cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. Regular readers will know that I have a tendency to play with my food. Growing up in Canada Halloween was a very big thing with the entire village getting involved. Houses would get decorated, we’d all go trick or treating and there would be a huge party at the …
In collaboration with Urban Wardrobes. I’ve been daydreaming of renovating my kitchen now for a few years; have you been too? Here are five reasons why your home might be ready for a kitchen makeover!
A recipe & review in collaboration with Nuts Pick. There’s something very therapeutic about baking cookies. They’re so easy to make and one can contentedly potter about the kitchen while each batch bakes, filling the house with the delicious aroma of freshly baked cookies. We’ve got our regular family favourites: oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip and my …
A British Egg Week recipe in collaboration with British Lion Eggs. Nothing beats a lazy Sunday morning pottering about the kitchen in your pj’s, except perhaps a lazy Sunday morning with a luxury hotel-style breakfast to nibble on, especially one that takes less than 20 minutes to make! This week is British Egg Week, and …
In collaboration with the Aruba Tourism Authority. I have just returned from the most wonderful trip to the Dutch Caribbean! Blazing sun, white coral sand, warm sea, amazing food and pink flamingos! I can’t wait to tell you all about all the exciting things I got up to on the island and all the gorgeous food …
In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. It’s National Curry Week! The week of 9-15 October 2017 has been designated the week to celebrate all that is wonderful about curries. As an aside, it’s also National Chocolate Week (isn’t this the best week ever!). To help celebrate National Curry week the team over at Tasty, Easy …
In collaboration with Aruba Tourism. Good morning from the sunny Caribbean! It’s currently 6:30 in the morning here in Aruba, and I’m just so excited to share this recipe with you that I couldn’t wait until I got home to blog it! I arrived on the tiny island of Aruba late Wednesday afternoon after a …
In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. This recipe was originally supposed to be a marinade for a lamb leg steak BBQ. I purchased all the ingredients and waited for the Shetland weather to give us a good barbecue day in August, and it never did happen. Typical British weather! So, I ended up with some …
A Hotel Chocolat giveaway worth £22.95 This October Hotel Chocolat have launched a new monthly chocolate tasting club subscription box for you chocolate lovers. Every month you’ll be sent a tasting box with exclusive member only selections, discounts previews, offers and one-off selections.
In collaboration with Nutri-Brex 5 Ways Gluten-Free Granola. Happy Friday everyone! I hope you’re all having a fantastic day and have some rather grand adventures planned for the weekend. Me, I have my tank built conditioning camp on a Saturday morning, so Friday is my day where I allow myself a little indulgent treat, after all, …
A book review & giveaway. Why are Norwegians the happiest people in the world? What is Lagom? How can we get a little more Scandi-style in our lives?
In collaboration with Nutri-Brex 5 Ways Gluten-Free Granola. Sometimes the mornings can be just a little too hectic. The whole packed lunches, getting kids up and ready for school (and now, in the case of my eldest, work), trying to get myself ready for a day of productivity; it can all get a bit manic sometimes. …
In collaboration with Nutri-Brex 5 Ways Gluten-Free Granola. Here we are on day three of the Nutri-Brex five ways challenge! In case you missed it, on day one I shared a gorgeous recipe for a mango and coconut breakfast parfait (post overnight oats), while on day two I featured some high protein gluten free crepes …
An exclusive giveaway in collaboration with Fine Italy. Roman cuisine has evolved through centuries of social, cultural, and political changes. Hundreds of years ago it became a major gastronomical centre with cuisine that was highly influenced by Ancient Greek culture. The Roman empire’s enormous expansion exposed them to many new culinary habits and cooking techniques …
In collaboration with Nutri-Brex 5 Ways Gluten-Free Granola. When it comes to fitness, I like to get my daily workouts done first thing in the morning before I have breakfast. That’s when I’m feeling bright, fresh and energetic and I can put my all into my routine. The thing is with a morning workout is …
An overnight oats recipe in collaboration with Nutri-Brex 5 Ways Gluten Free Granola. They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. My absolute favourite, number one go-to breakfast is a serving of granola on some plain, natural yoghurt, with plenty of fresh fruit. It’s quick, easy and nutritious, especially if it’s a …
Highlights of our visit to the first Unst Viking Festival. I’ve always had a fascination with Viking history, ever since I was a young girl and first heard stories of their possible exploration of the east coast of Canada; my childhood home. We did a school project on Vikings once, and I created a very …
This is the easiest slow-roasted Peking-spare ribs recipe ever! Simply mix, pour, coat and roast! Five minutes of prep and no chopping involved. Enjoy! Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hours Difficulty: Easy The easiest Peking spare ribs ever! You know when you make a recipe and it’s so amazingly good that you have …
A recipe by Ren Behan from her book Wild Honey & Rye. Pierogi were the first Polish food I ever tasted. I was living in an apartment building shared with a few flatmates back in Halifax, Nova Scotia, when I discovered a fairly inexpensive bag of cheese and onion dumplings in the freezer section our …
What’s new and tasty in our kitchen! Where has the summer gone? It’s been a while since I last posted a bite-sized review due, mainly, from spending so much of the summer months travelling, working on recipe commissions and just having a jolly good time with the kids while they’ve been home for their school holidays. …
