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Garlic, I absolutely love the stuff! It’s a super tasty ingredient, and it’s good for you too – garlic does more than just keep the vampires away! Here I’ve handpicked twenty-five of the most garlicky recipes I could find on the internet, just for us garlic lovers. Enjoy! [mv_create title=”25 extreme garlic recipes you need …
This easy, versatile chicken noodle soup recipe is made with leftovers from a Sunday roast chicken dinner, including leftover gravy. It’s easy to tailor the recipe depending on what you have lurking in your fridge needing to be used up. Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Difficulty: Easy Making the most of your …
The Food Bible by Judith Wills is the ultimate reference book for food and your health. The first edition, published over 20 years ago, sold over 300,000 copies and this January a new, revised paperback edition has been released by White Owl, an imprint of Pen and Sword Books.
My first North American press trip took me to Georgia, USA, along with a select group of European bloggers and social media influencers. The American Peanut Council hosted an American peanut education tour to teach us all we could about how they make peanut butter in America. American Peanuts Education Tour Did you know that …
This easy Scotch Lamb bolognese recipe is super simple to make, but it’s incredibly tasty – perfect for fussy kids! It can be batch cooked and frozen for later too. This recipe has been made in collaboration with Scotch Lamb PGI. #Ad #ScotchLamb #Naturally #ScotchLambPGI #MeatWithIntegrity Scotch Lamb bolognese – my kids’ favourite midweek …
Win a selection of 48 bespoke, artisan chocolates, worth £58, from Shetland’s own Mirrie Dancers Chocolatier. Simply visit the Mirrie Dancers website, pick out (at least) three flavours you’d love to have in your prize and fill out the Rafflecopter form at the bottom of this post to enter! In 2015 at the Shetland Food Fair, Dave …
In this post, I share five tips I’ve recently applied for downsizing and space-saving in a small country kitchen. This blog post has been written in collaboration with Brabantia. Moving home and downsizing… Last summer I moved home, starting a new, peaceful, quiet chapter of life with my children in the most gorgeous little …
No Christmas cookie decorating skills? No worries! The uglier, the better with these ugly Christmas sweater gingerbread cookies! Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Difficulty: Easy Ugly Christmas sweaters – do you love them or hate them? I’m not going to lie; my cookie-decorating skills are not the best, especially when it comes …
Warm bread fresh from the oven, hearty stews with deliciously herbed dumplings, slow-roasted meat and puddings that stick to your ribs – Autumn is the time for comfort food recipes, and in this blog post we share five of our favourites. Comfort food recipes I don’t know about you, but this time of year, especially …
Leftover Halloween pumpkin? Use up the whole pumpkin – guts, seeds and flesh – in this super easy creamy roasted pumpkin pasta sauce recipe with crispy fried sage and roasted chilli pumpkin seeds. Leftovers reheat really well too! Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 1 hour Difficulty: Easy Roasted Pumpkin Pasta Sauce – trust me, …
With a delicious, rich, creamy peanut butter filling, a crunchy double chocolate biscuit base and a milk chocolate ganache topping with a white chocolate spider web, this peanut butter cheesecake will be sure to impress at your Halloween dessert table! Prep Time: 15 minutes Chilling Time: 6 hours Difficulty: Easy Halloween – my favourite time …
Ever wonder what Indian takeaway chefs cook for themselves at home? In this lamb and spinach curry recipe post, Shirazul Islam from the Bengal Spice takeaway in Lerwick, Shetland, shares his family recipe for a lamb and spinach karahi gosht. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 1 hour Difficulty: Easy The Great (Lamb) Curry Revival …
This super easy but impressive three-layered Black Forest Gateau is decorated with whipped cream, black cherry conserves and dark chocolate curls. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Difficulty: Easy Black Forest Gateau – without fresh cherries… … because at the end of September, in Shetland, there’s not a single fresh cherry to be …
This super easy chilli con carne recipe is made with lamb mince, which lends a delicious earthy flavour to a classic recipe. Serve with rice, soured cream and slices of creamy avocado – perfect for a midweek meal. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Difficulty: Easy Chilli con Carne with Lamb (and chocolate!) …
The crunchy peanut butter and dark chocolate chunks in this super easy peanut butter & chocolate chip cookies recipe will make it a new family favourite. The recipe comes from the children’s cookery book Lunch at 10 Pomegranate Street by Felicita Sala. Pull up a chair and grab a plate! My youngest has all the …
The ProWare copper tri-ply pans range is timeless in appearance and the copper body offers superior heat conductivity. Here are ten reasons why I love my copper tri-ply pan range so much. In collaboration with ProWare. ProWare Copper Tri-Ply Pans Range There is archaeological evidence that humans have been cooking with copper since the Neolithic …
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 …
The Hue Animation Studio kit contains everything you need to create and share your own amazing animated movies. It’s a fun and educational gender-neutral gift for kids of all ages and abilities. Enter our giveaway to win one of two kits! Introduction I can hardly believe it’s been six years since we created our Adventure …
Read about our epic West Coast of Scotland adventure on a liveaboard renovated 1961 wooden fishing boat built for Scottish waters. A West Coast of Scotland Boat Tour In June 2019, I joined Shetland skipper Ewan Anderson of Agnes Kay Charters and a motley crew of other passengers for an epic West Coast Scotland tour. …
This easy spicy lamb fajitas kebab recipe for a crowd is perfect if you’re entertaining guests. Part Mexican fajita, part Middle Eastern kebab and part over the top extravagant, this recipe, in collaboration with Try Lamb, Love Lamb, can be ready in just three hours! Introducing… the spicy lamb fajitas kebab! What comes to mind …
