Celebrate grouse season with this tasty recipe

If you’re looking to try cooking game for the first time, then you can’t do much better than learn from a master. Neil McGown, the chef/patron of East Haugh House Hotel near Pitlochry, was chosen as Scottish Game Chef of the Year 2018. Now that the grouse season is upon us, Neil suggests a delicious…

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A delicious grouse recipe to try at home

Roberta Hall-McCarron and Shaun McCarron know a thing or two about sourcing and cooking game. From August through to February, The Little Chartroom in Edinburgh have a great range of game dishes featuring on their ever-changing menu. Chef Roberta loves the taste and diversity of and often it is the only meat option on their…

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Week bids to raise understanding of dementia

Dementia Awareness Week in Scotland is now underway, which aims to raise awareness of how people can help improve the lives of those living with dementia. Running from 3-9 June, the intention is to give people a better understanding of the condition. According to Alzheimer Scotland, there are 90,000 people in Scotland currently living with…

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A celebration of game with over 100 recipes

Access to good quality game is not just a luxury reserved for people living in the Scottish countryside, argues Claire MacDonald in this cookbook. This no fuss game cookbook contains more than one hundred recipes for all sorts of game, from venison to wild boar. Stuffing, sauces and accompaniments are also included in this all-encompassing…

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Everything you need in a helpful cookbook

Hattie Ellis champions simple home cooking in her cookbook The One Pot Cook. The book contains 150 simple recipes for one pot wonders that are perfect for a bustling family home. Filled with classic winter warmers such as macaroni chesese and cottage pie, as well as many dessert recipes, the book covers all the culinary…

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Capital’s first pizza pub is now open for business

The award-winning Civerinos Food Club in Edinburgh has a new addition – The High Dive pizza bar. The capital’s very first ‘pizza pub’ is situated on St Leonard’s Stree,t which is the former Old Montague Bar, promises all day breakfast, world-class pizza and drinks until late with banging tunes from the renowned Civerinos family. Civerinos…

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This will sort you out if you’ve got a spring snuffle

When you’re feeling under the weather, we all know how much a good drink can help us out. Today we bring you the Cold Buster, a smoothie made with lemon and ginger tea, honey and Celtic Kombu Matcha powder. This week we’re bringing you some recipes with a difference, courtesy of the award-winning Eteaket  –…

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A tasty Kiwi smoothie will give you a healthy boost

Fresh ingredients make such a difference when you’re looking for something healthy. This week we’re bringing you some recipes with a difference, courtesy of the award-winning Eteaket  – a Scottish independent whole leaf tea company based in Edinburgh. Today we present a simple recipe for a smoothie with a cheeky name – the Kiwi Kick…

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A delicious smoothie with added goodness

Are you a fan of smoothies? If so, we’ve got the perfect healthy drink for you. This week we’re bringing you some recipes with a different, courtesy of the award-winning Eteaket  – a Scottish independent whole leaf tea company based in Edinburgh. Today we present a recipe for a Mighty Mango Kombu Matcha Medley smoothie.…

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Tasty cookies with a very healthy addition

It seems that when it comes to food in the 21st century, anything goes. It’s seen the rise of sweet and savoury combined in our confectioneries, with a variety of tastes we’d never have tried even a decade ago, coming to the fore. This week, we’re bringing you some recipes with a different, courtesy of…

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