A delicious recipe for Orbost Farm Iron Age pork

Cooking the best local, seasonal produce on Skye keeps the Three Chimneys head chef Scott Davies passionate about what he does. ‘I always loved the kitchen,’ says Scott. ‘Ever since I was young, I was cooking and baking with my mum.’ The idea of being a chef took hold during work experience, aged 15, ‘I just loved…

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This yummy cheesecake is so sweet and tangy

The sharp natural tang of lemon is the perfect accompaniment to the sweetness of raspberries. We are blessed with some of the finest fresh fruit in the world, with our strawberries and raspberries in demand all over the UK, and they marry perfectly with zesty lemons. Here we present a delicious cheesecake recipe. Recipe by…

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A nice and easy blueberry cheesecake recipe

The Mountain Cafe in Aviemore has an ethos that’s very simple. Kirsten Gilmour, chef and owner of the cafe, has been religious about buying the best produce available, from as many Scottish suppliers as she can and never buying in pre-prepared food. All of the cafe’s cakes and bread are homemade. ‘I would describe my…

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The perfect biscuit for those warm summer days

Strawberry shortcakes could perhaps be described as summertime snack eating at its best. It’s a tasty treat that accentuates the freshness of its ingredients and how pure its flavours are, alongside a crunchy biscuit that creates a pleasing mixture of textures on the palate. It’s a great thing to make when strawberries are in season –…

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Mum’s the word with this tasty chicken recipe

Kirsten Gilmour, chef and owner of The Mountain Cafe in Aviemore, first came to the UK after winning a prize. She spent time cooking in New Zealand, where she won a competition for trainee chefs which allowed her to travel to London. But opening the Mountain Cafe was a big step. She said: ‘I’d never…

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Review: The Willow Tea Rooms Recipe Book

This is far more than a straightforward recipe book, as The Willow Tea Rooms is the story of a piece of Glasgow’s history. It opens with an introduction by Anne Mulhern, who revived the tearooms in the 1980s, followed by a brief history of the original tearooms founded by Kate Cranston and designed by Charles…

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A gorgeous salmon gravadlax to make at home

Craig Somers is the head chef of the recently revamped Silver Darling restaurant in Aberdeen, and he shares a recipe with Scottish Field. I just started at the Silver Darling at the end of January this year. Before that, I was at the Tolbooth in Stonehaven. It’s a seafood place in the harbour and a…

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A sweet treat you will make over and over again

We present our third and final recipe from Trump Turnberry’s executive chef Alan Matthew. A key figure at the heart of the golfers’ paradise that is Trump Turnberry, it is as famous for its food as its fairways. Alan said: ‘We don’t take food apart, if you order a fillet steak then that’s what you…

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An easy recipe to make Gressingham duck breast

Alan Matthew is the executive chef at the golfers’ paradise that is Trump Turnberry, and here he shares another tasty recipe with Scottish Field readers. Alan’s menus change with the seasons in order to ensure that the restaurants can make the most of as much of Scotland’s larder as possible. He said: ‘Our cheeses are Scottish, much…

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