Posts Tagged ‘recipes’
A little taste of dessert heaven with leftovers
A foodie nirvana is taking place within the Ideal Home Show Scotland – and this year is set to be even bigger and better than ever before. Returning to the SEC, Glasgow from 31 May-3 June is the Eat & Drink Festival. Ideal for all foodies, the festival will tempt the taste buds and showcase…
Read MoreGet ready for a fantastic month in your garden
May is a fabulous month in the garden. Trees and shrubs burst into leaf and flower, cottage garden plants fill borders with their exuberant growth and containers bloom with vibrant summer colours ready for longer days enjoyed outdoors. Here, Louise Golden, senior plant buyer at Dobbies Garden Centre, gives her top tips to make the…
Read MoreReview: The Willow Tea Rooms Recipe Book
Story The Willow Tea Rooms begins with the success story of Glaswegian Anne Mulhern MBE, the owner and founder of the eminent Glasgow institution. Having dreamt of owning her own business since ten years of age, Anne showed high levels of resilience that resulted in her hugely successful business. An inspiring tale, Anne also shares…
Read MoreBook review: The Book of Bere
What’s the story? Liz Ashworth shares the story of bere, an ancient type of barley native to Orkney. For over 4,000 years the grain was milled and grown on the islands; a staple of the Scottish diet. The Book of Bere sees Ashworth reclaim bere as a superfood in an age where the population is…
Read MoreA sizzling scallop special recipe to mark Thai New Year
To help celebrate Thai New Year this Friday, April 13, we’ve teamed up with creators of delicious Thai sauces, The Coconut Kitchen, to bring you some Thai inspired party food. This recipe also make a great starter – three or four canapés per person arranged on a plate. The range has been created by Thai…
Read MoreTop crust effort to help the environment
A Scottish food company is doing its bit for the environment by launching new recyclable packaging for its pies. Simple Simon’s Perfect Pies have launched a new look for their brand, as the Biggar pie makers have ditched the plastic wrap on their produce, replacing them with brand new recyclable cardboard boxes. Fiona Anderson, Simple…
Read MoreFruity combination for a new Scottish ice cream
Scottish ice cream lovers can refresh their mouths with a sensational new flavour. Sampling juicy mango and zingy passionfruit, Mackie’s of Scotland has unveiled its newest limited edition offering, whcih will transportg ice cream lovers to warmer surroundings with its new tropical flavour combination. Available from Tesco stores across the country, Mackie’s Mango and Passionfruit…
Read MoreTreat for foodies with launch of two new pies for the festive season
Foodies are in line for a treat this festive season with a new range of pies. Bells Pies has unveiled its succulent new range ahead of Hogmanay, with the launch of its premium Aberdeen Angus Steak Pie and delicious Hogmanay Steak Pies. The leading pie and pastry manufacturer has unveiled the mouth-watering pies ahead of…
Read MoreFree seafood cookery classes are coming to the Edinburgh
A free seafood cookery school roadshow aimed at teaching parents and their children how to prepare and cook seafood is heading to Edinburgh this month. The free class is part of Seafish’s latest initiative, Back to School, urging the UK to fall in love with seafood and encourage more people to eat the recommended two…
Read MoreEdinburgh Gin celebrate the International Science Festival with social media crowdsourced gin
How can you combine social media with one of Scotland’s oldest traditions, distilling? Edinburgh Gin has the answer. Edinburgh Gin is celebrating the Edinburgh International Science Festival (1-16 April) with ‘Distilling Live’, a live gin distilling with recipes crowdsourced from three social media platforms. The world’s first and Europe’s biggest science festival invites audiences to…
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