With just one month to Christmas day as of last week, I began contemplating a suitable alternative to Christmas pudding in advance of the festive preparations this year; something rich and a little bit boozy but not too sweet, that bypassed the cinnamon and dried fruit of the usual seasonal ...
This blustery wind, flustery frost and all-round general winteryness has most of Edinburgh craving comfort foods. Sausages, spuds, soups: the stodgier the better. But what if, for a minute, you could transport yourself to a balmy, summer-time island and feast on fresh fruit, fish straight from the sea, and cocktails ...
At the bottom of Dundas Street there lies a room so full of magic and cheer that the eyes of adults and children alike are filled with delight from the moment they enter. The room is at once spacious, ...
The age old (well 10 year) conundrum....good old fashioned recipe books versus the glass-fronted box of infinite knowledge for recipes that deliver perfection. I decided to take this months theme 'from the tree' literally. As a frequent purveyor of recipe books my partner often questions my persistent need to fill our flat ...
Earlier this month I interviewed Cuckoo's Bakery, here's a little teaser for my upcoming 'From the Tree' post... Ten things you didn't know about Cuckoo's Bakery: Their cupcake menu changes every single day, with all the cupcakes being made that day Any cakes left over from that day go to ...
I do like to expand my baking repertoire whenever possible, and so this week I tackled the relatively simplistic recipe of a Lemon Tarte. It didn't quite go according to plan but I'll publish this post as an example of how not to do it in the hopes ...
As you may be able to tell, I have taken this month's theme of From The Tree quite literally. I was very impressed by Georgia and Emily's ability to think laterally with the choice of venue for this month's Total Food Geeks dinner, Lebanese and Kurdish restaurant ...
Do you know what these are? Pecan trees from home! Welcome back. As promised, below is the recipe for Southern Pecan Pie. It's so good, I've had marriage proposals over it. This week I handed in my thesis. ...
On thinking about this month's theme, I thought about the occasional series on my Edinburgh Foody blog, called useful gadgets. These are things someone has designed to make your life easier. I rummaged around the kitchen drawer so find all the various wooden items I had. Most of these ...
Banana = summer. Beaches, cocktails, fruit smoothies and ice-cream splits. Creamy, caramelised brûlée: winter. Thick, comforting, electric-blanketed indulgence, with a shell to crack through like ice on a pond. And dark chocolate – well, no explanation or excuse ...
