What’s in Season – March
Spring is a time for sowing rather than harvesting, but some ingredients reach their peak just now. Beautiful morel mushrooms and forced rhubarb vie with imported new potatoes and Spanish strawberries....
View ArticleBerry Scrumptious – a perfect combination
Clare Rennie took some time out of her very busy pre Taste of Edinburgh festival preparations to tell us about Berry Scrumptious, a small company based on the family fruit farm in Aberdeenshire run by...
View ArticleOrangina – celebrating 75 years
Those of you who know me, will know I have something of an obsession for France. So you might quite rightly think the most evocative thing for me would be a great meal, the landscape, the wine, the...
View ArticleQuick Tipples: Summer in a Glass
Have you noticed how much easier it is to find interesting soft drinks these days? Gone are the times when all you could get was orange and lemonade or very small bottles of bland pineapple juice. If...
View ArticleIce Delight – fat free and fruity
A dessert that's fat free and natural, what's not to love? We review Belhaven Fruit's fruit ice made in the Italian styleRead more ›Related Posts:Use what’s at hand – quick and easy ice-cream…Brawbars...
View ArticleBrawbars – snack bars that I actually want to eat
The market for snack bars seems to be growing. Personally, I’m not a huge fan. Looking at the content of most snack bars put me off: they’re often closer to sweets or biscuits than what I’d think of as...
View ArticleMake your own grenadine
I’ve been feasting on pomegranates this year. My local grocers has been selling monsters almost too big to fit in two hands at £1.49 each. What interested me more was the chance to buy 5 smaller ones...
View ArticleBerry Scrumptious – PYO at Craigie’s Farm
Summer wouldn’t be the same without a delicious punnet of juicy ripe berries; one of the highlights from Scotland’s natural larder at this time of year. Strawberries, raspberries, red, white and...
View ArticleNature’s Harvest – Preserving Summer Fruits
There is something deeply satisfying about preserving summer fruits, squirreling them away to add colour and lift the spirits in the dark days of winter. When soft fruits and berries are still in...
View ArticleBreckland Orchard: Thirst quenching posh pop
I’m a great fan of Fentiman’s beverages as you know. However, there are times when you want to drink something a little different. I discovered Clare Martinsen’s range of soft drinks at the recent...
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