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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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Strawberry Shortcake with Balsamic & Black Pepper Syrup

Strawberry Shortcakes with Balsamic & Black Pepper Syrup

June 18, 2017 by Elizabeth

Fresh strawberries and balsamic vinegar are a match made in heaven. These quick and easy strawberry shortcakes take no time to whip up and they taste utterly amazing! Perfect for a summer picnic! “Mum, do you know what I really, really want?” our youngest son (aged 8 and 1/4) asked recently. “What’s that?” I enquired. …

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Herbed Potato Picnic Bannocks

Herbed Potato Bannocks

August 2, 2016 by Elizabeth

Use leftover mashed potatoes in these light and moist herbed potato bannocks, which are ideal for summer picnics. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Difficulty: Easy They say that familiarity breeds contempt. I’ve called Shetland home for over 17 years. Shetland, in case you don’t know, is a little island archipelago in the …

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Summer Fruits Cake

A Summer Fruits Picnic Cake

August 25, 2015 by Elizabeth

Sun, sea, sand and a summer fruits loaded picnic cake! It’s really not been much of a summer to speak of, here in Shetland. Saying that, I don’t think the UK mainland has been particularly blessed with an abundance of rays this season either. We’ve had a couple of good weekends – see our camping …

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