I have some amazing friends who completely go above and beyond – not just by being them but by accepting me for who I am – especially those who never question my plant based dietary choices. I started a new job a few weeks back and was surprised when there was a parcel for me … More A very sweet reason…
There’s a few dishes from my childhood that fell into the ‘comfort’ food category. One of these is stovies. Stovies is for those not north of the UK border – a Scottish dish based on potatoes and meat. Everyone has their own recipe but it always contains potatoes and onions – and then pretty much … More Stovies
I made a version of these many years ago using red lentils but it’s a bit of hassle to be honest so I’d heard of a few vegetarian scotch eggs using chickpeas and thought I’d give it a try. I’ve got some ideas to create a vegan egg but you’ll need to wait a while … More Vegan scotch mushrooms
I recently was up in the very north of Scotland on a road trip with my folks – it was a celebratory road trip for my Dad’s 70th birthday. We came across this cute wee bookshop come coffee house in Gairloch that had the most awesome scones – I was gutted, no, I was devastated … More Peach Melba Scones
I am not going to lie – I really miss the firm but crumbly, buttery texture of Mr Kipling’s pastry. Be it bakewell tarts or apple pies – there was something about it. I pride myself on making good savoury pastry (I have little tricks to make it completely awesome and unlike anything you’d ever … More Sweet short crust pastry
My Great Aunty Meg was some character. I remember her teaching my older brother and I to knit but he was far better at it than me. I also remember her making the most delicious of soups in her tiny wee kitchen. But the one thing that clearly sticks in my mind was her grotty … More Aunty Meg’s grotty cake
This afternoon I made some chocolate and banana jam. It’s been a jam afternoon, I cleaned out the freezer yesterday and decided to make some more gooseberry and ginger jam along with turning the last of our raspberry harvest into jam. Now back to chocolate and banana jam. I’ve heard of it before but I’d … More Chocolate chip scones
I am procrastinating today, I have loads of studying to do but of course I have done everything except that. On the upside the house is sparkling and I had a great workout at the gym. On one of my coffee breaks this morning from the cleaning, the Hairy Bikers were on TV and made … More Sage and onion tear’n’share bread
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog – as it’s only been a couple of months since I launched the blog these are pretty good so thank you for your support. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,200 … More 2015 in review
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