Posted in Food, Recipes, Scotland on July 2, 2008 | 22 Comments »
I’ve had a complaint about my blog.
Look up. Underneath my blog title you’ll see the words: A Scottish Food Blog. By this all I meant is that I am Scottish and this is a (mostly) food blog. You get that, right? Well, not everyone does. This week I received a complaint that my food wasn’t Scottish [...]
Posted in Food, Recipes on June 30, 2008 | 15 Comments »
I shall refrain today from gushing about my gorgeous pup and will instead share with you a discovery: the best way to roast a pepper (capsicum).
What’s wrong with the normal ways, I hear you ask.
Quite a lot actually.
The most common method of roasting a pepper is to place them whole in a hot oven or over coals. Undeniably, this creates perfectly [...]
Posted in Food, Recipes, dogs on June 24, 2008 | 38 Comments »
My mind is filled with thoughts of a small black spaniel. It’s only three more sleeps until I head up to Tain, pop him in my car and take him home with me for ever and ever. His bed is waiting, his toys are bought, he has his own towels and I’ve even cooked and frozen some small bags of mince to add [...]
Posted in Food, Travel on June 22, 2008 | 18 Comments »
Oooooh, this was a controversial meal. Being one of my all time favourite meat dishes, I was very excited about making it for D for the first time. Just knew he’d adore this Greek dish as much as I do. Except he didn’t. At all. And I went in a total huff about it.
For all the reasons I love this dish, [...]
Posted in Food, Recipes on June 20, 2008 | 23 Comments »
Kedgeree is an Anglo-Indian dish based on the comfort food of Southern Asia, khichdi. Traditionally eaten by wealthy Victorians for breakfast, it is now more commonly served at lunch or dinner. Quite right too, says I. Though I often have eggs first thing on a Sunday morning, though kippers are always my first choice for [...]
Posted in Food on June 18, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Our school’s Highland Games take place tonight. The kids are high as kites and the corridors are mayhem. I’m taking a little breather before venturing out again into the partly assembled tents and stalls which are filling up the sport’s field.
Being a slightly more confident baker than last June, my donations to the cake stall this [...]
Posted in Food, Recipes on June 16, 2008 | 25 Comments »
My garden isn’t growing quite as well as it did last year. So far the corn and the squash plants have died; the parsley and chervil have sprouted but are still very small, and I’m sure that by this time last year my courgette plants were bigger than they currently are.
On the bright side, I’m [...]
Posted in Food, Recipes on June 11, 2008 | 23 Comments »
I’m quite proud of this photo. Feel that it captures just how rich and luxurious the dish is. And how simple too.
Seriously, it couldn’t be easier.
My only advice is to use white pasta (wholewheat doesn’t work here at all) and to resist adding vegetables to the pasta. It really is beautiful eaten as is. Serve [...]
Posted in Food, Recipes on June 6, 2008 | 15 Comments »
I’m in a distinctly Scandinavian mood this week, it seems. On Wednesday I posted a recipe for traditional Swedish pancakes and today I’m sharing yet another Finnish dish with you all. Have to say, this one is an absolute cracker.
Kesäkeitto translates as “summer soup” and, without wanting to sound like a complete cheese-ball, this is exactly what [...]
Posted in Food, Recipes on June 4, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Though I’m a distinctly savoury girl, I’ve always made my pancakes sweet. Flour, sugar, egg, milk and baking powder all mixed together to create little fluffy pancakes destined to be adorned with nutella or lemon juice or (in nostalgic moments) sticky golden syrup. They’re very good. But rather sweet. And so, it is with relief that I have recently [...]
|
