Traditions on Monday ~ Traditional Easter Marbled Pace Eggs ~ Pace Eggs is a very old British tradition and method of colouring and dying eggs to be boiled and eaten on Good Friday and throughout the Easter weekend. There are commercial dyes available nowadays, but I still prefer the traditional natural methods of colouring my…
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A Random Recipe – Finkadella: Scottish Meatballs with Carrots & Leeks
– A Random Recipe – Finkadella: Scottish Meatballs with Carrots & Leeks Finkadella: Small meatballs made with ground meat and seasoning. Many of Scotland’s recipes reflects its past links with France. Mary of Guise and her daughter Mary, Queen of Scots influenced cooking in the Scottish courts. The name of this recipe is thought to…
Scottish Seafood Chowder – Cullen Skink my way…….with Smoked Whiting
– Scottish Seafood Chowder – Cullen Skink my way…….with Smoked Whiting Fish on Friday This is my second fishy post of the day, a Fish in Friday double bonus. And, this wonderful soup has just been devoured for lunch along with crusty baguette and butter. As part of the Fish Fanatics scheme, of which I…
Spring Flowers and Spiced Red Lentil & Carrot Soup with Frazzled Onions
– Spring Flowers – Spiced Red Lentil & Carrot Soup with Frazzled Onions Spring has definitely sprung at last, but I am not being lulled into a false sense of security just yet, we have had snow and frost in May before now, but whilst the sun is shining and the flowers are budding, I am a very happy little spring lamb. The crocuses are out,…
Herbs on Saturday – English Cream of Sorrel Soup with Peas
– Herbs on Saturday – English Cream of Sorrel Soup with Peas My herb for today is Sorrel and is one if my favourite herbs; I love it in soups, sauces, salads in with fish. Sorrel is a very old herb that has been used throughout the centuries in England, as well as the rest…
Fish on Friday – Old-Fashioned Fish Pie with Cheesy Mash
– Fish on Friday – Old-Fashioned Fish Pie with Cheesy Mash It’s FRIDAY and that can only mean one thing, FISH! And, as it is British Pie Week, I decided to treat us all to a comforting old-fashioned style fish pie……with a cheesy mashed potato topping, just like mum’s. As a fish fanatic, I recently…
Pan-Fried Sea Bass Fillets in a Pastis & Caper Butter Sauce served with Marsh Samphire
Pan-Fried Sea Bass Fillets in a Pastis & Caper Butter Sauce served with Marsh Samphire In my second Fishy post of today, I bring you a sophisticated and elegant sea bass recipe – beautifully fresh Scottish sea bass fillets that are pan-fried in a butter, pastis and caper sauce with cherry tomatoes, and then served on a…
A Scottish Seafood Supper – Scotch Rarebit with Smoked Haddock
– A Scottish Seafood Supper – Scotch Rarebit with Smoked Haddock As you may all be aware by now, I am a Fish Fanatic! In two senses – I love fish and seafood and I cook with it at least three to four times a week and, I actually am a fish fanatic on the…
Scones – Wensleydale Cheese, Leek & Walnut Scones for Tea Time Treats
– Scones – Wensleydale Cheese, Leek & Walnut Scones for Tea Time Treats Okay, as most of you know the tea time treats challenge this month is SCONES. Scones, the mainstay of the tea time table……..sweet ones with dollops of cream and fruit jam, dried fruit ones, cherry ones, buttermilk ones…..and then there’s the savoury…
Who ate all the Pies? British Pie Week & my Farmhouse Egg and Bacon Pie
Who ate all the Pies? British Pie Week Farmhouse Egg and Bacon Pie I am a pie lover, no, I REALLY mean I LOVE pies! I love making them, creating new recipes, eating them and reading about them. I am quite simple a Pie Fanatic. So, when I saw that next week was British Pie…
The Scented Home, Flowers and Boozy Mincemeat for Let’s Make Christmas
The Scented Home, Flowers and Boozy Mincemeat for Let’s Make Christmas Sun dappled skies enticed me to venture outside sans jumper mid-morning, and as soon as the cold air stole my breath and hung like a cloud in front of me, I knew the time had come, not only to start my festive preparations,…
