Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary
Cooking up a storm at the edge of the world.
Based in the wild and remote Shetland Islands, at 60° North, Elizabeth shares stories and adventure-fuelling recipes. Est. 2011
Find out more about Elizabeth, as seen on Channel 5.
Recipe Favourites from Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary
A collection of tried and tested recipes, as recommended by readers & Aald Harbour Hoose guests.
Shetland: Scotland’s Wondrous Isles
Welcome to The Shetland Islands – an archipelago of wonders, unlike anywhere else in the world.
In this new Channel 5 tv series we come ashore in this magical world, where seabirds outnumber people by a factor of many hundreds and where you’re closer to the Arctic Circle than you are to London. We meet native Shetlanders who live according to centuries’ old traditions, feeding themselves at the ‘croft’ farms that have fed the locals for many centuries, or the fishing fleets that have wrenched precious sustenance from the ever-powerful sea.
In episode 1, we meet Elizabeth who arrived from Canada and never went home. Like many on these sparsely populated islands, she wears many hats. On this occasion, we learn how she combines her passion for food and cooking with her newest venture – as a hand on a mackerel fishing boat.
Shetland Wool Adventures
For the last few years, I have been a private chef for Misa Hay’s Shetland Wool Adventures tour guests, serving breakfast, lunches and three-course evening meals on a spacious wooden 8-seater kitchen table in the heart of Lerwick’s old town.
It was an extraordinary opportunity to cook for such a diverse group of global visitors to our beautiful islands, and I learned a great deal, growing both as a person and in confidence.
Thank you, truly, to every one of you who ate at my table. You’ve touched my heart more than you realise.
Another step further into the wild.
At the northernmost point of Scotland, where Oslo is closer than London, you are drawn in by Shetland’s myth and mystique.
You’re often curious to know what it feels like at the end of the world. And understand a place where inhabitants have continually shown such versatility and resilience.
Explore native secrets, hiding in the nooks and crannies of the landscape. And get closer to the crafts and industries that have thrived in such a remote environment.
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