to your Christmas hampers and is the perfect way to use up bits and pieces of different cheeses if you want to mix up the flavours. Potting cheese, shrimps etc is a very old British traditional way of preserving.
HOMEMADE FETA CHEESE
Read on for my recipe for homemade feta cheese Feta cheese, what could be more Greek than that. When The Big Cheese Company asked me to try out their Feta Cheese Kit I just couldn’t resist. I eat feta almost every day while I’m over in Crete so making my own feta seemed almost too…
HOMEMADE CROWDIE CHEESE
Read on for my recipe for homemade crowdie I love cheese, mature cheese, goat’s cheese, blue cheese and soft cheeses. One of the most famous cheeses from Scotland is a soft cheese called Crowdie. Keen readers will recall that I used this in my Cranachan Cheesecake recipe and in my book Simply Scottish Cakes &…
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE HALLOUMI CHEESE
Read on for my recipe for homemade halloumi cheese “Blessed be the cheesemakers” – so said the great Monty Python. Well I have always wanted to have a go at making cheese but never quite got past the simple Labneh/drained yogurt cheese stage, that is until this weekend when I went all out, grasped the…
