Cranachan is a very traditional Scottish dessert made with a couple of quintessentially Scottish ingredients – oats and whisky. My first introduction to Cranachan was during a burns Night celebration when I was still working and living in London. I…
Super Easy Cheat’s Mini Ginger and Lemon Trifle Recipe. Takes 10 minutes. You can use our Ginger Cake and Lemon Curd recipes or shop bought. It’s the weekend. Theoretically, this is the time to spend some time in your kitchen…
Samphire is a spindly plant that grows on rocks and in marshes in coastal areas and by that association, is naturally salty. Half-way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! (Act IV, Scene VI) Shakespeare, mentioning Samphire in King…
Perfect, easy scones in 20 minutes flat. Great for afternoon tea or breakfast! How to make perfect Scones? How to pronounce Scones?! I say it rhyming with cone but here in the UK, it is just as, if not more…
A quick and easy recipe for Cullen Skink, a rich Scottish soup of smoked haddock, potatoes and milk or cream, also known as Smoked Haddock Chowder. Cullen Skink. Not a very promising name for a soup, really, is it? All…
Cock-a-Leekie is a Scottish classic, a wholesome soup that is the perfect balm and sustenance you need on cold winter evenings. While its existence dates back to the late 16th century, with the first recipe in print being in 1598,…