Recipes
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…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreThe 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 –…
Read MoreYou can’t beat natural flavours when you’re cooking at home
When it comes to cooking, you can’t beat food with natural flavours and colours. Here, we present something that ticks both boxes, with some tasty raspberry soufflés, which are the perfect summer dessert to wow your dinner guests. Recipe by Phillip Skinazi, executive pastry chef at Gleneagles.
Read MoreMum’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…
Read MoreReview: 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreAn 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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