Venison and dark spices were made for each other. The richness of the game alongside the earthy, evocative flavours of black cardamom, star anise, and mace is a work of beauty. When you throw in the warming glow of the fortified wine from the Douro what evolves is a stew not…
I’m delighted that Greener Scotland have given me the opportunity to talk about leftovers on their wonderful advent calendar of tips and advice, as leftovers are possibly my favourite ‘ingredient’. Giving new life to something that was already delicious, whether feeling like you’re offering an extra thanks to the animal…
On the morning of 15th June 2016 all over the UK, independent retailers will be hosting Wake Up To Organic events, dishing up mini breakfasts, blogger demos and visits from local producers and suppliers. I will be joining in with a delicious healthy breakfast of Scottish berries, pepped up with spice and…
Cooking with pheasant is one of the joys of winter, a bird that is beautiful in feather, and which adds such an amazing aroma to the kitchen when cooking. I prefer to pot braise pheasant as I find it keeps a good degree of moisture in the flesh and is…
While panzanella and potato salad may be the star sideshows of the barbecue season it is fairly clear in most people’s minds cooking over hot coals means only one thing. Meat. But what does meat mean? It seems when summer finally appears and al fresco dining takes over, often a…
Squash is possibly my favourite autumn vegetable. I know it’s not really an autumn vegetable, it’s available over a massive growing season, it’s just that as it gets colder the skin gets thicker, but it feels like an autumn vegetable as its at its best and most prolific currently. The…
Autumn is here and my thoughts immediately turn to slow cooking; both the wonderful array of vegetables that the ground gives up as well as meat from Scotland’s natural larder. One of my favourite side dishes is taking the humble red cabbage and over the course of an hour or…
It’s lovely to see your name in print. Even better when that print has a hard back and a warming story. This book is the brainchild of Joana from Yummy Food Blog and the inspiration for the book was after Two Little Fleas conducted a user group study and found…
