Posts Tagged ‘mallard’
Woodmill Game: Peppercorn game breast
Fancy something light? Introduce game to your weekly diet with a Woodmill take on a classic. Their Peppercorn Game Breast recipe is a mouth-watering alternative to chicken and a tasty way to warm up your winter evenings. We speak with Steven Wade of Woodmill Game who is passionate about sharing the unique flavours of the…
Read MoreDucks given helping hand with nest tubes
NOW is the “ideal time” to install nest tubes for ducks, according to the Brititsh Association for Shooting & Conservation (BASC). The charity’s push to erect more platforms is part of its wider duck monitoring project. Last year, 48% of the 225 raised nests monitored by the project were occupied, with 98% showing signs of…
Read MoreShooting body calls for restraint during cold snap
THE British Association for Shooting & Conservation (BASC) is calling for voluntary restraint in Scotland during the cold snap. Britain’s largest shooting organisation highlighted the need for voluntary restraint when hunting ducks, geese, wading birds – including woodcock – coot, and moorhen. BASC Scotland director Colin Shedden said: “We are fully aware that the current…
Read MoreGame dishes to mark National Curry Week
THE British Game Alliance has unveiled an online cook-along and a series of recipes to celebrate National Curry Week. Braehead Foods will run the curry night on 26 November as part of Great British Game Week. Fifty participants will receive a link to the Zoom cookery session and a box of ingredients to create a…
Read MoreGame Pie with Mustard Mash for British Pie Week
The British Game Alliance is helping to mark British Pie Week, with this delicious recipe. Today, we present Game Pie with Mustard Mash. You can’t beat a steaming hot game pie with lashings of ale-rich gravy. It’s simpler than you might think to cook your own; this recipe uses readymade pastry and pre-prepared confit mallard…
Read MoreExhibition will mark Scots Victorian adventurer
A pioneering Egyptologist to be celebrated at a new Scottish attraction. Annie Pirie Quibell – artist, academic and adventurer – always had the makings of a trailblazer. She wrote a guidebook to Cairo Museum for soldiers stationed in the Egypt during the First World War, produced another covering the pyramids of Giza, and lived for…
Read MoreSaturday night’s alright for a pulled mallard pizza
Who doesn’t enjoy relaxing on a Saturday night with a pizza? This week is Great British Game Week (19–25 November) Eat Wild is challenging the nation to think differently about game – and it’s starting in the kitchen. Today, we bring you a tasty recipe for Saturday nights – and making your own pizza needn’t…
Read MoreUse your noodle and try this mallard teriyaki recipe
Our fourth recipe to mark Great British Game Week is for a delicious teriyaki mallard stir fry with noodles. Great British Game Week is running from 19-25 November, and Eat Wild is challenging the nation to think differently about game – and it’s starting in the kitchen. Discover something for every taste and occasion, with…
Read MoreNico Simeone to open new Glasgow gastropub
Scots chef Nico Simeone is to open a new gastropub in Glasgow. Chef-Patron of Six by Nico and 111 by Nico, both in Glasgow, Nico Simeone, will open Public House by Nico on Great Western Road in the cities vibrant West End. Public House by Nico’is set to become one of the most charmingly old-fashioned…
Read MoreThe wildlife roaming the streets of our cities
At first glance, Scotland’s capital city may not seem like a haven for wildlife, but look a little closer and there’s plenty to be found. From the skies, to the sea, to the cobbled streets of the city itself, there’s a wild side of Edinburgh just waiting to be explored. The term urban wildlife brings…
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