Recipes
Try something new for your dinner this weekend
Looking for something a little different to try this weekend? If so, then we’ve got the perfect recipe for you, courtesy of award-winning chef Roy Brett from Ondine in Edinburgh. Ondine, based at 2 George IV Bridge, is a seafood and shellfish restaurant. Here, Roy shares one of his tasty recipes. As the winter weather…
Read MoreWhy not make your own Christmas pudding this year?
The festive season is fast approaching, whether you like it or not. For many of us, a highlight of December 25 will be a Christmas pudding, which most of us tend to buy, rather than make. For many, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a Christmas pudding. If you’ve ever wanted to try making your own, we’ve…
Read MoreChocolate, raspberry delice and coconut sorbet
Delicious food was always going to be the career path for the owners of the Tolbooth Seafood Restaurant in Stonehaven harbour. Eddie Abbott has been running the eaterie for the last 10 years. According to Eddie’s mum he was always destined to run a seafood restaurant: while she could never persuade his sisters to eat…
Read MoreScallops will never taste better than this
From storing food to serving it, The Tolbooth Seafood Restaurant in Stonehaven harbour is heaven for a pescatarian. The Tolbooth was originally built as a store for Dunnottar Castle, the medieval fortress on a rocky headland by Stonehaven. The Tolbooth Seafood Restaurant on the first floor of the building has been owned by Eddie Abbott…
Read MoreWhy not try our tasty crab cocktail recipe?
A pescatarian’s dream, The Tolbooth Seafood Restaurant in Stonehaven harbour makes the most of the local catch. The Tolbooth, which has is located on the first floor of the building, has been owned by Eddie Abbott for the last ten years. ‘We use the local fishermen for langoustines, crab, squid and lobster,’ says Eddie. ‘We’re using…
Read MoreKeep the cold away with this tasty haggis recipe
Now that the clocks have changed, it’s obvious that winter is on its way. The warm, endless summer days seem so long ago, as our thoughts now turn to keeping the cold away. Courtesy of Callum Gilmour, head chef at The Saint in St Andrews, we have this delicious recipe to warm your nights, and…
Read MorePoached pear, bramble tart and lemon sorbert
There’s a growing demand in Scotland for produce that has been sourced in local areas. Kinloch House chef Steve McCallum, located near Blairgowrie in Perthshire, is a keen supporter of that. In recent years, Steve has noticed how people’s palates have changed, as has the preparation of the food. ‘Wild produce has always been there…
Read MorePheasant is so pleasant with this delicious recipe
Sourcing food from his own back doorstep is something that Kinloch House chef Steve McCallum is keen to do. The hotel is based near Blairgowrie in Perthshire, which Steve has called: the ‘best larder around’. Steve is often called on to prepare locally shot woodcock and partridge by the many shooting parties that take over…
Read MoreDelicious scallops with smoked salmon fritters
As a child Steve McCallum would spend time on the west coast of Scotland with his uncle, a lobster fisherman in Tarbert, bringing in the creels and aquiring a taste for fresh food. ‘I still have a fondness for those early memories of eating fish and shellfish, especially the difference it makes to eat something…
Read MoreTry this Thai recipe – and we’ve a money off code
National Curry Week has been running every October since 1998 and celebrates the nation’s favourite dish. It applauds the diverse culture in the UK and delicious dishes available. When many people think of curry, they often think of Indian food but Thai curries can be some of the most delicious, sweet and fragrant dishes around.…
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