cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
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 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 …
. 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 …
Get ready to enjoy a steaming hot bowl of indulgent carbohydrates with this easy leftover roast chicken pasta bake recipe with roasted cherry tomato sauce. Quick, easy, and full of flavour. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 45 minutes Difficulty: Easy Pasta has got to be one of those ultimate comfort foods, wouldn’t you agree? …
A recipe, review and giveaway in collaboration with Cole & Mason. Once you start cooking with whole freshly toasted and ground spices you can never go back to the ready ground variety. The difference it makes to the flavour of a dish is astounding. As soon as you grind spices they begin to lose their …
Affordable quality precision. I am delighted to introduce to you the latest key to inspired cooking: the Edge of Belgravia Black Diamond Knife Block and Precision Knife Set. Edge of Belgravia was established in London in 2010 and launched their first products onto the UK market in 2012. They quickly became leaders in the field, …
A Redmond Multicooker Recipe. I’m a deep dish apple crumble kind of gal. I like a nice thick layer of fresh fruit, scented with cinnamon and nutmeg, piled high with an oaty, nutty crumble topping. I also like a little bit of bite and texture in my fruit – no mushy tinned apple pie filling …
In collaboration with Rennies. The summer growing season is officially in full swing! Poor weather for the first half of this year has meant that many gardens in Shetland have been suffering. Things haven’t been growing as well as they could be and so we’ve only started receiving weekly (instead of fortnightly) vegetable box deliveries. …
A quick, summery salad dressing made with the Zyliss Easy Pull Food Processor. I love playing with new kitchen gadgets, I really do, so when Zyliss approached me some time ago and asked if I would like to test out their brand new Easy Pull Food Processor I jumped at the chance. Their new manual Zyliss …
This deliciously crunchy, buttery oatcakes recipe is made in true Cape Breton style. Serve with plenty of butter, cheese, or jam and a cup of hot tea to dunk! Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Difficulty: Easy Traditional Cape Breton recipes ‘The Scots’, observed G. Bisset-Smith in 1907, ‘are a notoriously migratory people’. …
