Recipes
Upgrade your Shepherd’s and Cottage Pies
Today we bring you a delicious recipe for an upgrade on the classic Shepherd’s Pie and Cottage Pie. Courtesy of the British Game Alliance, for best results, try using a mix of breast and thigh meat. We recommend using a ratio of 70:30. The British Game Alliance assured game meat used in this recipe can…
Read MoreAnother fantastic fish recipe to try at home
Jim Cowie, from the Captain’s Galley seafood restaurant in Scrabster, shares another recipe with Scottish Field. Jim and his wife, Mary, converted the former Scrabster ice house and salmon bothy – which date back to the 1840s – and opened the Captain’s Galley in 2002. The restaurant has gone on to win a plethora of…
Read MoreA delicious recipe for steamed mussels – Asian style
At the Captain’s Galley in northern Scotland catch of the day comes straight from the sea to the plate. Chef Jim Cowie strides through his kitchen at the Captain’s Galley seafood restaurant in Scrabster, leading the way to inspect the day’s catch. In his white ice box lie hake, monkfish and tusk, all ready for…
Read MoreSearch is on for city’s favourite stovies recipe
An Edinburgh eatery is calling on proud home cooks to share their secret recipes for the perfect stovies – for them to be replicated by professional chefs and served to the public. Café 1505 on Nicolson Street hopes to ignite the capital’s passion for the age-old comfort food by serving a new recipe each day…
Read MoreBringing seaweed into every day cooking
Most of us have eaten food containing seaweed, but few of us will have actually cooked with it, something that BBC Masterchef finalist Fiona Bird is looking to change. Living in the Hebrides, Bird sources the finest natural produce for all of her recipes. The book combines Bird’s foraging skills with her imaginative recipes to…
Read MoreA tasty soup made from Christmas leftovers
When you’ve got a few leftovers from your Christmas dinner, you really don’t want to left them go to waste. Scotty Brand has teamed up with UK food blogger Loveage and Lavender to create a Boxing Day Leftover Soup. Loveage and Lavender said: ‘This thick, velvety and rich soup is made from the Christmas Day…
Read MoreA taste of Scotland’s islands captured in print
One thing that matches the richness of Scotland’s produce is its spectacular landscapes. When these two things are combined with a gentle peppering of history, it makes for perfectly balanced reading. This book sees food writer and journalist Sue Lawrence travel around some of our country’s many islands, speaking to producers and cooks, gleaning delicious…
Read MoreA beautiful orange and chilli glazed duck recipe
We all like to try something different, and we’ve a recipe that’s a little unusual for the festive season. Here, we present a recipe for orange and chilli glazed duck with roasted Brussels sprouts, fennel, thyme, carrot and candied walnuts by Barry Bryson of Cater Edinburgh. Barry said: ‘The holiday season is just glorious, but…
Read MoreGrouse salad is a healthy twist for Game Week
Great British Game Week is celebrating, promoting and highlighting just how nutritious, versatile and delicious game meat is. This week we have brought you recipes to highlight the versatility of game, and we conclude today with a pulled grouse salad. With the shooting season in full swing, grouse is the bird of the moment. For…
Read MoreGo trout and about for Great British Game Week
Today we bring you our fourth recipe, to celebrate Great British Game Week. Now in its fifth year, Great British Game Week aims to celebrate, promote and highlight how nutritious, versatile and delicious game meat is. Today, we bring you some a recipe for smoked trout and avocado croustade, with capers and lemon zest, which…
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