Almond Bar by Sharon Salloum
I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the latest addition to my cookery bookshelf: Sharon Salloum’s first publication: Almond Bar.
Leftover Roast Beef & Potato Hash
I’m not a very big fan of leftovers. With so many wonderful recipes out there to try the thought of eating the same old thing three days in a row really doesn’t appeal to me.
Rosehips on the Kitchen Table
Shetland is not renowned for its foraging opportunities. There is plenty to be obtained from the sea, but there are no hedgerows, no apple trees, no wild garlic growing… er… where ever it is wild garlic grows,
Chocolate Florentines
The first time I’d ever had a Florentine happened because of a chance encounter with a stranger in a Scottish bakery. I was standing in the queue waiting to order my lunch when the tall, charming gentleman with a posh English accent ahead of me turned to me and asked if I’d ever tried a …
Chocolate Black Bean Brownies
Some months ago a friend asked me, in response to a conversation about hiding vegetables in chocolate cakes (namely my chocolate courgette cake), if I’d ever tried black bean brownies. I’d never even heard of such a thing and immediately had to investigate.
West Voe Sands – Virkie, Sumburgh
I went for a beach walk yesterday, the last day of 2013. I hadn’t planned on going for a beach walk that day – my day was supposed to be spent blogging and tidying the house for visitors
Iced Cherry Pound Cake
Pound cake always reminds me of being a child. When I used to have a little extra pocket money (usually after selling picked wild berries to the neighbours) I’d head to our little village shop and buy a pound cake.
Lemon, Ginger & Cardamom Jam Tarts
At the end of this summer I was presented with the opportunity to guest review a jam recipe book, which I accepted with delight.
Vodka Chilli Truffle Fudge
I love chocolate fudge, especially this remarkably simple chocolate truffle fudge recipe. I love it a little bit too much so I usually only make it once a year around Christmas time, or else I’d eat it all and be the size of a house!
Food Poverty in Shetland
My regular readers will be aware that I participate in quite a few monthly food blogging challenges. These challenges provide a great opportunity to experiment with ingredients, encourage creativity and broaden ones food horizons. They sometimes introduce me to ingredients (and people) I never otherwise would have encountered, like today.
Whipped Shortbread Cookies – A Christmas Essential!
Get ready for the holiday season with whipped shortbread cookies. Learn how to make these delicious treats from scratch. These delicious, melt-in-the-mouth whipped shortbread cookies are topped with little dollops of frosting and a tiny glace cherry. They’re super easy to make, too. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 12 minutes Difficulty: Easy One of …
Spelt and Orange Date Squares & ProWare Review
When I was a little girl date squares were a peculiar sweet that only old people ate.
Gluten Free Oatmeal Cranberry-Raisin Pecan Cookies
I go ballroom dancing every week. I’ve been dancing on and off now for around ten years and I love it very, very much. It’s such a wonderful feeling to be gliding across the floor in a swirly dress dancing the Glen Roy foxtrot.
Retro Layered Christmas Ribbon Jello Salad
Make your Christmas extra special with this festive and delicious retro layered Christmas ribbon jello salad recipe. This vintage recipe is easy to prepare and perfect for holiday gatherings. Prep Time: 20 minutes Chilling Time: 6 hours Difficulty: Easy I loved Christmas as a child (and as an adult, I still do!). We always went …
Oreo Button Cookies
This idea has been filed away in my head for several months now. I’ve been wanting to make home made Oreo cookies for some time and I bookmarked a few recipes which looked interesting and had some really positive comments. When my daughter said she’d like a Coraline themed birthday party this year I …
Free 14″ Fabric Coraline Doll Pattern
This FREE printable Coraline doll pattern contains everything you need to make your own 14-inch high fabric Coraline doll complete with blue hair, cheeky grin, dragonfly clip, yellow raincoat and boots. The daughter of a doll maker Among her numerous skills and talents, my mother turned her hand to doll making when I was a …
Coraline Birthday Cake
My daughter has inherited my tastes for all things quirky and odd. She’s as fond of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline (2002) (made into a film by Henry Selick in 2009) as I am, so when I asked if she might like a Coraline themed birthday cake this year I was delighted when she said yes.
Shetland Food Fair 2013
Friday evening I had the great culinary pleasure of a sneak preview of the Shetland Food Fair, the newly relaunched foodie event of the year in Shetland!
Bento Sushi Rice Shapes
My children have been nagging me for ages to make them packed lunches. I admit it, I’m pretty lazy and if I can get away with not doing something I will.
St. Ninian’s Beach, Shetland
St. Ninian’s is the site of one of Shetland’s many perfect beaches and it is one of our favourite family escapes. The beach is the largest active tombolo in the UK connecting the mainland of Shetland, a remote archipelago in the North Sea, to St. Ninian’s Isle, a now uninhabited island.