Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
A make-ahead Christmas Canapés recipe in collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. Are you going to be doing some Christmas entertaining this festive season? Looking for an easy, make-ahead canapé recipe? I’ve got your back covered here with these roasted lamb and mini bannock Christmas canapés! Here, I’ve roasted a lamb shoulder with garlic and rosemary and …
A recipe & giveaway in collaboration with Spice Drops®. With the arrival of January comes a determination to change; to change our diets, our exercise regime and generally review for the better our attitude to health. Despite all the good intentions, however, within a couple of weeks quite often we’ve slipped back into our bad …
In collaboration with Songmics. I am so excited to tell you about this cat tree! We’ve got two cats, nine-year-old Izzy (a Cat’s Protection rescue) and three-year-old Echo, the daughter of a barn cat. They’re good friends but they can have a tendency to shred furniture and my cork bathmat (which needs replacing, again!). Now, …
In collaboration with SoundPeats. I do love listening to music. An Amazon Prime playlist is always on in the kitchen from the moment I wake up in the morning until I finally close that kitchen door and retire in the evening. (Currently playing: Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
Be your own bartender with this gorgeous VonShef Parisian 9 Piece Cocktail Set. Whether you’re planning to throw the cocktail party of the year, or just enjoy unwinding with a tasty tipple, this set makes it easier than ever. The modern 550ml capacity Parisian Cocktail Shaker features a strong and up-to-the-minute stainless steel body with …
A simple yet delicious slow-cooked lamb shanks recipe with vegetables and gravy. Serve with creamy mashed potatoes for the ultimate cold-weather comfort food. This reader-favourite recipe includes both slow-cooked oven version and crockpot slow cooker recipe instructions. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hours Difficulty: Easy Slow-cooked lamb shanks – an easy Sunday dinner …
If you follow food bloggers like I do you’ll have seen plenty of Christmas Gift Guides for foodies coming out over the last few weeks. I am afraid I’m appallingly late at publishing mine (would you believe I still haven’t started my own Christmas shopping yet?!), but nonetheless, here are a few reasonably priced gifts …
A simple, yet elegant, one pan luxury breakfast recipe that is ready in under 15 minutes – perfect for Christmas morning! In collaboration with Grana Padano & Prosciutto di San Daniele. Edited with new pins, November 2018. Christmas morning breakfasts in our house tend to be quite small, simple meals. Given that I’m going to …
I can hardly believe it’s nearly Christmas, again! It seems like only yesterday we were taking down the decorations from the last festive season. I confess I haven’t even started Christmas shopping yet for this year. I’m going to need to take a trip into town this week and get stuck in! In the meantime, …
A Christmas classic, these traditional all-butter Scottish shortbread cookies are simple to make and taste delicious with a hot chocolate or a warming dram of whisky! In collaboration with Titan Travel’s 12 Days of Blogmas Campaign. Scottish shortbread has to be, in my humble opinion, one of the best foodie things about Christmas in Scotland. …
Leftover roast turkey is a remarkably versatile ingredient. If you can’t face another turkey meal this season, freeze your leftover turkey for later and then why not try one of these 96 delicious recipes. 96 tasty recipes to use up leftover turkey I can’t believe we’re just a few short weeks away from Christmas …
Plus, win a Classic or Veggie box in collaboration with HelloFresh. Christmas Dinner can be such hard work. So much time is spent preparing ingredients, chopping, marinading, boiling, roasting, more chopping, whisking, trying to remember to put on the roast potatoes at just the right time so that they are ready at the same time …
In collaboration with Aruba Tourism. Succulent pieces of stewed beef swimming in a spiced creole sauce with prunes, cashews, and olives all smothered with Dutch cheese. What more could one ask for on these bitterly cold Winter evenings? This is the ultimate bowl of Dutch Caribbean-inspired comfort food.
In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. Did you know that Shepherds’ Pie is usually made with lamb mince? A mashed potato topped pie made with beef mince is called a ‘Cottage Pie’, a term coined around 1791 when potatoes were introduced as an edible crop affordable for the poor. It’s a cheap and simple dish …
A recipe from the cookery book East by West by Jasmine Hemsley. Cookbooks are such a wonderful creation, aren’t they? I mean, I know the internet is filled with creative recipe ideas and you simply need to search for a few ingredients to come up with recipes to make, but there’s something very satisfying with …
I have been incredibly fortunate this Autumn to have been on two press trips to the Caribbean thanks to Aruba Tourism and Celebrity Cruises UK. I’m likely going to spend much of this cold, dark Shetland winter reliving the adventures I had there through a series of blog posts. I can still imagine the warmth …
In collaboration with OXO UK. Ah, the humble Brussels sprout. Folk tend to be firmly in the ‘love them’ or ‘hate them’ camp and even in our family opinions are divided. I love them, especially lightly sauteed Brussels sprouts tops cooked with bacon and maple syrup served over a generous helping of creamy polenta. The ultimate …
A simple mashed potatoes recipe in collaboration with Co-op Irresistible. A bowlful of creamy mashed potatoes, is, in my humble opinion, one of the finest winter comfort foods out there. Pasta comes a close second. I’ve just come back from another amazing trip to the Caribbean – straight from the oven into the cold, Shetland …
An indulgent Oreo freakshake recipe in collaboration with Oreo. All work and no play makes Elizabeth rather grumpy. I try my best to eat a healthy diet and to keep active, but do you know what? Sometimes, a little indulgent treat just has to be done. The 80:20 rule, right? 80% of the time I …
In collaboration with Love Food Hate Waste. Potato season officially begins now with these longer, colder nights and sudden cravings for all things carbohydrate (ok, that could just be me…). Potato season means a surge in potato sales and therefore, potentially a rise in the number of potatoes thrown away. Potatoes are one of the …
