Food

Yeah it’s easier to pick up a box of mince pies from the shops this time of year but why NOT have a go at making your own? Mincemeat takes 15 mins to throw together and you can eat it straight away. If you like it, you could keep a jar or 2 aside until next […]

If I had to pick 1 food item which summed up Christmas, mincemeat would win by a mile. Not only does the smell of mincemeat simply evoke Christmas in an instant but we don’t use it any other time of the year. So when it does come out, you KNOW the season is about to kick […]

We’re in the midst of a US invasion. It’s what I like to call the Pumpkin Spice Takeover. It started with a latte and has quickly expanded into soup, oreos, bagels, vodka, tea and houmous. Houmous? I mean really? Pumpkin flavoured coffee sounded bad enough. While I’m not as fanatical about pumpkin spice as some Instagrammers appear […]

This is the second post in the Two Ways with Bolognese series. The first post was the much loved British classic Spaghetti Bolognese and the second is what I like to call, . is the antithesis of a classic lasagne in that it cuts out the faff of pasta sheets and the whole layers malarkey. Instead, you […]

Whether its a pair of Summer sandals from Primark no longer pristine white, plastic shopping bags or a loaf of bread past it’s Sell By Date, we, as a nation, are firmly entrenched in a throwaway culture. Each year, Scottish people throw away 630,000 tonnes of food and drink (!) which works out at £470 […]

I was recently sent a selection of sauces from Encona, the UKs number 1 best selling range of authentic hot and spicy sauces from around the world. Obviously, as a food blogger, I am expected to sing write for my supper. This poses a problem when the product I’m sent goes against how I cook and […]

I started cooking when I was 16. I was inspired by Home Economics lessons and by watching my Gran and Mum cook. Luckily for me, my Mum was more than happy for me to take the reigns in the kitchen & prepare her dinner most nights. Don’t get me wrong, I was by no means a culinary […]

Over the weekend thousands of food lovers descended on Edinburgh’s Inverleith Park to indulge the glutton within. The sun was out, there was a giant red Pimms Teapot and there was more chutney than you could shake a stick at. This was the Foodies Festival 10th Anniversary. Overview The organisers of the Foodies Festival certainly […]

Mid-week cooking is a faff isn’t it? I say that and I don’t even have kids / a dog / co-habiter (tick as apply) to feed. They say living on your own is easier. You’ve got less washing up to do, less stuff lying around and you can get away without hoovering for DAYS because no […]

Fancy winning 2 tickets for THE Scottish foodie event of the summer? Keep reading! The Foodies Festival The Foodies Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary and returning to Edinburgh’s Inverleith Park on the 7th – 9th August 2015. For or those not familiar with the event, its a 3 day showcase of Scotland’s finest culinary […]