Bread Machine Na’an Bread Recipe
We live out in the country where there are no takeaways. If we were to get a takeaway we’d have to drive for at least half an hour to town and back
Roast Chicken with Herb Butter, Onions and Garlic
I simply adore garlic, onions and roast chicken and this French-inspired recipe is a most delicious way to combine all three ingredients.
Chocolate Biscuit Cake
Be warned. This recipe is far too tasty. It’s so good that I’m not going to check the calorie content because I don’t want to be put off making/eating it!
Rhubarb Ripple Ice Cream with Hazelnut Oat Clusters
Springtime means rhubarb! When those little tender ruby stalks force themselves out of the cold winter earth you know the weather has finally turned and Spring has arrived.
Chocolate Black Pepper Cookies
Chocolate and black pepper work marvellously well together.
Grandma Ann’s Sweet & Sour Meatballs
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.
Three Bean Vegetable Soup
There’s nothing better than a hearty, warming vegetable soup when the wind is howling outside.
Feta Cheese, Onion & Potato Bread with Rosemary
It’s the beginning of a new month. This means that all the new themes for food blogging challenges are announced. I love this time of month; I find it inspiring. What am I going to be challenged to make this month? Is it something new?
Banana Bran Muffins
For breakfast I usually love my plain, natural yogurt with fruit and homemade granola, but sometimes I like something different.
Orkney Beremeal Bannocks
Bere (pronounced ‘bear’) is a form of six-row barley which has been grown in Orkney for thousands of years.
A Walk Back in Time: John Clunies-Ross
I’ve always been a bit of an explorer/adventurer. Ever since I was a little girl growing up in the wilds of Canada I could be found out exploring new areas, always keen for a new adventure.
Chocolate Cupcakes with Avocado Frosting (Vegan)
Some time ago a fellow food blogger wrote about using avocado in chocolate frosting instead of butter. I like avocado, but I was sceptical – wouldn’t you be able to taste the avocado? HHrrmmm.. I dunno. I filed the idea away in my brain as something to try at a later date.
Chocolate Honey Nut Bars
The OH is one of those skinny people: an ectomorph. You know, one of those people who can eat and eat and eat and not put on a single ounce.
Halo Reach Birthday Cake
Our eldest turned thirteen the other day. I am officially the mother of a teenager – how did that happen? I’m not old enough to have a teenage child!
Fruity Chai Loaf – Vegan
The first time I’ve ever tasted a traditional fruity tea loaf was, surprisingly, just last month at the National Theatre of Scotland Ignition finale.
…and we danced…
The dancers – en pas de deux inside a sky lit by a moon, where white meets stars & indigo. by Nat Hall
Easter Tree – Crafting with Children
What do you get when you take a large willow branch that didn’t survive the winter gales, some white spray primer paint, plenty of scraps of ribbon collected off boxes of chocolates, some painted rocks and an old plant pot?
Pizza Omelette
All the awesomeness of a pizza without the dreaded carbohydrates! This is a deliciously eggy omelette loaded with all your favourite pizza toppings – a perfect quick meal for two (or four if you serve it with a substantial salad).
Easter Nest Cupcakes
I am a terrible mother, I am. I have three children, one of them nearly a teenager and I have never, ever attempted to make an Easter nest before.