Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary

Recipes, travel & adventure from the wild and remote Shetland Islands

Royal Wedding Lemon & Elderflower Meringue Swiss Roll Recipe

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Royal Wedding Lemon & Elderflower Meringue Swiss Roll

A celebration cake made in honour of Henry and Meghan's Royal Wedding. A swiss roll sponge is filled with sharp lemon curd and decorated with an elderflower scented whipped cream frosting and crumbled meringue pieces. I confess, I really wasn't that fussed about the Royal Wedding up until this week. Celebrity and Royal goings-ons are really none of my business (unless one of them visits Shetland and I'll definitely show up hoping for a ...

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15 Quick & Easy Spiralizer Recipes

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A veggie spiralizer is a remarkably versatile kitchen gadget. From zoodles (courgetti) for the carb-conscious to sweet potato curly fries, crystalised carrot cake topping and cucumber ribbons for a posh hors d'ouvre - the only limit is your imagination! Enter to win an OXO Good Grips tabletop ...

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Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli with Tomato Sauce

Homemade Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli Recipe

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These homemade pasta parcels have a delicious spinach and ricotta filling. Serve simply with a drizzle of good quality olive oil or with a simple homemade tomato sauce and plenty of Parmesan cheese.  Homemade pasta is a remarkably simple and flavoursome recipe to make. Flour and eggs, that's ...

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Creamy Potato & Chervil Soup with a Poached Egg

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This simple yet flavoursome soup features chervil, a mildly anise-flavoured springtime herb. A perfectly poached egg floats in the middle.   It's veg box time again! Springtime means we start receiving deliveries from our organic veg box providers - springtime vegetables such as rainbow ...

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Adventures: Culinary & Outdoor

Coconut Shrimp at the West Deck Aruba Dining

Your Culinary Guide to Authentic Aruban Cuisine

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On this tiny Caribbean Island measuring only 20 miles long and 6 miles at its widest point, you'll find over 250 different restaurants to choose from - Aruba is a foodie's paradise! In collaboration with Aruba Tourism. Aruba currently boasts 96 different registered nationalities living on the ...

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Villetta Annessa raw beef

A Foodie’s Guide to Garda Trentino, Northern Italy

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In collaboration with the Garda Trentino S.p.A. Tourism Board. Garda Trentino is a region in Northern Italy encompassing Riva del Garda, on the north shore of Lake Garda, Arco, Tenno, Nago-Torbole, Dro and Drena. It boasts a Mediterranean climate at the foot of the Alps, with plenty of ...

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Old Riga, Latvia, from St. Peter's Church Spire

Riga Restaurants: A Gastronomic Visit to Latvia

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In collaboration with The Post Office Travel Money Card. Vecrīga, Latvia for 'Old Riga', is the historical city centre of Riga, the capital city of Latvia. It was established in 1201 by Bishop Albert and was granted city status in 1225, and in February 2018 I paid a visit to it for the first ...

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Up Helly Aa 2018

The Up Helly Aa Fire Festival Survival Guide

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Celebrating the return of the light, Shetland style! Up Helly Aa is Europe's largest fire festival held annually in the wild and remote Shetland Islands. A Guizer Jarl Squad donned in their finest Viking attire leads a 900+ torch-lit procession through the streets of the town, culminating in a ...

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Swimming with Stingrays in Grand Cayman

Swimming with the Stingrays in Grand Cayman

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A shore excursion in collaboration with Celebrity Cruises UK. Grand Cayman is one of three Cayman Islands, British Overseas Territories, located in the Caribbean Sea. It was the first stop on a five-night Caribbean Cruise I was on recently with Celebrity Cruises UK. Early one warm sunny morning ...

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We’ve teamed up with Keiba Film to bring you this delicious Christmas morning breakfast video with Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele. We hope you like it! Click here for the full recipe.

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