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Slow-Roasted Frenched Rack of Lamb Loin Chops with Creamy Mustard Sauce

Slow Roasted Rack of Lamb with a Creamy Mustard Tarragon Sauce

August 4, 2017 by Elizabeth

A lamb rack recipe in collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. Regular readers will know that I have been doing quite a bit of travelling over these last few months. I’ve been wined and dined in Aberdeen, Scotland, explored some of the finest bistros Paris has to offer, spent a fantastic few days trekking and dining …

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Braised Beef with Red Wine

Braised Beef in Red Wine: a St. Clair (V) Recipe

July 17, 2017 by Elizabeth

Celebrating 180 years with P&O Ferries.  The Shetland Islands are a remote island archipelago in the North Sea, 200 miles, as the crow flies, from the Scottish city of Aberdeen. Between 1971 and 2002 P&O Ferries (known then as P&O Scottish Ferries) ran a lifeline service between Aberdeen and Lerwick in the Shetland Islands. This …

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Spicy Lamb Pizza with Feta, Rocket and a Yogurt Drizzle

Spicy Lamb Pizza with Feta, Rocket & Yogurt Drizzle

July 1, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. Saturday nights are pizza night in our house. We sit around our oversized coffee table in the living room and, as a family, we eat pizza and watch a film together (it’s Avatar this week!). I like to jazz things up a bit with my pizza recipes, like this …

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Lamb and Mint Sausage Rolls

Leftover Roast Lamb & Mint Sausage Rolls

June 29, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. When I was a little girl my mother used to make the best meat pies ever with leftover Sunday roast. The cold roast was cut into pieces and fed into an electric meat grinder along with an onion and a carrot and bound together with leftover gravy (always of …

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BBQ Lamb Leg Steaks in a Herb Marinade

Lamb Leg Steaks in a Herb Marinade #RaiseTheSteaks

June 17, 2017 by Elizabeth

A barbecue recipe in collaboration with Simply Beef & Lamb. Last Autumn my husband took the notion that he’d like to go trout fishing next summer. So, for Christmas, I bought him a starter loch trout rod kit from our local fishing tackle shop. Come March I bought him a fishing license so he’s now …

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BBQ Lamb Souvlaki Skewers

Quick & Easy BBQ Lamb Skewers

June 8, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. Every now and again the sun comes out in Shetland and it’s all systems go to make the most out of it while it lasts. I confess I don’t live on this wild and remote island archipelago for its Mediterranean-style weather. Most of the time it’s windy and overcast, …

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Italian-Style Meatballs in a Rich Tomato Sauce

Italian-Style Meatballs in a Rich Tomato Sauce

June 6, 2017 by Elizabeth

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, …

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BBQ Lamb Leg Steak with Harissa and Mint

BBQ Lamb Leg Steaks with Harissa and Mint

May 31, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. When we think of lamb we usually think of roast Sunday dinner with mint sauce, or perhaps a Donner kebab on a Saturday night. Regular readers might be aware that lamb recipes are appearing on my blog with more frequency. This is because we have teamed up with Tasty, …

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15-Minute Lamb & Quinoa One-Pan Midweek Supper

15-Minute One-Pan Lamb & Quinoa Midweek Supper

May 25, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. I do love cooking, but there are busy days when, after dealing with work, family, housework and exercising, I just can’t face spending ages standing in front of the cooker preparing a meal. This recipe and variations of it are my go-to recipe for such occasions. The ultimate comfort …

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Brazilian-Style Lamb Kibe

Street Food: Brazilian-style Lamb Kibe

May 11, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. Brazil is a fusion of many different cultures. During the colonial period the original indigenous people met and mixed with migrants from Lebanon, Italy, Spain, Poland, Germany and Ukraine, to mention a few, and components of their food culture were adopted into the cuisine we know now in the …

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Chilean-Inspired Lamb Burger with Pebre Chilean Chilli Salsa and Marraqueta Bread Rolls

