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Hard Rock Cafe @ Home BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger
Enjoy a HRC experience at home with Plateaway Following the successful launch of Hard Rock @Home (See here for the Hard Rock Cafe Ribs), the …
Jason’s Bread Sourdough Ciabattin Review
Sourdough bread without the stress One of our simple pleasures is fresh bread & butter and at night any leftover bread becomes a tasty late-night …
Home delivery BBQ Meat Bundle Review
44 Foods large BBQ meat pack delivery The sun is out and the weather has reached barbeque temperature just in time for the easing of …
Scottish Puff Candy Recipe
Homemade Honeycomb Puff Candy is also known as Cinder Toffee, Yellow Man, Honeycomb, the inside of a Crunchie, Hokey Pokey or cinder taffy, whatever you …
Scottish Coconut Snowballs Recipe
How to make traditional Scottish snowballs I’ve meant to make snowballs for what seems like ages. They are a firm favourite of the mother, so …
Mushroom Pasta using Yondu Vegetable Umami
Quick and tasty Mushroom Pasta We received a sample of Yondu to try (find out all about it here) so decided to give their mushroom …
Easter Egg Cheesecake Recipe
Creme egg fans are in for a treat Chocolate, cheesecake, gooey Creme egg, personalised toppings and icing. This is a no-bake cheesecake that is cheap …
Kit Kat Bunny Muffins Recipe
Chocolatey Easter treat After seeing these dinky Kit Kat bunnies in the shop, we had to make some Kit Kat Bunny Muffins. They are really …
Honest Chef – ready made meals for home
Honesty is the best policy, especially with food The Honest Chef is a new service, operating from Clydebank by John Traynor, former head chef at …
Are neeps swedes or turnips?
What’s the difference between swedes and turnips? Possibly not the top thought at this moment in time but what is a neep and what is …
Six vegan dishes to kick-start Veganuary
Whether you are dipping your toe into veganuary or fancy trying a new recipe, here are six recipes to entice you this January. Vegan Korean …
Food review : Brunch at Lynnhurst Hotel
New brunch menu now available at Manorview hotels The Manorview Hotel group recently unveiled a new brunch menu in time for the festive season. We’ve …
Recipe : Vegan Beetroot, Red Onion and Clementine Tarte Tartin
Something different from the usual vegan nut roast this Christmas Day and much more colourful as well. Earthy tastes and colours with this vegan beetroot, …
Recipe : Christmas Pudding
The traditional end to Christmas Day, a steamed fruity Christmas Pudding, make-ahead on Stir- up Sunday and serve with a dollup of cream. Ingredients 175g …
Recipe : Freezable Mincemeat Pies for Christmas
Quick and easy to make, these are sooooo much tastier than shop-bought versions. Add your own twists such as grating marzipan over the mincemeat before …
Scotty Brand Chippy Chips Poutine
Heading Sometimes, or OK a lot of times, carbs are needed. Here’s a recipe that will certainly fulfil that carb need. Using Scotty Brand Chippy …
Recipe : How to make fresh curd cheese
It’s easy to make fresh homemade cheese curds that you can then use them for poutine or add to Huevos Rancheros, or fry them for …
Recipe : Pear Tarte Tartin
Inspired by the delish apple tarte tartin at The Seafood Ristorante in St Andrews, and with the purchase of some pears, we decided to try …
Recipe : Smoked Haddock, Cauliflower and Broccoli Gratin
This is a cheats gratin really as you part cook the vegetables so there’s no risk of a hard potato here. Smoked haddock with cauliflower …
Cooking Conversion Chart
Oven temperatures 140C = 275F = Gas Mark 1 150C = 300F = Gas Mark 2 160C = 325F = Gas Mark 3 180C = …
Celebrating a Scottish Halloween
As daylight fades it becomes one of my favourite times of year, Halloween! It’s one of the few occasions you are allowed to release your …
Recipe :Mummy Rice Krispie Treats
Yummy Halloween Mummies Looking for a Halloween treat that doesn’t take three days to make? These three-ingredient mummies look the part for a spooky Halloween …
Halloween – a free eBook!
It’s nearly time for Halloween and a collection of spooky fun with our FREE Halloween eBook. You can make some shrunken heads, a spooky graveyard …