Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
My grandmother’s tried and tested sweet & sour meatballs recipe; a family favourite and super quick and easy to make too. Leftovers freeze very well, and this recipe can be batch-cooked. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes Difficulty: Easy Nostalgic recipes You know those meals that take you right back to your childhood? …
A modern take on a classic Burns Night Supper – lamb mince and haggis meatballs with a delicious and simple whisky cream sauce. Serve with tatties and neeps. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Difficulty: Easy This modern take on the classic Burns Night supper is a remarkably quick and easy recipe to …
The ultimate bowlful of comfort-food pasta and meatballs! A bowlful of spaghetti and meatballs has to be one of the ultimate comfort foods, no? The only thing better, I think, is a plate of linguine and meatballs. I prefer the thick ribbons of linguine over spaghetti to hold the rich tomato sauce in this recipe, …
This is my Canadian grandmother’s sweet and sour meatballs recipe. She used to make a big batch of these for us for Christmas Eve dinner back in the 80s and 90s and I don’t believe there were ever any leftovers.
While browsing through my local wholefoods shop yesterday I noticed, packaged in a handy grinder, a Seaweed Sprinkle, sustainably produced from local seaweed by Böd Ayre Seaweed Products.
Transform leftover stale bread into crispy, buttery croutons to top your favourite soup or salad. All you need is a few simple ingredients and half an hour of your time. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 – 15 minutes Difficulty: Easy The easiest homemade crispy croutons recipe I don’t know about you, but I …
Oven-roasted chorizo meatballs, made with homemade chorizo sausage and leftover roast pork, combined with rich homemade slow-cooked chicken stock, dirty carrots, celery, local potatoes, Shetland kale and lashings of cream make for a perfect winter chowder. Best eaten outdoors. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Difficulty: Moderate Leftovers: another (wo)man’s treasure One of …
This delicious, boozy, old-fashioned bourbon and orange bitters ice cream recipe will give your summer dessert a sophisticated twist. This rich, creamy ice cream features the subtly complex aromatics of ANGOSTURA® orange bitters, while ripples of bourbon and orange pack a flavoursome punch. This recipe was originally created in collaboration with ANGOSTURA® bitters, but all …
This roasted vegetable couscous recipe features peppers, courgettes, and onions roasted with cumin and harissa. It also includes fluffy couscous, salty feta, and a lemon-garlic dressing. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes Difficulty: Easy The text no-one reads in a food blog I know I’ve said it before, but my favourite meals are …
This leftover roast lamb soup is ready in just under half an hour if you use a pressure cooker. It makes for a perfect packed lunch to fill you up with plenty of vegetables, pearled spelt and green split peas. This recipe is in collaboration with Lamb, Try It, Love It. This post also …
Perfect for Burns Night celebrations, this haggis stuffed lamb meatloaf recipe is very easy to make. Serve with tatties, neeps & whisky sauce. I am a seriously big fan of haggis. The first time I ever tried it, I was in a banquet hall of an ancient baronial tower in Scotland, and the haggis had …
Sweden’s favourite cake, toscakaka, combines a soft tender crumb with a crispy, chewy top. Recipe reprinted with permission from The Little Swedish Kitchen by Rachel Khoo. Cherries are in season just now, and I can’t resist buying them at the supermarket. Truth be told, this year, for some reason, the cherries seem to be even …
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 spiralizer worth £40 at the bottom of this post. A …
In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. Stew and dumplings take me right back to my rural Canadian childhood. I grew up on the stuff, and the dumpling recipe I’ve shared here is a slight adaptation to the one that my mother used to make for us as kids. The ultimate comfort food that my own …
Modern Polish recipes by British food writer Ren Behan. A love of good food and pride in her Polish heritage are the two things that inspired Ren Behan to write Wild Honey & Rye, her debut cookery book. After a bold leap from the courtroom as a criminal lawyer into the family kitchen as a …
In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. I’ve just come back from an early morning bike ride. There’s a definite air of Autumn in the wind I cycled into on my way back home. It’s this time of year where I start craving hearty comfort food – casseroles, slow cooked dishes, carbohydrates… too many carbohydrates! To …
In collaboration with the Garda Trentino S.p.A. Tourism Board. I watched the landscape change while on the train from Milan to Lake Garda a few months ago, during my first ever visit to the Italian mainland. I found the apartment buildings on the outskirts of Milan hugely fascinating, their tall, earthy hued walls dotted with …
In collaboration with Lamb. Tasty, Easy, Fun. Winter is most definitely here in Shetland. We had a really mild October; an unseasonably warm month with plenty of sunshine. I’m pretty sure there was more sun in October than there was through the whole summer! All of a sudden, it felt, we were hit by an …
Courgetti Bolognese is a healthy twist on the classic Italian dish, replacing traditional pasta with spiralized zucchini, also known as ‘courgetti’ or ‘zoodles.’ This dish combines the rich, savoury flavours of conventional meat bolognese sauce with courgette/zucchini noodles’ light and fresh texture. It’s a low-carb, gluten-free option perfect for those looking to enjoy a hearty …
Lamb mince makes delicious kofta (meatballs) that can be added to any curry sauce. This meatball curry is so tasty and perfect for a special meal or a weekend treat, and despite the long list of ingredients, it is easy to make and relatively inexpensive, too. Prep Time: 25 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Difficulty: …
