New Year, New You... a phrase so often spoken in January. But amidst a month of trying new things and making resolutions we have found comfort in falling back into well worn and perfectly developed old traditions. From what to do with your festive leftovers to traditional Burns night recipes we ...
Following our recent Open Night at Cranachan & Crowdie, our fine hosts proudly present a few recipes to make your Hogmanay sparkle... Savoury Scottish Festive Canapé recipes by Ann Scott And the best part? You can get all the ingredients ...
Happy St Andrew's Day everyone! This is such a wonderful time of year for Edinburghians; the Christmas Lights were turned on yesterday, today we can be patriotic from the rooftops and for all of December we have Christmas Markets, festive frolics and then Hogmanay. Bliss. To celebrate the start of
I know, I know... I had promised posts from Italia, but our lovely house in the Tuscia Viterbese had no internet access, with the closest village being a 15 minute bike ride away! Anyhow, these 2 weeks saw me making a number of unexpected finds in the kitchen... Borlotti ...
Hello! I had meant to post my contribution about the "Art of Eating" but somehow May was quicker than my keyboard! Never mind... while awaiting the new theme for June, I thought that I would share with you all my favourite recipe for a sunny breakfast on a Saturday, which I ...
Back from a nice morning in the sun and just about to start planning my forthcoming series of lectures... Yes, I shall be working in one of the Universities in the city for the next fortnight! Before I did so, I thought I would honour my promise ...
Retox, it’s an interesting concept and one that’s dangerous in my view; think about it, an indulgent December followed by an abstemious January makes my body go into shock – and then, once your body has just about adjusted to the age of austerity that is a January detox, ...
Nothing says ‘retox’ like a bit of Southern fare. No one continually –toxes like a good southerner either. With this in mind, I think it is only fair to let you know that what you may read here will both scare you and make you drool. You've been warned. [caption id="attachment_2159" align="alignright" ...
Hello everyone! After a little period of behind the scenes tweaking Total Food Geeks is back online. Firstly, we want to send out our most sincere apologies for the time it’s taken to get things back up and running; we seem to have ironed out the issues and we’re keeping a close ...
Happy Valentine's Day! As those of you who have come across my cake-centric thoughts on the BakeNation blog will know, I am a keen admirer of baked goods, and on this romance-themed day, I would even go so far as to say that I love them. This fanaticism surrounding eating ...