Chilean-Inspired Lamb Burgers with Pebre (Chilli Salsa) & Marraqueta Buns

May 3, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. It’s very nearly BBQ time again! With the longer, sunnier days starting to make an appearance I’m beginning to think about new and interesting ways to jazz up our summer barbeques. I love going on culinary journeys from my own kitchen, exploring the tastes of far off places using …

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Sausages with Puy Lentils and Kale - a campfire recipe

Sausages with Puy Lentils & Kale : a Campfire Recipe

April 21, 2017 by Elizabeth

Post sponsored by Volkswagen. There is something intensely satisfying about cooking outdoors over an open wood campfire. The experience of cooking the meal is almost, if not more, pleasurable than the experience of eating it, in my humble opinion. A few summers ago we took the children south to the mainland for the very first time. …

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Lamb feijoada with mango salsa

Brazilian-inspired Lamb Feijoada with Mango Salsa

April 2, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Tasty, Easy Lamb. As a foodie, I spend a lot of time browsing recipes online looking for new dishes and flavour combinations to try out. Earlier on this month saw the annual Rio Carnival in Brazil, and so my Facebook timeline was filled with all sorts of fabulous Brazillian recipes and photos (wouldn’t …

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Photo of homemade bacon jam on a toasted, buttered crumpet with smashed avocado topped with a perfectly poached runny egg.

The Bacon Jam Recipe

February 27, 2017 by Elizabeth

Smoky back bacon, red onions, Canadian maple syrup, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce are slow-cooked to perfection to make the most delicious, sticky, multi-purpose bacon jam recipe. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 1 hour Difficulty: Easy Dear reader, I have listened. I’ve removed the pre-recipe blurb, and I now give you, straight …

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Chunky Vegetable and Sausage Soup

Chunky Vegetable and Sausage Soup

February 21, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Specially Selected Pork. Here in Shetland, the light makes a rather dramatic return just after Up Helly Aa, Europe’s largest fire festival. All of a sudden it’s not pitch black in the middle of the afternoon and outdoor pursuits can last that little bit longer each day, weather permitting. Despite a recent …

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Slow Cooker Lamb Chilli with Pasilla Peppers

Slow Cooker Lamb Chilli with Pasilla Peppers

February 14, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Tasty Easy Lamb. I love a proper, hearty bowl of chilli, me. I also like my chilli to have a rich depth of flavour. It’s pointless to just bung loads of hot chilli powder into a beef mince base and chuck in a tin of red kidney beans, I feel. I want …

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Grilled Lamb Chops with Chimichurri Sauce

Argentine Inspired Lamb Chops with Chimichurri

January 27, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Tasty Easy Lamb. Bring a taste of the Argentine summer to your table with these South American inspired grilled lamb chops with chimichurri sauce. I don’t know about you, but this winter seems to be dragging on forever. I can’t remember the last time I saw the sun for any length of …

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Korean Beef Bibimbap

Korean Beef Bibimbap #SimplyKorean

January 25, 2017 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Simply Beef & Lamb. The Korean New Year, also known as Wondon, falls on the 28th of January this year. The start of the lunar new year coincides with the second new moon after the winter solstice, and it is a time of family celebration and ritual with traditional dishes being served. …

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Shredded Turkey with Soba Noodle Soup - to go!

Shredded Turkey & Soba Noodle Soup – To Go!

January 24, 2017 by Elizabeth

A delicious to-go soup recipe plus the Big Outdoor Bloggers Cleanup! This week sees the Big Outdoor Bloggers Cleanup – a country wide litter pick helping to tackle the problem of single use plastic. It’s also my husband’s week off work (the nature of his work means he works six days a week for five …

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Roasted Baby Carrots with Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele

Roasted Baby Carrots with Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele

December 16, 2016 by Elizabeth

In collaboration with Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele. Preparing Christmas dinner can often be quite a stressful experience. So many dishes, so few hobs and so little oven space. Here’s a quick and easy side dish recipe that can be prepared in advance as it needs to be served at room temperature. It’s a …

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