Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
In collaboration with SoundPEATS. I make no pains to hide the fact I go through fitness fanatic phases. I tend to take a break off during the winter months when it’s too cold and wet to play outside, but as soon as the weather clears I can be found out trekking or on my mountain …
Issue 19 of our bite-sized review series. It feels like it’s been a long, dark, windy winter. Every year I vow I won’t let my physical fitness slide, and every year, come September/November, things start to wane and the pounds start piling on. I get fed up of this sedentary lifestyle between Christmas and New …
Issue 18 of our bite-sized review series. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner you might be wondering how best to treat your significant other (or just yourself!). Here are a few of my favourite things I’ve been trying out lately that I think would make for a super Valentine’s Day gift. With thanks to …
In collaboration with Emma mattress. My eldest son is going to be 17 this Spring. Where has the time gone, and how am I old enough to have a 17 year old?! Surely not! I also realised recently, that I had not redecorated my son’s bedroom since he was 8. Whatever possessed me, way back when, …
A review & giveaway worth £113 I am so silly excited to tell you all about this fantastic new product I’ve been sent to play with! We at Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary are quite fond of home made pizzas, crusty bread, rolls and baked goods and this new product has become a game changer when it …
Issue 16 of our weekly bite-sized review series. This week we’ve been taste testing all sorts of lovely new things: the highest quality olive oil straight from Italy, a Japanese seasoning made with Scottish seaweed, healthy protein snacks, Korean fried rice and some rather delicious sparkling ginger beer.
Available exclusively from Harrods. Christmas has come early to our house. A few days ago (on my 40th birthday, in fact!) I took delivery of the most posh collection of festive foodstuffs to ever cross the threshold of our house. When this arrived I truly felt I’d made it in the world of a professional …
Issue 15 of our weekly bite-sized review series. This week has been all about the Christmas food! We took delivery of the most posh Christmas food hamper we’ve ever received, taste tested some authentic Italian dishes, nibbled on gingerbread, gave a free-from supermarket brand range a taste test and tried out some new non-stick baking …
Issue 14 of our weekly bite-sized review series. This week we’ve been taste testing all sorts of wonderful things – from a subscription box that sends you all the spices needed to make restaurant quality meals at home in under 20 minutes, the finest in Italian food and chocolate, a date night subscription box and …
Issue 13 of our weekly bite sized review series. This week we’re sharing the opportunity to personalise a jar of Marmite with your own text, we’ve got a brand new cast iron casserole dish, a personalised mixing bowl, chalk markers (with an exclusive discount code) and a children’s advent calendar craft kit plus a Christmas …
Issue #12 of our weekly bite-sized review series. This week we threw an epic children’s birthday party and made a showstopper three tiered cake in a silicone cake mould for it. We also tried out some new botanical mixers, read a few new books and now own a rather lovely new personalised wooden chopping board.
Our weekly bite-sized review series. This week in our kitchen we’ve been trying some rather fantastic gravy granules, smoked cheese, a four course Italian meal and I bought myself a new piece of hand crafted pottery. Oh, there’s also a link to a new marketplace platform for social influencers to check out!
Our weekly bite sized review series. Last weekend saw our annual Shetland Food Fair attract over 3000 visitors to taste test and shop the wealth of quality food and drink produced on our remote North Sea island. You can read my account of it on the Shetland News website and see a selection of photographs …
A watch review in collaboration with Jord Wood Watches. I confess that when it comes to fashion and all things clothing and accessories I’m usually not interested. I don’t even wear a watch! I’ll wear the same pair of jeans until they fall to bits and then lament about the whole unpleasant shopping experience of …
Try our delicious lovage soup recipe, featuring fresh peas and the unique flavour of the lovage herb. It’s a perfect dish for a cool day! Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes Difficulty: Easy It’s the time of year when our diet is largely dictated by what appears in our weekly organic CSA veg …
In collaboration with P&O Ferries. First experience on a P&O Ferry My first ever experience on a P&O Ferry was in the Spring of 1999. I’d landed in Glasgow a few days beforehand via Iceland, with an Army Surplus rucksack on my back containing all my worldly possessions and just shy of £200 in traveller’s …
. Get ready for your next barbecue with our classic family favourite potato salad recipe. Perfect for sharing with friends and family. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 20 minutes Difficulty: Easy There’s something intensely satisfying about a table filled with food, a table so full that there’s no room to sit – you all …
A recipe, review & giveaway in collaboration with Ball Preserves. I made jam!!! For the first time in my adult life I have successfully managed to make jam! Ok, if I’m going to be completely honest here, I successfully put all the ingredients into my new swish Ball® FreshTech Automatic Jam & Jelly Maker, pressed the button …
The Great Oven Ban Challenge (Day 1) in collaboration with Home Spares. We eat a lot of yogurt in our house. A lot. There’s always a container of home made natural, unsweetened yogurt in the fridge. A typical breakfast usually involves yogurt with fruit or home made granola, and I use it in cooking, turn …
In collaboration with Bake Box. Silicone baking moulds have to be one of the best inventions to hit the baking world, ever. Yet they scare me. Especially elaborate silicone bundt moulds with all sorts of little nooks and crannies for cake to get stuck into, entirely ruining the look of a bake. I confess that …
