While I moonlight as a food blogger and engage in all round sarcastic greedy chat on Twitter (catch me here), I do in fact have a real job. I’m a PhD student. Image: PhD Comics Now unless you have a PhD or you know someone who has one, I don’t expect you to understand what it […]
Guest Blogging
Guest Blog: Around the World with COSMO

All you eat buffets, they’re prone to a bad rep aren’t they? Now don’t get me wrong, I’m by no means a buffet snob, in fact I love a buffet. I’m always the first one up there to load my plate high. Yet when we move the humble buffet from a party to a restaurant, […]
Guest Blog: Smoking Meat

Smoked meat….*dribble* does it get any better? Actually lets not even stop there, there’s smoked fish, cheese, salt, paprika, tea and bacon! When it comes to enhancing the taste of food, smoking is a superb way to do it. It’s a taste you just can’t replicate in any other way. While smoking was traditionally a means […]
Guest Blog: Fresh ‘n’ Crispy BLT Salad

Ok, I know a recipe for a salad in the middle of winter may not grab the attention of even the most avid readers, but please bear with me for a moment. In Scotland, at this time of year, we’re still in full-on hibernation mode. The central heating is on full whack, we’re never more than […]
Guest Blog: Haggis for Sparked Magazine

Fuelled by my previous guest blogging experience (and honorary Scottish Bitch status to boot!) last week I honed my Weegie food banter into a few Burns Night recipes especially for the fellas over at Sparked Magazine. Image: sparkedmagazine.com There is a certain appeal in celebrating Robert Burns Night or indeed any holiday which has a […]