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, 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, 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 [...]
Posted in Food, Recipes on May 26, 2008 | 19 Comments »
Last year, when Christina admitted to a love of corn dogs I breathed a tiny sigh of relief. Perhaps I wasn’t such a freak in the food blogging world. Yes, the vast majority of food I eat is prepared with fresh ingredients and yes, they are usually well balanced, healthy meals. But I have to [...]
Posted in Food, Garden, Recipes on May 16, 2008 | 11 Comments »
I’m highly excited about the forthcoming weekend. For the last few months there has been a possibility floating around that I would be moving to a different house this summer and so I held off from planting my vegetables: it would have been terrible to sow them and then abandon the seedlings. Yesterday I found out for certain [...]
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