I love nasturtiums and plant them every year. Their colourful petals are to bright and sunny against all the greenery of my herbs and the whte of the giant dasies that are prolific in my garden. I use them in this nasturtium pesto and lots of other recipes too.
CHILLED PRAWN AND CUCUMBER SOUP
Chilled soups are wonderful in summer, I love serving them at a supper party or just for indulging myself at lunch time whilst sitting amongst the flowers. This chilled prawn and cucumber soup is just perfect for a bit of summer time chillin’.
Steak Toasts
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…
PRAWN AND BACON SKEWERS
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…
MINI SCOTCH EGGS
Scotch eggs are a staple for picnics in summer time, they are handy food in the true sense of the word, everything packed into one piece, no mess. These mini Scotch eggs are made with quails eggs and are perfect for picnics and parties.
Finnan Fingers
With New Year and of course Hogmanay fast approaching I thought I’d share a couple of recipes from my book A Wee Taste Of Scotland (Scottish Party Food), so today it’s a savoury snackette, my Finnan Fingers. Sort of posh fish fingers with history!
Mini Scotch Pies
This is British Pie week so I thought I’d share my Mini Scotch Pies recipe from by book A Wee Taste Of Scotland.
Lemon And Rosemary Spiced Nuts
Here we are on the 29th of December all set to enter the new year and I am dashing off down to BBC Radio Scotland in Glasgow this morning to talk about last minute things for a fun filled New Year, or Hogmanay as we call it up here in Scotland. There has to be…