Perfect parsnip soup for a cold winter’s day Finding cheap parsnips when shopping can mean only one thing in the winter for me -soup! Mr …
Recipe: Spiced Parsnip and Apple Soup
Fine dining at home with Haar at home
Getting back out and enjoying restaurant life is all good… except the curfew and the lack of a bottle of wine to wash it down …
Recipe : Perfect Roast Potatoes
A perfect roast potato can be the highlight of a meal for us. Crispy outside and fluffy inside, bliss. How do you make the perfect …
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, …
Cocktail Recipe :Rockin Stockin
Rockin Stockin Ingredients 35ml Patron Reposado 100ml Chocolate milk 10ml Caramel syrup Method Simply combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker. Shake, strain and then …
How to cook a Turkey crown
A lot quicker than a full turkey, a turkey crown is perfect for smaller gatherings. What is a turkey crown? A turkey crown is what …
Recipe : Best Yorkshire Puddings
Ingredients 140g plain flour 4 eggs 200ml milk Oil or fat for cooking Salt and Pepper Equipment Measuring Jug Whisk Yorkshire Pudding Tin Method Heat …
Nourish your body and soul this Christmas – with Mara seaweed
Give your immune system a boost this Christmas with Mara seaweed seasonings. If you are an avid home cook then using seaweed seasonings is as …
Historic newspaper and alcohol gift sets
Mark a special date, read all about and drink to that! Ever wondered what the top news stories were on the day you or someone …
Cocktail Recipe : BACARDI Spice n all Things Nice
BACARDI Spice n all Things Nice Ingredients: 25ml Bacardi Anejo Cuatro 15ml Cherry Heering 50ml Cranberry 1 dash orange bitters 10ml Sugar syrup Method: Combine …
‘L’heure d’apero’ with Bardinet Brandy
Bardinet Brandy Shares Festive French ‘Apero’ tips as stylish new bottle unveiled for UK Bardinet Brandy is bringing the joy of French ‘Apéro’ to the …
Pork, Apple and Sage Sausage Rolls Recipe
Make your sausage rolls a little more exciting with the addition of fresh apple and sage to the mixture. These sausage rolls are easy to …
Recipe : Quick Kipper Pâté
Easy homemade fish pate recipe A quick kipper pate for when you either defrosted and forgot the boil in the bag kipper or they are …
Piff Paff “Brigadeiro” Brazilian truffles
Forget the riff-raff, seek out Piff Paff this Xmas We are always on the lookout for new chocolate and sweet treat gift ideas at Christmas …
Cocktail Recipe : GREY GOOSE® ‘Spiced Gingerbread Man’
GREY GOOSE® ‘Spiced Gingerbread Man’ Ingredients 50ml GREY GOOSE® vodka 120ml Maple soda 15ml Gingerbread syrup 2 dashes Angostura bitters 1 squeeze of lemon wedge …
Beer Review: Windswept Brewing Co – Rudolph Red Nosed Rye Beer
With its caramel coloured head and reddish brown colour, Rudolph from Lossiemouth brewery Windswept has a malty, dark fruit, rye aroma. The taste is sweet …
Cocktail Recipe : GREY GOOSE® Vanilla Coffee Snowball
GREY GOOSE® Vanilla Coffee Snowball Ingredients 25ml GREY GOOSE® La Vanille 30ml Advocaat 20ml Filter coffee 50ml Lemonade Method Combine all ingredients in a cocktail …
Beer Review : Hogsback Brewery Co – Advent Ale
A decent Winter Ale, unfortunately, no fireside armchair for us to sit and enjoy it beside. This has a malty aroma and is reddish-brown in …
Beer Review : Hatherwood Craft Beer Company – Winter Special Ale
Quite a bland tasting beer. No hints of any spices at all. For an Ale, OK, a Winter Special is taking a bit of artistic …
Cocktail Recipe : GREY GOOSE® ‘Candy Cane Lane’
GREY GOOSE® ‘Candy Cane Lane’ Ingredients 50ml GREY GOOSE® vodka 30ml Fresh espresso 20ml Candy cane/peppermint syrup Crushed candy canes Method Crush candy canes onto …
Review : Halo Compostable Coffee Pods
Environmentally-friendly Nespresso compatible coffee Coffee pods (AKA capsules) have been criticised by many for not being environmentally-friendly. The official Nespresso ones are made with aluminium …
Cocktail Recipe : The Secret Garden Christmas Gin Perfect Serve
Colour changing Christmas Gin Cocktail Scottish craft distillery, Old Curiosity, has launched a new limited-edition Christmas Gin. Festive flavours such as Cinnamon, ginger, and …
Recipe : Mediterranean Pesto Fusilli
As part of World Week in Italian Cusine, the Italian Consulate General, Italian Institute of Culture in Edinburgh and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and …
Recipe : St Andrew’s Day Martini from Caorunn Gin
It’s St Andrew’s Day on 30th November and what better way to celebrate that with a St Andrew’s Day Martini from Caorunn Gin. Served in …