Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary
cooking up a storm at the edge of the world
The Food Bible by Judith Wills is the ultimate reference book for food and your health. The first edition, published over 20 years ago, sold over 300,000 copies and this January a new, revised paperback edition has been released by White Owl, an imprint of Pen and Sword Books.
A book review & giveaway. Why are Norwegians the happiest people in the world? What is Lagom? How can we get a little more Scandi-style in our lives?
Modern Polish recipes by British food writer Ren Behan. A love of good food and pride in her Polish heritage are the two things that inspired Ren Behan to write Wild Honey & Rye, her debut cookery book. After a bold leap from the courtroom as a criminal lawyer into the family kitchen as a …
A cookbook review & giveaway worth £14.95 Jamie Oliver has stated that up to 50% of our household food will get thrown away every week, untouched. In a world where we have more food choices at our fingertips than ever before, the amount we throw away is at an all-time high. Are we really being as …
by Prakash K. Sivanathan & Niranjala M Ellawala. They say love conquers all and in Sri Lanka: the Cookbook, husband and wife duo Prakash Sivanathan and Niranjala Ellawala’s love for their homeland cuisine shines. Sri Lanka: the Cookbook brings together feather-light hoppers, fiery sambols, subtly spiced curries, pickles, chutneys and unique ‘vada’ (fried snacks) in …
Healthy vegetarian heritage recipes from India. Indian food is an internationally popular cuisine, yet, unfairly, it is often considered to be heavy, rich and indulgent. With more people than ever before turning to healthy home cooking there has never been a better time for a fresh and lighter take on Indian food – one that …
There are some finer things in life that I like to treat myself to. Good food, good wine and good books being three of them. When I first moved to Scotland in the Spring of ’99 with nothing but an Army Surplus rucksack on my back I found myself rebuilding a book collection I’d sold …
Sweet inspiration from the Hunza Valley to the Arabian Sea. Following on from her acclaimed debut Summers Under the Tamarind Tree, food writer and cookery teacher Sumayya Usmani continues her journey of discovery through the exotic cuisine of her native Pakistan, sharing the secrets of her home country’s incredible and varied desserts and sweets. Mountain …
The best of Korean and Egyptian Cuisines by Amina Elshafei. Amina Elshafei was born in Saudi Arabia from a Korean mother and an Egyptian father, so the cultural influences behind her cooking are rather inventive and unique. She moved to Australia at the age of four, and in 2012 she was selected out of 7,500 …
102 healthy recipes to energise your life! I have some exciting news! I’m no stranger to magazine work, having written for several local Shetland publications over the last fifteen years. However, I am absolutely delighted to tell you all that I was commissioned to contribute four healthy sweet potato recipes to the fantastic new Superfood …
I devoured this book in nearly one sitting. I have to confess, this type of book isn’t what I normally reach for when I’m looking for something to read, but it’s not every day a fellow Canadian contacts you to review her book, a fellow Canadian who has written a story which includes a scene …
Survey and Excavation of Coastal Archaeology in Shetland 1995-2008 If you were to judge this book by its cover and title you might think it is the latest work of popular fiction; an adventure story set in a wild, rugged and remote island archipelago, a battle between the effects of the passage of time and …
Les enfants cuisinent à la Française. I have recently become obsessed with all things French. #2 on my 40 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 is to drink coffee in Paris. Why? Why not? I’ve never been. I had to learn Acadian French in my Canadian school and Paris has always held …
Curiosities, Stories and Expert Tips from the Culinary World. James Steen (for those who don’t already know) is an award-winning UK journalist, food writer, author and ghostwriter, responsible for the ghosted autobiographies of Marco Pierre White (The Devil in the Kitchen), Raymond Blanc (A Taste of My Life) and Keith Floyd (Stirred But Not Shaken). The …
Recipe from 150 Fast & Simple Recipes by Parragon Books. There are times when carbohydrates are required. How about carbohydrates… with bacon… tossed in more crispy carbohydrates! Eee! This spaghetti with bacon and crispy breadcrumbs, ready in less than half an hour, was one of the many recipes which caught my eye from Parragon’s …
Around the world in 50 fun, healthy, creative recipes the whole family can cook together. As the mother of three noodle-obsessed children I was delighted when I received the email from the Quarto book publishers announcing the soon-to-be-released-in-the-UK cookery book Noodle Kids. Developed by award-winning American chef Jonathan Sawyer this book boasts 50 recipes that the …
Celebrating Shetland food. Cookbooks are a dime a dozen these days. As a food blogger I get sent cookbook after cookbook for review. Many get a cursory look through, a quick write up and then get banished to the bookshelf to rarely see the light of day again. Some I may make a recipe or …
We’ve had some pretty glorious weather up here in Shetland this summer. Temperatures have regularly been hitting the 20’s, which, in Shetland, is considered a heat wave! On one fine sunny day, we decided to go rock pooling at Leebitton, a place we’d never been before, but a nature-loving friend told us that it was …
Aimee Ryan is the incredibly talented food blogger over at Wallflower Girl and she absolutely loves coconut milk ice cream. I’ve been following her blog for at least a year now and every single one of her posts are beautifully photographed and positively mouthwatering. She’s one of those bloggers who just gets it right every …
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.
